3 weeks old, beginning of angel wing or fluff?

[Saigey]

Over concerned hover duck mom strikes again My little snowy calls are at that adorable scruffy phase where they look like they've got "the mange", as my grandmother would have said. I can't tell if this is just uneven feather growing or the beginning of angel wing. When they stretch and flap their little wings (flappy flaps, my friend dubbed them) it everything looks normal, but just making sure!

 

[Saigey]

More pics

 

[shawluvsbirds]

That does appear to be jutting out a bit much.. but it's too early to be sure it will be angel wing. You'll be able to tell more when those flights really start to grow in and if they are still unable to fold up and tuck under.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/angel-wing-treatment.1252014/

Just in case.

 

[Saigey]

Thanks!! Loki did tuck it under when it tapped it a little with my index finger, so hopefully it'll be okay. I do know for sure they are cranky little fluffballs right now while they're getting their feathers in!

 

[Saigey]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/angel-wing-treatment.1252014/

Just in case.

I may add a bit more oats and Brewer's Yeast to their food mix, just to be on the safe side.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I may add a bit more oats and Brewer's Yeast to their food mix, just to be on the safe side.

The brewers yeast won't hurt but I'd skip the oats if it were me. I'd rather not chance cutting down on the nutrition they need to grow by adding in the oats. They probably won't eat it anyway.

 

[CluckerFamily]

Nutritional yeast seems to work better than brewers yeast, at least from what I have read.
I had my first batch of ducklings this year and I used nutritional yeast, I didn't have any issues.
Each breed of duck needs different levels of yeast, I had to research how much to give ancona and runner ducks.

 

[Saigey]

Is it too early to think about wrapping?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Is it too early to think about wrapping?View attachment 2769960

You can try. But remember the feathers need to be able to emerge from those quills. I found it extremely hard to wrap until the feathers were grown out a bit.
If you try wrapping it now I would remove it and re-wrap it every 24 hours to allow for the feathers to grow.