about angel wings

[FaizanJatt]

i have been raising ducklings since 9th may(they were like a 2 days old or something) and i was reading an article and after reading that i realized currently they seem to have a little weird wing i love them so much and take care of them alot , i even feed them stuff like eggs, peas etc.
but apparently i didnt know they can have too much protein and have this problem.
can someone confirm by these pictures if they have angel wings? and the cure

 

[shawluvsbirds]

i have been raising ducklings since 9th may(they were like a 2 days old or something) and i was reading an article and after reading that i realized currently they seem to have a little weird wing i love them so much and take care of them alot , i even feed them stuff like eggs, peas etc.
but apparently i didnt know they can have too much protein and have this problem.
can someone confirm by these pictures if they have angel wings? and the cure

That does not quite look like angel wing to me just yet. Sometimes when they first start growing their flight feathers they are just heavy because they're full of blood and they have a hard time tucking them under for a couple days. If it does not resolve itself or they start turning outward more here is a thread you can look through for help fixing it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/angel-wing-treatment.1252014/

 

[FaizanJatt]

That does not quite look like angel wing to me just yet. Sometimes when they first start growing their flight feathers they are just heavy because they're full of blood and they have a hard time tucking them under for a couple days. If it does not resolve itself or they start turning outward more here is a thread you can look through for help fixing it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/angel-wing-treatment.1252014/

wait, the biggest one has strawlike a lil pink shade wings at its back,it grew up the fastest so that isnt a symptom of angel wings? i thought that was it.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

wait, the biggest one has strawlike a lil pink shade wings at its back,it grew up the fastest so that isnt a symptom of angel wings? i thought that was it.

I'm not sure I quite understand what you are asking there,
Those straw like things you are seeing are the quill part of their wing feathers. You will start to see the feathers emerge out of those.
That in itself is not a symptom of angeling angeling is where they stick straight out from their body. Check out that thread you will see some angel wing examples there.

 

[FaizanJatt]

please look at this pic, this is the biggest one and has both wings like this,

 

[FaizanJatt]

I'm not sure I quite understand what you are asking there,
Those straw like things you are seeing are the quill part of their wing feathers. You will start to see the feathers emerge out of those.
That in itself is not a symptom of angeling angeling is where they stick straight out from their body. Check out that thread you will see some angel wing examples there.

sorry for being vague, but can u look at the pic i just posted in my previous reply and tell me so i can be at ease

 

[shawluvsbirds]

please look at this pic, this is the biggest one and has both wings like this,

Yes I do see that. It's Wing feathers are just starting to emerge, while they are not tucked up under the wing as normal it is not sticking out at an awkward angle. I would wait a few days before I worried about wrapping it.

 

[FaizanJatt]

Yes I do see that. It's Wing feathers are just starting to emerge, while they are not tucked up under the wing as normal it is not sticking out at an awkward angle. I would wait a few days before I worried about wrapping it.

thank u so much ❤

 

[shawluvsbirds]

sorry for being vague, but can u look at the pic i just posted in my previous reply and tell me so i can be at ease

Nothing to be overly worried about. Angel wing is simply a cosmetic thing, it does not harm the duck in any way. It could possibly turn into angel wing.. but at this point I can't say for sure.
Like I said give it a few days first.
You'll want those Wing feathers to be grown out a little more than that before you would wrap it anyway.

 

[KaleIAm]

wait, the biggest one has strawlike a lil pink shade wings at its back,it grew up the fastest so that isnt a symptom of angel wings? i thought that was it.

First of all, I'm very careful with my ducks. The straw-like sheath things are what wing feathers grow out of. It is completely normal! You will see it now, and each time your ducks molt and grow new feathers. It happened to my ducks when they were young, and it happens every fall when they molt.

Be careful to handle their wings very gently at this stage. The straw like sheaths have a lot of blood supply going to them and are fragile. If they break they can bleed a lot.

I've never had angel wing in my flock, but my understanding is that the wing grows at an odd angle to the body.

Personally, I wouldn't worry! Check back in later if you are still concerned!