Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial

[milkweeds]

Just wanted to add my two cents to all this angel wing treatment . I discovered one of my baby mallards had angel wing just yesterday. He is 5 weeks old. I had my husband run about for some vet tape and we began our treatment to get rid of this. The vet tape sticks nicely to itself but my rumbunctious mallard got it to slide down too far making it hard to walk.
I then went on line and found one lonely picture of a duck with a nylon knee high on treating angel wing.
So I ran and got one of my knee high nylons, I cut the toe out and slid it over his body so the toe section was around his toosh. So far it is working out very well. No rewrapping ...no wondering if its too tight. and it is snug enough around his chest so there is little worry about it coming off...
This is day 1...............so I will come back on day 5 and give the end results...
jean in Idaho
milkweeds884 at yahoo .

 

[implictdemand]

one of my KC ducklings has angle wing, he's around 8 weeks and i understand that lowering the protein and wrapping it will fix it. but for the flock raiser that's only 15% protein says to feed once they turn 10 weeks and i'm worried that lowering the protein that much would affect my ducks

 

[implictdemand]

i had a very rough time, this is the best i could get

 

[GooseFanatic]

Will angel wing kill a duck?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Will angel wing kill a duck?

No it won't it is a cosmetic thing. But if wings stick out far they can get caught on things and get pretty beat up. So if young enough it can be fixed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

i had a very rough time, this is the best i could get

Well he's had it on over night how is he doing? @implictdemand

 

[milkweeds]

just a note......if you are still wondering about angel wing. Get a nylon knee high sock and cut the toe out right across. you want it about 12 inches long
Then on one side at the toe end........cut a square hole 2 inches in at the toe so you have sort of a tuxedo. After you cut.....Lay it flat, one side should be about 2 inches longer than the other side ( at the toe)...stretch it out a bit and then if your sock has a double hem at the top...cut it so it is only one layer thick and stretch out the end .....if you leave the thick knee high elastic it is a bit too tight for their shoulders.
that square edge that you cut on one end will be high so it wont rub up against his legs and the back will be longer so it wont curl under his flight feathers and cause undo pain against his shoulder.
Now roll it over his head and allow the cut square to come just above the legs......and the longer back area will flop over this back feathers. let the top of the sock stick up over his shoulder.....he will adjust it to where he wants it...usually allow their bulbous chest to hang out...when he is done moving it............... it will encompass the entire chest section down to his above his knees.....leaving a tuxedo look down the back. I reposition it about every 6 hours..,.,....and after 3 days of this.....my angel wing was gone.
if it isn't fully repaired in 3 days...do it for another day. keep it on all the time. He can breathe nicely because the nylon sock moves with him and does not restrict his breathing.
I gave my mallard finely minced lettuce, all he could eat for the morning meal and then gave him the chick starter which is 18% and placed some bunny food pellets which is alfalfa in his feed to bring the protein % down. half and half. If you can get to the feed store they have a combo mixture of 10% with 3 grains..........just call your feed stores.....or go to walmart get a bag of bunny feed pellets for 5$ and cut his feed intake of the 18% in half and substitute bunny feed ground up of just thro the pellets in with the feed,....
if you need any more help
email me
jean in idaho
I am........ milkweeds884 at yahoo if you need help
april 2017

 

[implictdemand]

Well he's had it on over night how is he doing? @implictdemand

he took it off and i had to rewrap it. but quick q, is it on 24/7 or should i take it off sometimes to give blood flow?

 

[preciouspanda]

i have just started my flock in Febuary but i do have some duck and one has aw i am confused bout wrapping: do you twist the wing back the way it should be than wrap it

 

[Miss Lydia]

i have just started my flock in Febuary but i do have some duck and one has aw i am confused bout wrapping: do you twist the wing back the way it should be than wrap it

You don't twist you lay it in proper position . Can you post a pic?