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

[Aquam29]

Yes it does quack a little

 

[JanetMarie]

Just noticed today angel wing on one side of my Cotton Patch gosling, and plan to get some elastic bandage tomorrow to wrap it.

Question is we have a large pond in his area, can he swim with it wrapped or should I move him to a different area without the pond?

 

[MagpieDucks]

Just noticed today angel wing on one side of my Cotton Patch gosling, and plan to get some elastic bandage tomorrow to wrap it.

Question is we have a large pond in his area, can he swim with it wrapped or should I move him to a different area without the pond?

No, you should move somewhere else. It might slip off while he is taking a bath.

 

[JanetMarie]

@ViolinPlayer123 Thanks! I'll move him.

 

[hatbearingsquid]

Looks great. It is definitely a challenge at first! You can probably voice sex your duck at this point. If it's raspy, quiet it's probably a boy. Loud quacker, a girl. Also as long as the ducks up moving around and eating then you didn't put it on too tight.

 

[Aquam29]

Cutting a sleeve off of a shirt worked great! Had it on her for about 4 days (took it off for an hour or so a day to swim) and it worked! Highly recommend it!

 

[Abriana]

So what is this exactly? I am getting two Pekin ducks and have been trying to learn about ducks all I can-especially health problems (learned the hard way with my chickens. Learn first, experiance AFTER. Pretty hard at ten o clock at night to research canker).

 

[Miss Lydia]

I bet.


http://www.metzerfarms.com/AngelWing.cfm

What I do instead of going from one feed to another is start mine on An all flock feed crumble from the start and around 3-4 weeks add oats[not quick oats or fast cooking] to the feed to cut the protein down. Mine are always on the ground at a very young age to since mama raise them so I think that has a lot to do with getting less protein from feed and more naturally feeding. I have never seen angel wing here.

 

[hatbearingsquid]

Cutting a sleeve off of a shirt worked great! Had it on her for about 4 days (took it off for an hour or so a day to swim) and it worked! Highly recommend it!

I'm so glad you were able fix up your duck!

 

[Abriana]

I bet.

Angel is happens when the wing begins to stick out like a hitchhikers thumb around the time flight feather begin coming in. Some say it's too high protein and others think it could be genetic. But around 3-4 weeks when they go off chick starter to the next feed it's best to make sure


http://www.metzerfarms.com/AngelWing.cfm

Thanks! I'll check out the article at Metzer farms you posted, and that is where I'm ordering my ducks from.