Angel wing or something else?

[Musingsofm]

We have a small flock of Welsh Harlequin ducks. They range from two months to seven months old. One female (we think is around four months) in the last few days has a single feather on each wing tip that is pointing up. Upon closer inspection it appears that flight feather is growing faster than the others. All pictures I have seen of angel wing show them pointing to the side of the body, but hers are pointing up. Is this angel wing? I recently lowered their protein to 14-15% protein for maintenance. Could this be causing the problem. I tried vet wrapping her tonight. It stayed on for two minutes. Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Pyxis]

Angel wing happens when they are younger and getting their very first wing feathers in. The weight of the feathers causes the joint of the wing to twist away from the body, so the feathers stick out to the side.

At four months old, she'll have already grown her first wing feathers, so she's a bit too old to be getting angel wing now, luckily. I don't see any abnormal feather growth in these pictures, aside from the one feather on one wing that's sticking straight up, but that one is probably just loose and about to fall out, or got damaged and bent and will fix when it molts out.

 

[Musingsofm]

Angel wing happens when they are younger and getting their very first wing feathers in. The weight of the feathers causes the joint of the wing to twist away from the body, so the feathers stick out to the side.

At four months old, she'll have already grown her first wing feathers, so she's a bit too old to be getting angel wing now, luckily. I don't see any abnormal feather growth in these pictures, aside from the one feather on one wing that's sticking straight up, but that one is probably just loose and about to fall out, or got damaged and bent and will fix when it molts out.

Thank you so much. A single feather sticks up on both sides. I was starting to get worried. There is a lot of molting going on in our coop right now so hopefully this will resolve on its own.