Angel wing

[Gray Farms]

You wrap the wings individually not around the whole body. There use to be a thread on how to wrap them. Maybe somebody else has the link.

 

[N ID Goose mom]

I found this in the duck forum.
http://www.duckdvm.com/condition/angel-wing

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...how-we-wrap-to-mend-it-pictorial#post_8682154

It looks like there is great information in the articles.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

This was all great help. I have been wrapping everyday just finished today. He may have been too old as no improvement get but I will keep at it a few more days. He is not fighting me so much, just pulling my hair. What's fair is fair as I am pulling his feathers.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’m sorry I sure thought if the flight feathers were still growing in it could be corrected. If it doesn’t work this time try again when molts and begins growing in his flight feathers again.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Not giving up yet. Will give it another few days. It's only been two.

 

[paddling_pekins]

Sigh, my adopted goose has Angel wing in both wings. I have tried wrapping him but his friends pick it off in just a few minutes. I think he is too old now as his blood feathers are coming in. Should I keep trying or resign myself to funny looking goose. When wrapped he flips around and has no balance.

My khaki campbell had angel wing from when she was around 4 weeks old in her left wing. I didn't realise what it was until she was nearly 7 weeks old. Her feathers where nearly grown and i thought it was too late. I tried none the less, but not binding around the whole body as there is a risk of suffocation if it is too tight or slips. I used medical binding tape, (not microporous as this falls of as soon as it is wet) and bound the primary feathers under the secondary ones in the correct position. It is best to do after the joint and fairly tight. Try not to let them swim as I found the sticky part came away from the material and got stuck to her skin. I would try to fix it as it is said that angel wing can limit the life span of a bird

Good Luck!

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Thanks for the reply but my gander murdered her. It was traumatic for her drake friend. I was wrapping around the wing and not the body but I waited too late. Then murder.

 

[paddling_pekins]

Thanks for the reply but my gander murdered her. It was traumatic for her drake friend. I was wrapping around the wing and not the body but I waited too late. Then murder.

Oh no! Thats so upsetting You are very good to have tried I'm sorry for your loss

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Thank you me too and what do you do with a homicidal gander? He is miserable all cooped by himself and screams 24/7. I can't give him to anyone with birds in case he does it again. I haven't been able to enact what I know needs to be done. He is very sweet with humans, dog and cat. But h e murdered Sparkles..... I have one drake that I could put in with him. That drake takes no poop off anybody and was standing on Sparkles body giving him what for when I found her. But two unhappy birds is not right. Every day I wait it gets harder to do what needs to be done.