Angel Wing

[blshanatic]

One of my 5 week old Rouen ducks has developed angel wing within the last 2 weeks. It doesnt have all of its wing feathers yet of course. When should i wrap it and how long do i leave the wrap on?

 

[Kaessa]

One of my 5 week old Rouen ducks has developed angel wing within the last 2 weeks. It doesnt have all of its wing feathers yet of course. When should i wrap it and how long do i leave the wrap on?

Wrap as soon as you notice. I left the wrap on mine for 3 days, and she was fine, but her angel wing wasn't very bad to begin with. Usual recommendations are wrap for a week, just keep an eye on them to make sure it doesn't get too tight. They grow a lot in a week at that age.

 

[blshanatic]

Thank you. I will wrap it tonight after bring them in!

 

[Kaessa]

Good luck! I was really happy with the way our girl turned out. You'd never be able to tell she had a problem.

Advice: Get assistance. You need 5 hands to do it right.

 

[blshanatic]

Do I need to cut it's protein in half?

 

[Kaessa]

Do I need to cut it's protein in half?

I just started gradually moving mine to a lower protein food. I went from a 20% protein to a 16% protein food over the course of about a week.