Pepper is rad. Going after Poke and Peek like that. I hope Abba's wing gets better after you wrap it. As the new girls mature will the two cliques integrate?
They're getting much bigger, and feathers are really coming in now. Abba is MUCH bigger than everyone else, and I'm thinking that's why she's developing angel wing. She's just grown so FAST! It doesn't look too bad, and I think if we wrap her right away it should correct itself without a problem.
Looking good, you can also wrap just the wing too. I've never had to do either but that maybe an option if she manages to get out of this or it doesn't appear to be workingAttempt number one:
It didn't look too tight at first, but after about 20 minutes or so it was obvious that her breathing was labored.
Attempt number two:
This went MUCH better. One, she was a lot calmer. We put a towel under her feet on the kitchen counter so she didn't slide around, and very gently took off the old wrap and re-installed it. Most of its self-stick was gone, so we put a few pieces of medical adhesive tape on it. It went on without a hitch, wings are in the right spot, and she's a lot calmer now.
If you're wondering, everyone is panting because the brooder light is too hot. I turned it off right after this and all is well.
Pepper is a feisty little thing. She doesn't take any nonsense from anyone.
Me too because of the size difference. I just think it's fascinating how the big girls stick to each other like glue. And then there's new gang of 4 that do the same thing. Such an interesting study is social behavior with these web footed and very cute beings. But I hope they integrate too. Good to hear the distance is shrinking.
Well lets hope they come out in the wash.. might be better to wrap the tape over the whole wing.This seems to be working well, and since both wings are involved I figured it would be easier to do it this way. She hasn't managed to get it off, but they did take the two smaller pieces of tape off. And now I can't find them.
Ya know, mine kinda fought for territory at first, too. But, after it was decided that Corky (my runner) was the boss, all is well.They have been outside for several days now, and the other two follow him everywhere! lol
