No harm no fowl. And I believe you when you say you are coming from a place of caring and trying to help. I don't mind the variety of view points. I listen to everyone and make the choice that is good for my "family".
Thank you for listing this in the thread! Maybe someone else with similar symptoms can make an educated decision. These are all things I've looked over while researching my options. And fit the situation precisely.Did you know there are studies that say:
So here is a male duck, with a turned out left wing. I don't know where the OP lives, but I'm gonna guess it's not far north as Alberta.
- Angel wing occurs more in males than females
- Usually in left wing, or both wings, but rarely just the right wing.
- Less common in artic areas, more common in temperate areas.
Let me ask you this... How many duckling or goslings with angel wing have you seen personally? If you've never seen it before, how can you be so sure that the duck here doesn't have it?
We're all trying to help, but I'm afraid that if this wing is not treated that it could end up with a deformed wing.
The wings did settle down mostly without any treatment, but one is still noticeable, at over a year old.
You did a good job!
I have a female that was born on the same day. And both of them look like their feathers are still a little heavy for them and droopy. But his were sticking way out. I read the same articles mentioned above and it made sense to me. Males in general have larger growth spurts than females. So it makes sense you would see it more in males.Great job! I love the sock idea, that's much easier than wrapping, and it blends right in and doesn't draw any attention from the other ducks
Just wanted to say also because there was some speculation that this doesn't happen much in ducks and only happens commonly in geese, I actually raise both ducks and geese. I've never had a goose with angel wing, but I DID have a male mallard with it, and unfortunately it happened right when I started out, so I didn't correct it because I didn't know better. Poor thing couldn't use his wing right for the rest of his life.
I find that interesting because Kathy said that it happens most often in male ducks, and that's been my experience too
My boys are going to show some of them in 4H this year. So I want them to be in ship-shape! Lol. Plus I love them. And yes I agree. His were both wings although I couldn't get a good picture. However his left wing was noticeably worse. Isn't physiology interesting!I had a few ducklings with it. I can say that it was either both wings or the left. A couple males and only one female had it. Of course, my girls were greatly out numbered by the boys.
