Does my new white silkie roo have slipped wings?

[edgarmongold]

OK I don't have a picture but this is the Term for Slipped Wing as in the American Standard of Perfection.
Slipped Wing: Applies to defects in manner of folding of primary feathers and carriage of the primary section of the wing. Individual feathers may over-lap in reverse order, i.e. over instead of under each other from outer to inner, or thee may be a permanent tendency for entire section to be held outside secondaries instead of under; ether phase or both is a disqualification..

Chris

Chris is right.
One should always refer to either APA or ABA Standards for definitions of terms.
There’s a big difference between slipped wing and split wing and how each is determined.
Slipped wing you look at the wing feathers when chicken is standing naturally for split wing you spread the wing open and see if there’s a gap.
Will post pictures.
The term loose wing I am not going to discuss as the term is not defined in either standard.

 

[edgarmongold]

OK I don't have a picture but this is the Term for Slipped Wing as in the American Standard of Perfection.
Slipped Wing: Applies to defects in manner of folding of primary feathers and carriage of the primary section of the wing. Individual feathers may over-lap in reverse order, i.e. over instead of under each other from outer to inner, or thee may be a permanent tendency for entire section to be held outside secondaries instead of under; ether phase or both is a disqualification..

Chris

Here are pictures of split wing and slipped wing.
Both are DQ.
Photo is dark but look close at lower wing feathers and you can see they don’t fit up like they should.
You evaluate each one differently.
Slipped wing you want the chicken standing naturally in profile to evaluate how the wing feathers are folded.
Split wing you hold the chicken in one hand and spread each wing looking for a gap between primary and secondary wing feathers.
Watch if they are molting as there are bound to be feathers missing.
Terms like loose wing sloppy wing Cochin wing are not defined in either APA or ABA Standards so not sure what they mean.