Help! My duck has a hanging/droopy wing

[chrissy3194]

Hello -
My 3 year old mallard must have hurt her wing somehow the other day when she was outside. One of her wings is not sitting right and is hanging down. I tried comparing her good wing to the droopy one but they feel the same. I can't feel any breaks, and she doesn't seem in pain. When she try to flap her wings, the one doesn't open all the way. Im not sure if a vet visit is warranted or if it is something that can heal on its own.

Does anyone have any advice?

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I had something similar this past fall. I did take mine to the vet and was glad I did. The vet found he had a wound on the underside of his wing under his feathers. He needed antibiotics and was fine a couple of weeks later.