HELP possible Angel wing!!

[DisneyGal25]

 

[DisneyGal25]

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well she is only 2 1/2 months old so these are her feathers that came in when her down fell out. So it's her first batch of feathers.

That does make a difference yes go ahead and wrap still might be hope.

 

[Rowsdower]

Oh I can't believe I typed that!! Thank you for pin pointing that!

I can. I've been known to type all sorts of crazy things when my brain is working on autopilot. lol

 

[turtlelady627]

I am curious to see how the wing looks now. I have 26 ducklings ranging in ages and several have the beginnings of this mess. I feel so responsible. And I am so confused. Is it a high caloric intake or high protein?? I was told by local farm store chain, to feed game feed starter. It has 26 % protein. I am so lost right now with what I should be feeding them. They all free range majority of day. I dont feel I give or had been giving them too much chick starter to have caused this. Anyone know??

Beth

 

[DisneyGal25]

It actually looks the same as the pics above. We didn't wrap at the advice of a friend... We will wrap when she molts.

It doesn't seem to bother her... She flaps her wing and it straightens out then when she tucks it back in it sticks out.

 

[Amiga]

A number of people think the high protein early in leads to angel wing. A number of people disagree, so it may be something that varies from duck to duck.

 

[kristy2122]

One of our cayugas got angel wing as a duckling. We taped it for 2 days (she kept getting out of the wrap), let her swim a lot more and changed up their food to tons of greens, a little oats with each meal and brewers yeast. Added in a smaller percentage of their commercial feed. It worked and she looks great at 9wks.

 

[turtlelady627]

Ok.... I have NO ANGEL WING after all!!!! I am so happy. All of my birds are so healthy and happy. I am going to say it was total lack of experience, but all of the questionable wings on 80% of my flock, turns out they were simply growing-in feathers. I am so relieved.