Is this Angel wing?

[vlapinta]

I have two week old call ducks. One of them has pin feathers on her wing sticking out slightly. It's really hard to take a picture of, but I was wondering if this is the start of angel wing? What should I do at this point, watch it or tape it? This baby is the only one that I can see the pin feathers by the wing. I have been feeding them Nutrena game bird crumbles which is all I can get here in my area. It is 27% protein, so I have been adding oats to bring the protein down to 20%. Now that they are two weeks old I read in Storey's guide that the protein should be @ 16% so I plan on adding more oats. I am also going to be offering more greens to their diet.

Vicki

 

[chickensioux]

I don't see any problems as of yet. Still kinda young and not fully feathered out enough. I will hunt for a pic of angel wing and it's solution for you. My turkeys had it when young and if you catch it immediately, it can be fixed.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

It looks fine. Do you have a TSC near you? If so, you can switch over to the grower finisher which I belive is 16% protein. I switch anywhere from 4-5 weeks.

 

[vlapinta]

I do not have a TSC near me. The other problem is I didn't know I needed to switch to lower protein and bought a 50# bag! I am trying to use it and mix it with oats to make a lower percentage of protein. The above little one's wing just looked differant than the others and his pin feathers are sticking up and out a little.


Thanks again,
Vicki

 

[chickensioux]

Here is how to tape it if you think it is developing. I would definately wait until it is a little older and make sure it's angel wing before taping tho'. I think you are ok for now. You will want to tape it for about 4-5 days and check it and retape if nec.

It can also be a genetic defect but is usually caused from too high of protien in the diet.

 

[MuranoFarms]

My pekin got angel wing around 5 weeks old

Treatment included wrapping and changing to a lower protein feed