my goose has funny looking wings

[melissat]

Hi, My Sebbie's wing tips are folding downward away from her body she is always flapping them and trying to hold them up and the feathers are falling out. She is about 4 months old. Does anyone know what this could be?

 

[Kevin565]

. Could be angel wing or twisted tip.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

post pictures please to give you a better idea.

 

[melissat]

 

[Habibs Hens]

looks like twisted tip

im sure celtic and her vast amount of knilledge can guide you to helping the goose


btw welcome to BYC

 

[animaladdictions]

Celtic can help you a great deal if she checks this thread again. In the meantime you should do a search on here for "twisted wing tip" and/or "angel wing". You'll find that it is quite a common occurrence in geese and ducks and Sebbies are especially prone to twisted wing tip due to the nature of their feathers. To me it looks more like angel wing but I'm viewing the pic from my phone and can't see it as well as I'd like. If the bird still has a lot of blood feathers, you can correct the problem in most cases. There are plenty of posts and some video on this site that can help guide you through it....but basically you'll want to get some veterinary tape and wrap the wings. Make sure you do search for a good explanation on this as you could do more damage.
Hope that helps a little. Good luck!

 

[Miss Lydia]

This is for ducks with angel wing but it may give you some idea till Celtic responds... https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...how-we-wrap-to-mend-it-pictorial#post_8682154 AND

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Ok because I am lazy when typing

AW= angel wing

TWT = twisted wing tip

It looks like AW, because of the upward turn, or what looks like an upward turn out and away from the body in the picture.

TWT is where the final joint on the wing physically turns. Take your right hand grasp your left hand fingers only and twist like ringing out a towel. Similar to this notion.

It's raining AGAIN today, but we have a Sebbie with TwT doesn't bother him one bit, will see if I can corner him between showers to get a picture.

You will find any waterfowl can suffer from AW, but TWT is something found in Sebastopols thanks to the curly feather gene.

Some think AW is genetic, some think it is diet related. I think it's a combo of genetically inclined (predisposed) and dietary. Too high of protien is thought to be a trigger for AW.


AW treatment:
IF the blood is still present in the feathers they can be tucked back into a naturally held position then vet wrap or even masking tape used to hold the wing in the corrected position. Often if you wrap and leave alone 3-5 days when you unwrap they will hold normal.

TWT:

Has no treatment, watch the feathers as they grow, make sure the house is large enough to prevent rubbing/breaking. You can trim them some to keep them from being snagged and broken off if it becomes an issue.