Question about angelwing (pretty sure my girls are developing this)

[casportpony]

Oooh thank you so much I will try this!

It's good stuff!

 

[SixBabies]

Welcome to BYC.
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This does look like angel wing. What bandaging materials can you get from the pharmacy? Any of these will work:
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Have you seen these threads?
Angel Wing

• Angel Wing Treatment
• Wrap for angel wing

Oooh thanks so much!!

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Before you pay for a vet, I would try wrapping for a couple of days. I have had ducklings look like yours and after a few days they are fine. When they don’t have the wrap on, be sure they are getting exercise like swim time. I personally think this can happen from them laying around eating and not exercising. It’s like a kid sitting in front of the tv playing video games all day. Their muscles are weak from lack of use.

 

[Jenbirdee]

You can use a sock with the foot part cut off. Just try some different size socks till you get the right size for each duck. Much easier than wrapping and it works great. Here’s my duck poppy in her sock when she had angel wing .

 

[SixBabies]

Before you pay for a vet, I would try wrapping for a couple of days. I have had ducklings look like yours and after a few days they are fine. When they don’t have the wrap on, be sure they are getting exercise like swim time. I personally think this can happen from them laying around eating and not exercising. It’s like a kid sitting in front of the tv playing video games all day. Their muscles are weak from lack of use.

Thank you so much this is very helpful!!
Also the emergency vet is super booked even 2 days out or more, I will try again tomorrow or the next day. I ordered the wrap that will hopefully work it will come with 2 day shipping.

The have been laying around a good amount lately, they are getting more comfortable and probably also bored.

If it weren’t way too cold and windy and rainy out here I would be letting them outside a lot there has only been two acceptable days so far and they loved those.

They were getting a good amount of swim time in the bath for a few days I was doing it every day. I think I’ll start doing that more after wrapping. I tried some toys when they were a couple weeks old, and they were way too scared. Any good recommendations for enrichment and movement?

 

[SixBabies]

You can use a sock with the foot part cut off. Just try some different size socks till you get the right size for each duck. Much easier than wrapping and it works great. Here’s my duck poppy in her sock when she had angel wing .
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Thank you so much!! I have some pretty difficult wigglers it’s almost impossible for some and their toenails have been tearing me up when the wrap I got didn’t even hold with tape.

I will try this first thing in the morning and report back!

 

[Jenbirdee]

There are opposing viewpoints on the causes of Angel wing and dietary changes to prevent and cure it, slightly reducing their protein intake may be helpful, it’s definitely good to cut out the mealworms, and you can add a handful of dry oatmeal flakes to their food too. I wouldn’t get carried away with reducing protein but the oatmeal just a little bit is good.

 

[ruthhope]

Angel wing usually happens with to much protein.
How much protein is in your feed?


Also are you planning on cleaning the brooder soon?

Thete is no evidence that angel wing is caused by too much protein, although that is a too common duck-keepers "old wives tail". The only evidence about causation is epidemiological. Angel wing is most common in ducks living in parks and on public waterways where they are fed bread amd ither carbohydrates rich nutritionally poor food. There is likely an underlying genetic susceptibility accounting for some domestic ducks on good diets developing angel wing. But that is circumstantial.
Certainly back yard duck keepers should not be made to blame themselves when their ducklings get angel wing

 

[casportpony]

Thete is no evidence that angel wing is caused by too much protein, although that is a too common duck-keepers "old wives tail". The only evidence about causation is epidemiological. Angel wing is most common in ducks living in parks and on public waterways where they are fed bread amd ither carbohydrates rich nutritionally poor food. There is likely an underlying genetic susceptibility accounting for some domestic ducks on good diets developing angel wing. But that is circumstantial.
Certainly back yard duck keepers should not be made to blame themselves when their ducklings get angel wing

All of my ducklings get 27% turkey starter, and none of them have angel wing. I think I remember reading that angel wing & perosis may have a similar cause. Let me see if I can find that article.

 

[casportpony]

I found it:

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