Rescued Egyptian Gosling Feathering (Please Help)

[EgyptianZa]

Hey Guys,

I rescued an Egyptian gosling that got stuck in our pool just over a month ago. I have been raising her myself through the fantastic advice of this website and a friend who's a vets assistant. We've been doing the best we can, but I rescued her the day before our country went into lockdown due to the coronavirus. She's been doing well and growing fast, but like any parent, I worry at times, especially now that she is feathering. I think she must be about 6 - 7 weeks old. She was about the size of a small ramekin when I found her.

She is moulting quite quickly but to me, her wings are looking very strange. The lower end of the wing seems to have a bit that's sticking outwards and I am worried that she might be developing angel wing. Also, it looks like her bones are showing underneath her feathers which is really worrying to me and I will freely admit that I am freaking out.

I have attached pictures and any help would be sincerely appreciated, and of course, if it is serious I will be taking her to the vet. I am just hoping that it's normal.

Thanks in advance,

K

 

[DiYMama540]

Everything still looks good to me. What you're seeing is pin feathers and blood feathers coming in. They are really much bigger and have a white sheath over them. This will she'd off once more of the feather comes in.
They go through a rather awkward phase as their wings are growing and big feathers are coming in.
What are you feeding her?

 

[EgyptianZa]

Oh my gosh, thank you so much. They looked really creepy to me.

At first when she (I’ve kind of just decided she’s a girl for now) was a little gosling I fed her cat food before I was able to get her water fowl feed which I get from the local pet store. It’s a generic meal, it’s quire difficult to get anything else in these circumstances but I also take her outside to graze during the day. I’ve tried to get her to eat chopped lettuce but she doesn’t like it.