slight protruding wings?? 4 day old chick

[opi8]

Hi everybody, I posted this in "raising new chicks" but somebody recommended I post here.

I am new to raising chickens. My wife and I thought we would give it a try, for the fun and eggs. My chicks are 4 days old now and "seem" to be doing quite well besides some poop i clean from their rears everyday. I could almost watch them grow!!
I have a little concern with one of the chicks wing development. Granted they are only 4 days old but, a particular chicks wings seems to be growing outwards from its body. They look like "straw with tuffs of feathers at the tips". Hers are longer than the others and they seem to go away from the body. the other chicks developing wings are nicely "tucked in" near the body. Is this normal? When the chickens weight catches up with the wings will they eventually rest on her side? the chick i am referring to is a buff orpington.
If you need any info I am more than willing to provide it. I am soooo new to this, so please be patient.

Thanks for you help in advance..

Opi

 

[nzpouter]

We are talking about feathers here I pressume...? Not the wing structure itself...

Some heavy breed do that sometimes.. my orpingtons does... boys seems to do it more..

 

[MoodyChicken]

That's a normal growth habit. All my babies do that to some extent when they're little. It's called slipped wing and they almost always grow out of it. In this case, it caused by the fact that her primaries are growing faster than her secondaries and the two can't mesh together.

 

[opi8]

thank you for your reply...

here is a picture i took to better explain

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Go ahead and keep the thread going in one place here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=135525