Start of Angel Wing?

[HeatherKellyB]

Perfect, Thank you!

You're welcome

 

[FlexG279]

No worries pics are hard to take but are very helpful for the experts to help with the issues at hand.

This was the best I could do, she got my arm a couple times during it

 

[416bigbore]

This was the best I could do, she got my arm a couple times during it

I don't know that opening her wing is an accurate way to diagnose AW. When she pulls her wings up into her body is a for sure sign of AW or not. Hope that helps you.

If you Google Angel wing in ducks, it will bring all kinds of pictures up for you to look at.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I was just hoping you could actually see those feathers that are sticking out and where they're attached. If they're attached to the body, or not. AW is going to be noticeable when the wing is folded in. I was saying if you could span the wing out and see where those actual feathers are attached. You could probably just find the base of those feathers and feel where they're attached.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

AW usually occurs when those heavy flight feathers are growing in. I thought it looked like body feathers, under the wings were sticking out, but it's hard to tell from the picture. Whenever she folded her wing back in, did those flight feathers at the end of her wing tuck underneath or are they laying away from the body? In my experience, AW is wing feathers not tucking under the correct way due to weight and other factors which cause the muscle to have problems folding the wing in tightly and correctly. It would be visible with the the wing hanging outwards, not tucking in tightly

 

[Quatie]

It is possible that it is angle wing. You might have even seen the wing feathers growing out slightly tilted when it was younger. The feathers look like they may not quite fully grown in so it could get a bit worse, but I doubt it.

That end feather in the open wing looks like it is twisted. I had a duck that had an injury to a wing feather as it was growing in. The feathers started growing outward. I wrapped the wing and feathers corrected themselves rather quickly. Even if it is a feather injury, I think wrapping your ducks wing is the best way to go.

Eitherway, it is a pretty minor case, so it will unlikely take long to correct. Since your duck is still growing, you don't want to keep the wrap on all the time. With mine, I only wrapped it through the night. In the morning, I would take it off, assuming it lasted that long. It is also a lot easier to wrap with help, especially with difficult ducks.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

This was the best I could do, she got my arm a couple times during it?

Those scratches are nothing compared to muscovy. I've got a few good ones that are now permanent marks on my arm. My own fault for not wearing proper protective clothing and gloves while picking them up.
I agree it's a minor case of angel wing at best and should be fixed with a day or 2 of wrapping.
What worked best for me was a nylon stocking with the end cut off and slipped over the body. My drake didn't like it of course, but it was the easiest to do by myself.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sure won't hurt to wrap for a few days and see how they are doing then. Catching it early is the best.

 

[FlexG279]

It is possible that it is angle wing. You might have even seen the wing feathers growing out slightly tilted when it was younger. The feathers look like they may not quite fully grown in so it could get a bit worse, but I doubt it.

That end feather in the open wing looks like it is twisted. I had a duck that had an injury to a wing feather as it was growing in. The feathers started growing outward. I wrapped the wing and feathers corrected themselves rather quickly. Even if it is a feather injury, I think wrapping your ducks wing is the best way to go.

Eitherway, it is a pretty minor case, so it will unlikely take long to correct. Since your duck is still growing, you don't want to keep the wrap on all the time. With mine, I only wrapped it through the night. In the morning, I would take it off, assuming it lasted that long. It is also a lot easier to wrap with help, especially with difficult ducks.

I looked at it further and those feathers that area kinda bent outwards are attached to the body, not the wings so I don’t think it’s AW. Should I still wrap her to correct those feathers or will it fix itself after her first molt ?

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I looked at it further and those feathers that area kinda bent outwards are attached to the body, not the wings so I don’t think it’s AW. Should I still wrap her to correct those feathers or will it fix itself after her first molt ?

I've thought about this quite a bit so I appreciate the update. I actually took a picture of my Pekin drake that's almost 2.5 years old. Sometimes, especially during a molt, I notice those same feathers poking out on him. I'll upload the picture in the morning/early afternoon. I personally wouldn't do anything for it. I suspect that it will lay better once the duck is fully feathered, at least that's the case with my Pekins.