What to do about possibly broken wing

[GracePoultry]

My poor duck Mango was attacked this evening but, thank God, survived. There is a wound right under her wing, that I blotted with a saline soaked gauze and then with a diluted beta-dine soaked gauze.

This is what it looked like

Spoiler: VERY BLOODY

I’ve gotten her to drink some electrolyte water and she’s asleep in my bathroom as I write this but now I’m worried about her wing. It could be broken… it’s very droopy and she doesn’t seem to be able to move it. I have moved it a few times when I was cleaning the wound and to reposition it and she didn’t react in pain but I’m sure it has to at least hurt a little. I’m going to let the wound breath for tonight but what do you recommend I do about the wing?

 

[Cloverfluff]

I'm very sorry to hear that Mango was injured so badly, but the silver lining is that she is a domesticated fowl and is not dependent on her wing to escape predators or migration. I'm usually better with furred animals, but it sounds like you started well with cleaning it with the betadine mixture. While an x-ray would be useful to ascertain if the wing is actually broken, as long as she is able to hold the wing folded against her, it is at least in a decent position to prevent further injury.
In the event she is unable to fold it correctly, it may be warranted to figure out a wrap to hold it in place if she would allow it. This would likely require daily rewraps to monitor the healing of the wounds and wing feather health. Check the edges of the wound for changes in skin color or hardening of the skin, keep it clean and dry as possible especially if placing a bandage as that can trap moisture and cause further infection. If it is broken, as long as you can keep her eating and drinking, many injuries can heal with minimal complications, albeit with some future quirks or physical attributes depending on the injury.

 

[GracePoultry]

I'm very sorry to hear that Mango was injured so badly, but the silver lining is that she is a domesticated fowl and is not dependent on her wing to escape predators or migration. I'm usually better with furred animals, but it sounds like you started well with cleaning it with the betadine mixture. While an x-ray would be useful to ascertain if the wing is actually broken, as long as she is able to hold the wing folded against her, it is at least in a decent position to prevent further injury.
In the event she is unable to fold it correctly, it may be warranted to figure out a wrap to hold it in place if she would allow it. This would likely require daily rewraps to monitor the healing of the wounds and wing feather health. Check the edges of the wound for changes in skin color or hardening of the skin, keep it clean and dry as possible especially if placing a bandage as that can trap moisture and cause further infection. If it is broken, as long as you can keep her eating and drinking, many injuries can heal with minimal complications, albeit with some future quirks or physical attributes depending on the injury.

Thank you for your reply! Since she’s having such trouble with holding it I’ll pick up some vet rap tomorrow morning to wrap it.

 

[Cloverfluff]

Thank you for your reply! Since she’s having such trouble with holding it I’ll pick up some vet rap tomorrow morning to wrap it.

I will try to see if I have any texts on how to wrap a bird's wing when I get home, but you may find some idea's online as well.

 

[GracePoultry]

I will try to see if I have any texts on how to wrap a bird's wing when I get home, but you may find some idea's online as well.

Thank you that is very kind! I will look online. Perhaps something similar to the type of wrap used for treating angel wing.