Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

I think chickens can too. Is yours doing that?

One of the chicks has wing feathers that look different from the others. I'll post pics.

You all take meloxicam every day?

I just read the other day that it's for short-term use, like for ten days, but I've been taking it daily for a couple of years. Gonna ask my dr about it.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Robert must have disability or SSI. He can’t get Medicare til he is 65. At least that’s my understanding. I could be wrong

he can because he was born disabled.

 

[Cynthia12]

Do chickens get "angel wing," or is that something only ducks get?

Silkies get it. Usually if a regular feathered chicken has a ..stick out wing as I call them, they don't show up so much as a hen.

 

[Cynthia12]

One of the chicks has wing feathers that look different from the others. I'll post pics.


I just read the other day that it's for short-term use, like for ten days, but I've been taking it daily for a couple of years. Gonna ask my dr about it.

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[Granny Hatchet]

If you have a frizzle it will start off looking like angel wing too

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thank you, @Cynthia12. I'll see if I can get a pic of the chick from that angle tomorrow. For now, this is what I have:

Nornal chick:

Wing feathers are smooth and lay flat against body.

Chick in question:

Flight feathers look ragged and uneven, not smooth. Hard to see in this pic bc of how handler is holding wing, but also they don't lay flat against body like bird in first pic.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Almost just looks like feather shredding which is quite common in lavender birds

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Ah. Thanks. Is it a lifelong issue, this bird will have shredded feathers all its life? Vitamins/ minerals won't help?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Ah. Thanks. Is it a lifelong issue, this bird will have shredded feathers all its life? Vitamins/ minerals won't help?

You could try vitamins/minerals, it might help some, I’ve never tried it so not sure. But generally yeah, it’s lifelong and I believe genetic so you wouldn’t want to breed that one if you were planning on breeding them. It might possibly improve some with age, not sure.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You could try vitamins/minerals, it might help some, I’ve never tried it so not sure. But generally yeah, it’s lifelong and I believe genetic so you wouldn’t want to breed that one if you were planning on breeding them. It might possibly improve some with age, not sure.

Got it, thanks.