Does this young Egyptian Goose have a problem with its wings? (1 Viewer)

katastrofa

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• Aug 30, 2020

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There's a family of Egyptian Geese on a dock basin near where I live in London. We noticed that one of the young ones (in photos) seems to have something wrong with its wings, and got worried.

Is it an injury which will heal on its own? Is there a way to help the bird?

 

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PYRTLE

Old Berkshire Boy

• Aug 30, 2020

• #2

It is in an active moult.

 

katastrofa

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• Aug 30, 2020

• #3

I was hoping so Thanks!

 

JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Aug 31, 2020

• #4

That looks like angel wing, it's a deformity you get sometimes in wildfowl. I don't think it's something that just gets better on its own.

 

katastrofa

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• Aug 31, 2020

• #5

Dang. Thanks for the info. What can be done to help the bird?

 

dantheman

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• Aug 31, 2020

• #6

There's been a few threads on here about angel wings - it's generally down to poor diet growing up (white bread/processed food).

What can be done? - Put signs up not to feed birds bread ... appropriate for a park, not sure about there.

 

katastrofa

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• Sep 1, 2020

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Today I saw that the entire flock is gone from the basin. Perhaps this one can fly after all.