Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- thoughts_about_bread_and_angel_wing_deformities [2026/03/03 17:52] – administrator
+++ thoughts_about_bread_and_angel_wing_deformities [2026/03/03 18:30] (current) – administrator
@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 ===== Introduction =====
-Whilst doing a bit of research around this contentious topic, it became quickly apparent that there is no study or paper to find, which conclusively proves that feeding bread to waterfowl is the sole cause for the development of angel wing deformities. Despite this fact, most wildlife and waterfowl experts seem to agree that the overwhelming cause of angel wing is an unhealthily high protein and / or carbohydrate based diet. Unsurprisingly, it was not difficult to find plenty of advice and warnings suggesting not to feed bread to birds, and in particular not to waterfowl. However, with all the advice being provided, no scientific references were given, which would certainly help to clarify and understand the situation.
+{{ :swan.jpeg?200|}}Whilst doing a bit of research around this contentious topic, it became quickly apparent that there is no study or paper to find, which conclusively proves that feeding bread to waterfowl is the sole cause for the development of angel wing deformities. Despite this fact, most wildlife and waterfowl experts seem to agree that the overwhelming cause of angel wing is an unhealthily high protein and / or carbohydrate based diet. Unsurprisingly, it was not difficult to find plenty of advice and warnings suggesting not to feed bread to birds, and in particular not to waterfowl. However, with all the advice being provided, no scientific references were given, which would certainly help to clarify and understand the situation.
 On the other hand, we did find a variety of research, which has been undertaken with the aim to establish possible causes for angel wing deformities. Most of the available literature has been produced by using and abusing domestic birds raised for human food production, or by doing questionable feeding trials with captive raised wild bird species. However, we didn’t find any useful research, which has been undertaken to establish the causes for angel wing deformities at the source, meaning in the wild. In this context, please note that the list of research reviewed and used for this blog post is not meant to be exhaustive.