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From: bjb@ncrorl.Orlando.NCR.COM (Barbara Bowen)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Great Horned Owl
Summary: "imping"
Message-ID: <595@ncrorl.Orlando.NCR.COM>
Date: 17 Oct 89 19:49:28 GMT
References: <1812@pbhyg.PacBell.COM> <3336@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Reply-To: bjb@ncrorl.UUCP (Barbara Bowen)
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Organization: NCR Systems Engineering - Orlando
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>The replacement of damaged feathers is called ``imping,''
I have performed this procedure several times in domestic birds.  (Learned
about the procedure thru the Audubon Society Bird of Prey Center.)  It has
helped clumsy fledgelings learn to fly after broken tail feathers were
repaired.  One may use a simple straight pin (with the head cut off) and
"Super Glue".  
>John Shipman/Zoological Data Processing/Socorro, New Mexico
Thanks, John, for reminding me.  Hmmm, I can't remember what I've forgotten
... :-).

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