Imping

[Icey]

I was wondering if anyone has tried this on their birds' wings and if it was effective.
Since Dollys wings have been damaged so badly I was seeing if there was anything to help her. She wants to fly so bad and will sit daily flapping her (half)wings wanting to take off.

 

[fashionfobie]

There was recently an article in the Australian Parrot Society magazine about successful applications. It helps bird who may have had a badly done clip, such as a single wing, or birds who are recovering from an injury. It helps even out the birds so they may balance more easily which improves their confidence.

There seemed to be mixed success on birds who were clipped at a young age. These birds may have had a fearful event which discouraged them from trying to fly, super sad.

More needs to be done to protect birds from unnecessary clipping.

 

[Icey]

Dollys wings are both mangled. We think a dog may have got a hold of her. It's so sad seeing her want to fly but not able to.
Then there's Frankie with a full set of wings who won't even try. Grrr
That may be a good thing for hubby though lol

 

[expressmailtome]

@Macawnutz has had this procedure done before. Here is a link to a thread about it: Imping Maui ... Cross your fingers ... .

 

[Macawnutz]

I would do Maui again if I had too. I wouldn't do a bird that was able to molt and grow them back without breaking.

Maui's Imping is Today!

Well, this is the best I will get for the evening. He wants attention but is tired and a bit bothered. Also Korbel won't let me get near him.... So far this is what I know. This is a heavy wing for him right now. We won't be seeing any flying soon. He is a bit upset as some of glue got...

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A Very Special Gift..... *Repost*

This story starts back in May 2013 when we decided our scarlet macaw Maui needed to have a procedure done called imping. Maui was clipped as a weanling and never flew, for almost two years all attempts to regrow his left wing feathers had failed. Having only one wing feathered he fell quite...

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[flyzipper]

I wouldn't do a bird that was able to molt and grow them back without breaking.

This is the insight I was hoping to learn, thank you.

 

[Icey]

Thank you @expressmailtome @Macawnutz
For the information. Sarah I read through your thread but it stopped on page 4 the day of the actual imping being done. I will look for the continuation.
The more I read about the process I'm not sure if it would work on Dolly as her wings are all wirey-like. They would need to be straightened out before the imping wouldn't they?
She's in her snuggle hut right now but at lunchtime I will try to post some pictures.