Blue-crowned parakeet, blue-crowned conure, or sharp-tailed conure, Thectocercus acuticaudatus is a small green Neotropical parrot. Closeup Portrait
Questions on “Imping” Feathers for a Conure Parrot
What Is Feather “Imping”?
“Imping” is short for “implanting” feathers. Usually, we imp broken wing or tail feathers so a bird can be released as soon as possible, but sometimes we imp feathers to keep adjacent feathers from breaking while a bird is undergoing rehabilitation.
In general, we imp birds of prey (raptors) because it can take over a year for them to naturally molt a broken feather. Rather than keep them in captivity waiting for a molt, we implant undamaged feathers so the bird can return to the wild sooner.
