Imping definition
Imping means the repair of a broken feather on a raptor by attaching a molted feather or a feather from another bird to the stub of the damaged feather.
Imping means the process of grafting new feathers onto the wing or tail of a bird to repair damage or to increase flying capacity.
Imping means a method of replacing a broken feather with an undamaged feather by cutting the shaft of the broken feather on the bird, trimming the replacement feather to the correct length, and gluing the shaft of the replacement feather to the shaft of the broken feather.
More Definitions of Imping
Imping means using a molted feather to replace or repair a damaged or broken feather.
Imping means a method of repairing broken flight or tail feathers.
Imping means a method of replacing a broken feather with an undamaged feather.
Imping means grafting a damaged feather with a molted feather onto a trained raptor to repair damage.
Imping means a method of repairing broken feath-
Imping means using a molted feather to replace or repair a damaged or broken feather. "Retrices" means a raptor’s tail feathers.
Imping means to graft new feathers to existing feather shafts on a raptor’s wing(s) or tail to repair damage or to increase flying capacity.