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Drew9870
Hey Drew, I can't say that the feathers from those birds are found in fly shops. I suppose one could experiment. Be extra carefull about lice. You'd be into money if you could find peacock or pheasant.So let's say a Bluejay, Crow, or Starling 'magically' falls into my front or back yard, how would I come about curing the feathers if necessary? And where should I pluck from?
Can I find any hackle material on birds? It would be kind of a win-win with the Starlings, since they are invasive and have really neat looking feathers.
Remove the wings at the upper wing joint, closet to the breast meat. On a chicken it's the "drum-et" part of hot wings. Cut from the vent up through the belly to the it's head. Cut across the top of the head ( along the beak line) and back down to where you started. Pull the skin away, lay it out flat and coat it with a nice layer of rock salt. Roll it all up and store it for a few weeks. Later remove the salt and any remaining fat and do the process again.