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Title: flu flu feathers
Post by: stevewills on December 21, 2008, 10:10:00 PM
wheres the best place to purchase full length feathers.am having a problems finding some thats not going to get divorced.70 dollars for 100..any suggestions....
Title: Re: flu flu feathers
Post by: Arwin on December 21, 2008, 10:31:00 PM
Hmmmmm... you could search the woods for some that turkey have dropped,splice and grind them yourself.
Title: Re: flu flu feathers
Post by: Peachey on December 22, 2008, 06:48:00 AM
Try The Footed Shaft. He is a great guy to deal with.
Title: Re: flu flu feathers
Post by: Tim Fishell on December 22, 2008, 03:35:00 PM
If you buy solids they are only $40/dz from Kustom King.  If you order right now you get 10% off for ordering online.
Title: Re: flu flu feathers
Post by: john fletch on December 22, 2008, 04:26:00 PM
I get my solids from Valley Traditional Archery.  Last ones were under $35 - I am not sure what they are now.  I am trying to get a source to try Gateway - I hear they are less than True Flight.

I make a single feather spiral flu-flu and it has been much harder the last two years to get feathers long enough to work well.  I would like better than 8" of feather after trimming.  I used to get a lot of feathers that gave me 9".  I am wondering if the Turkey growers are not letting the birds grow them as big?  I heard they often cut back the primaries so the birds can't fly.

I thought domestic whites got so fat so fast that they could not fly anyway.

I do have some long wild turkey, but I use them on 'primitives' and I like the brighter colors for flu-flu anyway.
Title: Re: flu flu feathers
Post by: stevewills on December 22, 2008, 10:12:00 PM
has anyone used the a.m.s.brand of flu flu feathers.there regular feathers are great nice quill base to work with.
Title: Re: flu flu feathers
Post by: Woodduck on December 22, 2008, 10:38:00 PM
David, is a sponsor here.

http://www.customfeathers.com/
Title: Re: flu flu feathers
Post by: autobows on December 23, 2008, 10:45:00 AM
I have quite a few Tru-flight full-length feathers, mostly LW for $35/100 plus $3 sh.
Fletcher: regarding Gateways...they are less but so is there quality.  I used to sell them as well as Tru-flight.
I think I may also have some shorter pieces that would work for flu-flus. I'll check and re-post.
autobows