how to tell left from rightwing

[jtwalsh62]

I have some turkey feathers How is the best to tell right from left Please be detailed. Thanks

[Hot Hap]

Look at the rear of the feather or rear of the shaft, if the feather and catch lip make the letter L then it is a left wing. Hap

[celticknot]

if you look at the feather with the quils facing away from you you can tell by with direction goes to the right is right wing to the left is left wing this helps when your grinding your own feathers incase you ever wanted to do so

[Killdeer]

A whole feather? I have to look at it and mentally put it back on the bird. Hold the part that was stuck in the skin, and make it so that the topside is up. See which edge has the shortest barbs. That is the leading edge. Pretend that this feather is  your  wing. If the leading edge points into the wind that is blowing in your face, do you hold it in your outstretched left hand, or your right? There is your answer.

I just like pretending to be a bird.    
Killdeer

[JEFF B]

what a turkey          

[Killdeer]

A Berkut Golden Eagle eats wolves.
And where is  your constructive addition to this topic?    

 

[JEFF B]

well here ya go here is the difference the right wing feather is shaped like this. and the left wing feather .well no need to tell ya as it is simple. but just incase ya dont know it goes the other way. is that good enough for ya killie dear    

[Killdeer]

Clear as mud, dear. You ever clean up that cell phone that you call a camera?

 :rolleyes:

[JEFF B]

it aint no cell ph killie iam just not good at taken pics not up to your standard

[ishiwannabe]

Step one, get feathers. Step two got to trueflights webpage. They will walk you through it. I had the hardest time with this a few weeks ago....I couldnt bend my head around it at all. Good luck.

[Cherokee Scout]

looking from the top ( is left wing, ) is right wing. Just like parentheses ()

[SCATTERSHOT]

Hold the feather in your hand with the dull side up and the large half of the feather on top. If the vanes of the feather point left, it's a left wing. If they point right, it's a right wing feather.

Hope that helps.

[Roy from Pa]

Well I used to know, till I read this thread:)

[Charlie Lamb]

Hope this helps... the one on the right is right wing and the one on the left is (let me think   :D  )