white domestic turkey feathers

[seabass]

hey guys,i have a question.a guy at works father in-law has a turkey farm in indiana.he gave me a bag of wing feathers to try.have any of you used these domestic feathers?they are white which doesn't matter to me,but are they worth the trouble?they are unprocessed and need to be split and ground.i would like your imput.thank you and happy holidays,steve

[Grey Taylor]

Sounds like the same feathers we buy dyed and artificial barred.
Are they worth it? Depends upon how much you think your time is worth to split and grind them.

Guy

[magnus]

Use them Steve. I get some from next door neighbor work fine for me. As Guy said that's where all the feather company's get there's.

Keeping the Faith!
Magnus

[seabass]

thanks guys,i think i will give them a try,steve

[Leon.R]

I would imangine thats where the feather companies get theirs from and then dye them...

[Lucas K]

There are articles in TBM about dyeing turkey feathers if you want to try. I think the used Ritt dyes.

[Pat B]

Most of the commercial feathers come from domestic turkeys.

[Mike Vines]

If you are wanting to make some side money, pick your own from the farm, separate into left and right wing and then place them in the classifieds on here for sale.  I know I would buy some to do some experimenting.

[Ragnarok Forge]

Totally worth it.  I take the time to split canada goose feathers, grind them, and cut them.  I figure anything that can be used that would be wasted is not only a cost savings it is recycling at it's best.

[Grey Taylor]

Clay, domestic turkey feathers aren't wasted. Those that do not go into crafts or archery are ground up and used as filler in chicken nuggets.


Naw... just kidding. I couldn't resist that    

Guy

[Rob DiStefano]

heck yeah, just do it.  

[DEATHMASTER]

I have the feathers from my neighbors turkeys that we processed. Most white broad breast, A couple heritage standard color.

You can not tell the difference from wild feathers I have.

I washed mine up in a tub with dish soap and dried them in front of a fan on a child gate tipped on edge. Worked great.

Those will be GREAT for arrows.

Tim

[hawk4570]

Try them out I think you are lucky to get them

[seabass]

thanks guys for the imput.if i can get a bunch more,i will have a give-away.i only use left wing right now.Grapes you will be the first in line,but after that the rest will be given away.hopefully i can get some more.i am going to try and find some turkey farms in my area.maybe i can find some more.if i do,we will all get some.thanks for your imput,steve

[Davesea]

Gateway will split and grind them and cut them for $.25/feather.  This is a seasonal service.
http://www.gatewayfeathers.com/downloads/Natural%20Barred%202010.pdf
Dave
Seattle