Feather dying?

[ozarkcherrybow1]

Just received my rw feathers from Stringstretcher today, from the St. Judes auction, and had a nice surprise in the package. He sent me some extra feathers that were dyed, some yellow and some brown, natural barred. I am interested in dying some for myself because they look really neat!
My question is: Does dying feathers take away from the natural oils in the feathers, or do the feathers hold up just as well in wet weather when dyed?

[longstiks]

You have to wash the feathers to get the dye to take well, so you are washing out the natural oils.
Denny

[ozarkcherrybow1]

Yhanks for the info Denny......Terry