Ladies and Gentlemen: For years I have been trading primaries and/or finished fletching for unwanted secondaries and tail feathers. I prefer the secondaries and tail feathers to have their quills intact. I trade 1 pound of #1 quality primaries for 2 pounds of secondary wing feathers with quills intact or trade pound for pound on tail feathers. If you don't mind using #2 primaries the amount you get for your secondaries and tails doubles. Now keep in mind the worth of these feathers decrease in half if you shear them from the wing or tail. I actually much prefer that the wings and tails be kept whole and I will separate the feathers from the wing or tail clump on my end. Using borax is the key to this. It keeps the bugs away and stops the decomposition of the wings and tails. You can view my video on this subject. The link is
www.customfeathers.com/feathers.htm .
I also trade the "grinding" of your preferred primaries (LW or RW) for the opposite side and/or simply trade primaries for primaries. We do this by weight and not count as the size and quality of primaries widely differ. I also will "grind" your suitable primaries for a flat fee of $.45 for each feather which includes shipping back to you.
If you are intertested in trading, having feathers ground, or just have questions, feel free to contact me anytime either by phone or e-mail Thanks! David Mitchell-Custom Feathers
David Mitchell d/b/a Custom Feathers
6117 State Highway 190
Chillicothe, MO 64601
Shop Phone: 660-646-0469 or 660-646-6630
Cell Phone: 660-247-2738
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Topic: Grinding and Trading Primaries for Secondaries and Tails- New Video (Read 706 times)
