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Author Topic: Drying time for turkey feathers?  (Read 140 times)

Offline Stump73

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Drying time for turkey feathers?
« on: May 04, 2011, 07:48:00 PM »
I was given 2 left turkey wings the other day. The birds were killed Saturday. I removed the feathers and washed them two days ago. Was wondering if I could go ahead and cut and grind them to make fletchings or do they need to dry out before I do that? I'm not talking about were I washed them. But do they need to go through some natural drying process or so (In other words cure)?
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Offline Orion

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Re: Drying time for turkey feathers?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 08:07:00 PM »
Turkey feathers do not need to be washed.  Perhaps rinsed to get out a blood stain, but other than that, it's not necessary.  When I dye feathers, it usually only takes a few hours for them to dry.  Yours should be ready for processing.

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Re: Drying time for turkey feathers?
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 08:55:00 PM »
Split and grind them. They're ready if you are.
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