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Re: Dangers of "wild" feathers (and how to fix it)
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05/24/12 02:52 AM
05/24/12 02:52 AM
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Gizmogirl
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Casper & Liezl Gizzy, Boesman, Muchu, Kiamon, Sky & Boog A glider's eyes have the power to speak a great language RIP Sugar 2009 & Kaida 2013
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Re: Dangers of "wild" feathers (and how to fix it)
[Re: Dancing]
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05/24/12 01:39 PM
05/24/12 01:39 PM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 22,749 80 acres of paradise in KS
Dancing
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You are all most welcome. I posted this because I have someone wanting to turkey hunt on my property and told him that I get all the feathers from the turkey (for the gliders). Then I realized how much time it will take to "clean" the feathers before I give them to my gliders or offer them for sale.
I just want everyone to know that just picking up any old feather could cause more problems than that feather is worth (play value) if you don't take the time to clean them.
Using this method of "cleaning" them is so much better than risking store bought feathers that may have been "preserved" with formaldehyde too.
620-704-9109 Judge not until you have walked in their shoes and lived their lives. What you see online is only part of the story.
I could have missed the pain But I'd of had to miss the dance
The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.
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Re: Dangers of "wild" feathers (and how to fix it)
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05/26/12 02:01 AM
05/26/12 02:01 AM
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Meg_n_Von
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Good post.
Megan & LaVaughn Sugar Exotics Kira Sadie - Neal Pip - Violet Logan - Charli - Tyler - Seamus Chloe - Cas Boone RIP David Your life was short lived, but your memory will last forever.
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Re: Dangers of "wild" feathers (and how to fix it)
[Re: Dancing]
#1263029
06/02/12 01:54 PM
06/02/12 01:54 PM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 22,749 80 acres of paradise in KS
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80 acres of paradise in KS
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I have not known of any problems with feathers and the gliders other than potential for "bugs" on them. Store bought feathers are often "cured" with formaldahyde so I don't use those with my gliders.
Around here we have LOTS of wild turkey as well as many other birds so I'm always finding fun looking feathers but I treat them all the same in the way I clean them.
620-704-9109 Judge not until you have walked in their shoes and lived their lives. What you see online is only part of the story.
I could have missed the pain But I'd of had to miss the dance
The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.
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Re: Dangers of "wild" feathers (and how to fix it)
[Re: Dancing]
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06/02/12 05:59 PM
06/02/12 05:59 PM
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lovely1inred
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lovely1inred
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Great info T! I've always wondered what the stores treat with as well.
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Re: Dangers of "wild" feathers (and how to fix it)
[Re: kittybaran]
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06/02/12 08:50 PM
06/02/12 08:50 PM
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 20,093 North Central Ohio
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What kind of feather do you use? Is there any saftey concerns with ingesting the feather piceses? Can they be unsupervised with the feathers? I don't think they would ingest the feather or pieces of it. I would be more concerned with the quill portion breaking. I don't know that it could or would be a potential source of injury to a glider or not. I've only used feathers during supervised playtime.
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Re: Dangers of "wild" feathers (and how to fix it)
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06/05/12 12:10 AM
06/05/12 12:10 AM
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lovely1inred
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lovely1inred
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What kind of feather do you use? Is there any saftey concerns with ingesting the feather piceses? Can they be unsupervised with the feathers? I don't think they would ingest the feather or pieces of it. I would be more concerned with the quill portion breaking. I don't know that it could or would be a potential source of injury to a glider or not. I've only used feathers during supervised playtime. They hunt small birds in the wild, and surely tree branches and twigs are more prone to splintering and breaking than feathers. Feathers are ok unsupervised in my book. To each his/her own
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