Our business has temporarily shut down because we CANNOT get anymore feathers. We are not the only supplier who has had to do so either.
Fortunately a lot of OUR suppliers will not sell to companies like us because they want to keep loyalty to te fly fishermen. I actually think that's kind of cool.
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We cannot sell feathers like this. If we shipped any of these the salons would complain. It looks like this feather was bought off of someone with backyard poultry looking to make a buck
That is what I think. I don't know where the 'salon' is that she gets her hair done (all I know is...
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We cannot sell feathers like this. If we shipped any of these the salons would complain. It looks like this feather was bought off of someone with backyard poultry looking to make a buck
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These are not just ordinary feathers. They are feathers that have taken many generations to breed into the bird. They are the saddle feathers from a genetically modified rooster. They are long and skinny with not fluff on them. They can be curled and blow dried and not end up looking...
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These are not just ordinary feathers. They are feathers that have taken many generations to breed into the bird. They are the saddle feathers from a genetically modified rooster. They are long and skinny with not fluff on them. They can be curled and blow dried and not end up looking...
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i am definitely an advocate of animal rights, and i would not want the wrong kind of business to get the shaft when they are doing things absolutely right. That kind of energy needs to be focused on the true villains.
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the roosters at whiting farms (the biggest producer of these birds) are euthanized, not butchered. so they do not meet the usda requirements to be sold for their meat. Instead, they are composted with wood chips and manure and sold to farmers for their crops. Even if they could be sold...
Okay guys I think I can help answer some questions on these.
I work for a website that sells these extensions to DIYers and salons, so I am wrist deep in them for a good portion of the day.
The roosters are actually genetically modified breeds varied from dominiques tO australorps. They're...