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    Collecting down after butchering.

    I am interested in getting into Muscovy ducks for meat and eggs and was wondering what the best method to collect down from ducks are after butchering them. I don’t plan to pluck them when they are live at all whether molting or not. Does anyone else do this? Is there a different breed of duck...
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  2. Feather Molt: An In-depth Look at Molting

    Feather Molt: An In-depth Look at Molting

    Your bird's most precious possession is its feathers. Each feather on a bird's body is a finely tuned structure that enables flight in some birds, helps them show off to potential mates, blend into their surroundings, protect the skin and keep them warm. However, after about a year, these...
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