Any ideas on how to recycle spurs and feather from rooster??

[Danish aseels]

Please comment below any ideas on how to recycle/make some cool stuff from rooster Spurs and chicken feathers.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Finding craft ideas should be pretty easy. In regards to putting them to a use, feathers are high in nitrogen and protien which is great for organic gardening. The nitrogen is going to be a slow and steady release, typically around 12-14%. Commercial feather meal is pressure cooked prior to drying and grinding, but it's mostly to sterilize them. If it's coming from your ground and going right back to you ground, you really shouldn't need to sterilize it.

 

[Danish aseels]

Finding craft ideas should be pretty easy. In regards to putting them to a use, feathers are high in nitrogen and protien which is great for organic gardening. The nitrogen is going to be a slow and steady release, typically around 12-14%. Commercial feather meal is pressure cooked prior to drying and grinding, but it's mostly to sterilize them. If it's coming from your ground and going right back to you ground, you really shouldn't need to sterilize it.

Thanks

 

[Danish aseels]

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[Miss Lydia]

@Kiwibird is using feathers in craft projects!

 

[Danish aseels]

@Kiwibird is using feathers in craft projects!

How?

 

[Miss Lydia]

That's why I tagged her I am not sure. I have seen ear rings made with feathers. Fishing lures I haven't ever done anything with feathers or spurs.

 

[Kiwibird]

I am learning traditional Māori cloak weaving. There is a place which will teach you online, which is https://www.hetetschoolofmaoriart.com/ but I think they may have prerequisite courses. Another way to learn is from the korowai book here: http://robinweaveskorowai.blogspot.com/p/book.html

 

[BullChick]

I know you can make a wreath with feathers.

Just slide them in, and add a bow.

 

[Kiwibird]

There are some cultural protocols against being taught cloak weaving by a beginner, and this means I cannot really show you how. However, if you are really interested, note that there are two different sets of materials used to weave the base, which is created at the same time as the feathers are woven in. Traditionally, muka was used for warp and weft. This is hand-prepared fibre of New Zealand flax / Phormium tenax / harakeke. However, a lot of beginners use a soft cotton yarn such as mop string for the warp and a crochet cotton or similar for the weft. I know the Hetet School of Māori Art, which is outstanding, teaches using muka. In other words, they can teach you the best and most traditional way. If you wanted to learn from them and use cotton fibres, just email first and check that they are happy to support you in that. I believe they would, but it pays to check. Also note that most of New Zealand is on holiday until about the middle of January, so the reply may not be immediate. It is important to understand that you would not be making frivolous playthings. You would be making garments which have cultural importance, and which must be created and treated with respect.

Here you can see our lovely Prime Minister wearing a feathered cloak: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-...dern-their-korowai-says-it-was-an-honour.html