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

[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.

I have heard chickens can be fed feather for protein, is it true??

 

[Danish aseels]

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Thanks and do you have any idea on how to use/recycle spurs from roosters

 

[itsasmallfarm]

i know turkey hunters sometimes make jewelry out of the spurs of there turkeys they shoot.

 

[Danish aseels]

i know turkey hunters sometimes make jewelry out of the spurs of there turkeys they shoot.

Do you have any pictures or video?

 

[itsasmallfarm]

Do you have any pictures or video?

i don't have any as i don't hunt turkeys. but there are sure to be videos on youtube on it.

also tail feather mounts. i have yet to make one but i have a grouse tail fan in the freezer waiting to be turned into a fan mount.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I have heard chickens can be fed feather for protein, is it true??

I'm sure it is, they are high in protien, but I'm not really sure how you'd prepare it. Fling a general search says that feathers are used to make livestock feed.

 

[Trimurtisan]

i don't have any as i don't hunt turkeys. but there are sure to be videos on youtube on it.

also tail feather mounts. i have yet to make one but i have a grouse tail fan in the freezer waiting to be turned into a fan mount.

I've got a set of wings in the freezer waiting to be turned in to hand fans.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I have heard chickens can be fed feather for protein, is it true??

As plucked... feathers are mostly keratin and only about 2% digestible protein according to my research (depending on study source). Here is one link...
https://www.poultryworld.net/Nutrit...ather-meal-and-its-nutritional-impact-95745E/

And a link to a thread with a member who did it and their results..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pressure-cooking-skins-and-feathers.1279967/#post-20629980

Good luck on your "upcycling" adventure!

 

[Trimurtisan]

As plucked... feathers are mostly keratin and only about 2% digestible protein according to my research (depending on study source). Here is one link...
https://www.poultryworld.net/Nutrit...ather-meal-and-its-nutritional-impact-95745E/

And a link to a thread with a member who did it and their results..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pressure-cooking-skins-and-feathers.1279967/#post-20629980

Good luck on your "upcycling" adventure!

Thanks for the links. The thread results where interesting. I'm going to check out the first link now.

 

[Danish aseels]

As plucked... feathers are mostly keratin and only about 2% digestible protein according to my research (depending on study source). Here is one link...
https://www.poultryworld.net/Nutrit...ather-meal-and-its-nutritional-impact-95745E/

And a link to a thread with a member who did it and their results..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/pressure-cooking-skins-and-feathers.1279967/#post-20629980

Good luck on your "upcycling" adventure!

Thanks