Drying and preserving hackle for tying flies?

[muddler6]

I have a question about preserving necks and sadles for fly tying material. Any suggestions? Salt? Borax? anything else? and where to get it?

 

[chickenbuddy]

Sorry, no idea here.

But I have a question. What type of rooster are you using? What types do you recomend for flies?

 

[AHappychick]

I was wondering about that? would australorps be good? I have 3 going to freezer camp this week.

 

[mom'sfolly]

The first thing my fishing crazed brother asked when I said I was getting rid of some roosters was "can I have the hackles". I had to explain that I wasn't going to kill them, just rehome them. Sorry I can't help you, but you might try googling it. There has to information out there. There is some serious money in hackle production, and entire lines of chickens devoted to it.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Aren't the hackles desired ones that are kind of long and thin?