I know when I do the pelts the way I do it is to skin the bird then flesh it (get all the fat/meat off of the skin), wash it with warm water and coat the flesh side (part that was touching meat) with a paste that I make by putting dawn dish soap on first then ajax/comet cleaner. Let that set for a few minutes then wash well in the warm water and follow it with a rinse in cool water. Make sure the water comes out clean when rinsing it. After wash/rinse then put it in a towel and pat/roll dry as possible. After the towel you should blow dry it. I use the shopvac on exhaust or a hair dryer on cool since heat can damage the feathers. Once you dry the feathers then coat the flesh side with borax and put it in a tray of borax (I use the rubbermaid lids), let it sit for about 10 days then flip it so flesh side is up for about 10 days and shake off borax and bag it. After you borax it and place it on the tray, make sure it is in the position you want it to be in because as soon as it dries it can be a pain to get looking right if you didn't place it well. I would share pics of dried pelts but not sure if people would be offended or not