PEACOCKS DROPPING TAIL FEATHERS

[WestKnollAmy]

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[frenchblackcopper]

My cousin in Bloomington Illinois owns a bird feed-bird orientated store that sells everything dealing with birds.My daughter is making a field day trip to ISU tomorrow so she is delivering a box full of Bronze and Opal train-tail feathers to see if my cousin can sell them.Cousin says people uses them for playing with cats,,she thinks she can sell as many as I can save,,we're splitting all sales 50/50,she decides the price. I told her blues and whites were coming later,as the bronze and opal b/s are the only 2 males who's trains are long and worth keeping.Taupe and Cameo's was not very long this year so not even bothering with theirs.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

It is neat to hear how everyone is using the trains to help a bit with feed/maintenance bills. The peas gotta help some! LOL

 

[kuntrygirl]

It is neat to hear how everyone is using the trains to help a bit with feed/maintenance bills. The peas gotta help some! LOL

You are right about that.

I counted all of the eye feathers and I have 101 so far. That doesn't include the other feathers with no eyes and the swords.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Well, my boys butts are about nekked!

Jack blew his out in about 4 days. Really pretty feathers. I am taking a handful over to a friend's house and trade her some feathers for a few gallons of figs. Yum!


I advertise some for sale or have some sitting in a jar when people come to the farm and they will ask about them and I tell them they are for sale.

If I see something I want from someone I ask if they would like to barter and I also go to swaps or poultry sales locally (not auctions) and take some.

I like that idea of trading. I posted mine on Craigslist and someone wants to buy them. They are getting married and their theme is peacock. I never heard of that. I will try your idea about bartering. Everyone wants a peacock feather for FREE but no one wants to buy them. Go figure. :/


How many feathers do you have and how many are you trading for a few gallons of figs. That will give me an idea of where to start.


Good idea!

I personally picked the figs and for a gallon I gave her 6 eye feathers in Bronze, purple and white, 4 of the very long butterfly(?) tipped feathers and 2 sword feathers. I sell my feathers for $5 each on eye feathers in VGC and on down in price depending on condition and color. Most folks do not care for the Bronze but when I put them with a back ground and mix in some whites they are more outstanding so I try to display them attractively. I am not very artsy though. :/

I stole your idea and I posted an ad to barter my pea feathers for canned preserves, jellies or whatever they had. I got a few replies. One lady wanted to barter for 2 jars of black eye peas and a jar of purple hull peas. Too bad that I wasn't interested in that offer. :/

 

[WestKnollAmy]

But hey! Great way to get the word out on what you need. I have a customer that makes jellies and jams and I barter duck and chicken eggs for them. We eat a lot of jellies and jam in this house! Beans and peas would be fine for me, too but only in desperate times. LOL
Our community around here has started doing a lot of bartering. It is so much better when the economy is this bad. We haven't any cash so we trade. I barter with the man that bush hogs my farm and plows my garden. I barter for goats milk soap. Whatever someone has that I want but haven't any cash for I see if I can trade or barter for it. Most people are up for that.
Good luck in your search for jellies and jams!!!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

But hey! Great way to get the word out on what you need. I have a customer that makes jellies and jams and I barter duck and chicken eggs for them. We eat a lot of jellies and jam in this house! Beans and peas would be fine for me, too but only in desperate times. LOL
Our community around here has started doing a lot of bartering. It is so much better when the economy is this bad. We haven't any cash so we trade. I barter with the man that bush hogs my farm and plows my garden. I barter for goats milk soap. Whatever someone has that I want but haven't any cash for I see if I can trade or barter for it. Most people are up for that.
Good luck in your search for jellies and jams!!!!

LOL @ beans and peas in desperate time. I thought the same thing when i read her email.

Will see if anyone with some delicious jellies contacts me.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I certainly hope so. Bartering to us is so much better, especially in farming country like this. I am terrible in the kitchen so I can't make a whole lot.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Here is one of my boys with 1 tail feather remaining.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

That looks good compared to my boys. I should have taken more photos but they seemed quite embarrassed!

Jack with his leavings....


And Velocity with his train wreck.....