Show off your Peas!

[DylansMom]

Tell him he can have them for a buck each if he takes twenty or more, less than that, two bucks each. We are selling ours at a Ren-Fair for twice that, but that's a different crowd, way different.

We sell most train feathers $1-$1.25 each for colored ones, and $2-$4 each for good clean whites. Blue neck feathers $10 for a bag of 20. Wings are sold to fletchers and regalia artists as well as feather painters, smudgers and costume crafters. I have a whole list of regular customers who return year after year to purchase. Our birds pay for themselves with feathers alone.

 

[DylansMom]

The fly fishing store near me said they would buy first he said 4 train feathers for $2 then 4 train feathers for $1. I think I should go to a craft store and see what kind of deal I can get there.

Don't take that, he's ripping you off. Craft stores are not a good option, they import feathers from slaughter houses in China. Peacocks are raised for food over there like we raise chickens. You can get 100 Chinese eye feathers for $10, and that is where the craft stores buy them. Your feathers are naturally molted and therefore Cruelty Free, Cobalt was not harmed to obtain them, there are plenty of brides out there who want cruelty free feathers for there wedding arrangements, I'm working on filling 2 wedding orders right now.

 

[Birdrain92]

I won't take that price from him. I think $1 for each feather isn't expensive. You guys are selling them at that rate or better and you guys got way more feathers because I only got Colbolt. I also wish I had an actual peafowl business like you guys but I just have two trying to get 5 or 6 peafowl. I'm hoping before the end of this year to have Colbolt, IB peahen I'm going to name Crystal, pair of whites maybe an extra male for Thora. White hen I would name Pearl. One of the White males Tusk and the other Ice.

 

[DylansMom]

I won't take that price from him. I think $1 for each feather isn't expensive. You guys are selling them at that rate or better and you guys got way more feathers because I only got Colbolt.

Exactly, and as I said, use the fact that they are cruelty free, it really does make a difference to a lot of people, myself included.

 

[Birdrain92]

Thank you for the advice on how much to sell the feathers for!

 

[zazouse]

Beautiful feathers birdrain

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Are mine cruelty free even though I pulled them out catching him?

-Kathy

 

[DylansMom]

Are mine cruelty free even though I pulled them out catching him?

-Kathy

Not to him!

As far as the feathers go, did they come loose easily or do they have bloody quills? People buying "cruelty free" generally prefer not to see blood.

 

[MinxFox]

If the peacocks get to fighting and lose a feather early, I cut off the bloody end and give it to the dog. She loves chewing up feathers. In fact if the door to the guest room aka feather room is left open, she will go in there and chew up several of my nice peacock feathers. I thought I had them all out of her reach, but evidently not.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: They just popped out, no blood.

-Kathy