What does everyone do with their chickens feathers??

[chickenlady]

Do you make something?
Do you collect them?
Do you give them away?
Do you sell them?
Do you just throw them away?

I am looking for a use for my millions of different feathers that my lovely chickens give me all the time. Anyone more creative than me? LOL.

 

[SpottedCrow]

I use my girls' feathers in my DreamWebs...like this one...The feathers are from Obelisk the Tormentor and Miss MoneyPenny.

 

[HorseFeathers]

Haha, funny you should ask- I've been collecting feathers for a long time. Tonight I just asked my dad to bring me a plywood chicken shape cutout and I'm going to glue the feathers in the appropriate places (i.e., fluffy for butt, flight feathers for wing, etc.). Wish me luck! I'll post pics!

 

[panner123]

I give mine to my wife. She is in the activity department at a convelasant hospital. They use them on different projects they make.

 

[dangerouschicken]

Mine go in the garbage can

 

[rachel]

Feathers are compostable! They go in the compost along with the poop and straw/pine shavings.

 

[farmgirlie1031]

Mine go into wild birds nests. I've seen them in a few nests now. I think it's neat but I'll start picking up the better ones to do some kind of project with.

 

[MissPrissy]

Well, when we process meat birds we burn everything. After scalding and plucking I have no interest in them. Yuck on the smell.

 

[chickenlady]

Spotted: That is really cool looking, thanks for posting.
Envirogirl: You'll have to post pics when your done.

Anyone else with some ideas? I hate to throw them away. I guess I could always donate them somewhere for arts and crafts.

 

[Texas Fluffy Feet]

My little one faithfully picks up every feather she finds. We have a big zipper bag we are keeping them in. She wants to make a pillow out of them.

I think it's cute. We only have 5 chickens and they are not meat birds so it will be a darn long time before we have enough feathers for a pillow. I will keep saving them though even after her enthusiasm stops because I am pretty attached to these birds and one day when they are gone I will still be able to hold them and "snuggle" if I have a pillow. I'm a sap I know!