who collects thier chickens feathers? what to do with them?

[MoodyChicken]

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Holy cow that thing scared me!!!

LOL I thought it was a head from a dead chicken that you kept at first!

Nice sculture by the way! as long as it's not a real chicken head!

LOL

Nope, just clay and chicken feathers. It is styled off of a Cornish's head though...

 

[77horses]

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Holy cow that thing scared me!!!

LOL I thought it was a head from a dead chicken that you kept at first!

Nice sculture by the way! as long as it's not a real chicken head!

LOL

Nope, just clay and chicken feathers. It is styled off of a Cornish's head though...

Wait how did you do that?

 

[MoodyChicken]

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While it's still wet, I put the feather in. Then I take them all out, fire the clay, glaze it, and put all the feather BACK in with superglue

 

[77horses]

Oh OK. But how did you still it off of a Cornish's head?

 

[MoodyChicken]

Oh. I used my Cornish Mildred for reference. She just posed all cute while I turned her face into a prehistoric version of herself. lol

 

[peepsnbunnies]

I too have bags of them, pheasant feathers too. I have no idea what to do with them, but I have them.

Moody - I just love that sculpture! We need to see more of your work!!! Pleeeeeeze!!

Lisa

 

[MoodyChicken]

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Thank you! Ha, my mom hates that piece, she says it's scary. lol. I don't do sculpture that often, but I paint a lot. I have a website that has a lot of my work on it... http://wyandotte.deviantart.com

 

[Beekissed]

Smaller, fluffier ones make great pillows and the larger ones make some cute feather dusters to use and give away as gifts. They make pretty hatbands and bookmarks. They also make a great lining for nests in the coop, especially for a broody.

 

[sis]

Tell me how to make the little featherdusters. thebook markers, do you do anything to the feathers? mount them on cardstock?
any photos? I would so enjoy making these!

 

[FisherMOM]

Rusty is molting right now and I am collecting saddle and neck feathers. A friend is going to tie me a fly with some, and he will keep the rest.

I am also sending some to another person that makes fishing lures.
he is taking some saddle fathers and some downy barred feathers.

Free... of course.