Ashley Whiting Farms is in the business for creating feathers for fly tyers but this is also very good revenue for the farm. I'm so happy to see them keeping busy because I saw a couple of my favorite fly shops go out of business. I think Tom is right when he said the fly shops are also selling their feathers on Ebay. I've seen a lot of them list their feathers for extensions and tying so you know who they are trying to market to. Even if they weren't though the hair stylists are pretty savy. I've had several of them contact me through email trying to get me to sell them my feathers. They have to be getting my name and email off the Whiting website. Some of them are pretty aggressive. I guess they're getting even with me for my raids on Sally Beauty supplies. They have some pretty great things to use in fly tying also. I read the post about the hackles and as I see it Whiting is always going to have a market with the fashion industry and higher end crafters. I've seen a significant improvement in their Euro Hackles and the colors they are making available so I think it has also been a benefit to me. I've been asked to put together a few hair extensions for my neighbors daughter and a friend of hers because even they can't really afford the prices they're being charged. The major market is young girls. So I just tied up four of them tonight for the girls and swore them to secrecy because I'm not interested in making them for anyone else. I also got the chance to introduce them to the real thing tied into flies. They were amazed so hopefully it left an impression on them. I told them when they were ready they could come back for a fly tying lesson. LOL. They looked at my Maine Streamers and decided they would make beautiful earrings. Of course the most savy of us fly tyers have already figured that one out. I see them sold at fly shows more often than not. I'm sure the fad will pass. Anyone wishing to sell their hackles will make a bundle but a good reason not to do that is that the supply and demand is very high and you may get rich but you will have a lot of competition when you try to replace them. I think the fad will pass and the demand will ease up a little and we will most likely see a good supply in the future. Whiting is making adjustments for it, it just takes time. We can all blame Chris Reeves and Joe Cordiero for wearing hackles in their hair at the flyshows. LOL.... It's their fault not Dr. Toms. Heee Heee. I'm just having fun with this. I think it's a great way to store my hackles for stream side fly fixes. I am kidding.... I'm not wearing feathers in my hair. Just don't let your wives see you crimping hackles in your hair. Deb
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