Turkey feathers are large enough that you can cut the quills with a pair of tin snips and toss the "ripe" sections of skin. It is a work around, not really a fix.

I've done this with road-kill turkeys outside of the view and realm of knowledge of family members.

Hey kids you know what daddy did on his way home????

Ed


At 01:25 AM 1/30/03, you wrote:
Yes give them a quick nuke. Don't tell your wife what you're doing just do
it <VBEG>

Jim
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> I received a "gift" of turkey tail feathers mostly attached to some of the
> birds skin and a separate bag of the the smaller downey feathers.  They
have
> been around for a while so they are a bit "ripe".  I know better than to
> bring them into the house before they are cleaned,  but just how do you
clean
> them.  Is plucking them off the skin  ( I'm now a registered Whiting
plucker)
> and washing them in a soapy solution all thats needed or should they be
> disinfected somehow.  I've seen previous posts about microwaveing stuff
but
> didn't save them never realizing I'd be the recipiant of raw material. Any
> input appreciated.
> Thanks
> John
> P.S.  How do I convince my wife that I need the microwave.
>
>

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