Rene, I believe that many of the tying instructions calling for two feathers (at least those that I have seen) are, indeed, referring to neck feathers.
I usually use less than one saddle feather for a dry fly. I like the Whiting - but others are also fine (I don't want to make this a commercial) - for the standard parachutes or Catskills that I tie I can usually stretch a feather between 3-5 flies. The only times when I use two feathers are when I want a mixed hackle...such as on an Adams or any number of gnarly creations that I am trying (read: "Embarking on a Fool's Errand"). I did receive a gift consisting of a small sample of Cree saddle hackle...this saves having to mix hackles for the Adams....very nice. Cheers, Chris
