Thank you Mike for the assistance. I am instructing for use of all feathers
for flies. Some are to large for small flies but are easy to cut to make
the right size. I think that no difference is noticed with fish or buyers.
There are also many harder parts for chicken which have use? In a fly
perhaps these are weight instead of lead. Lead is very expensive. Does
anyone know of this?
Ima
From: "Mike Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: [VFB] is easier with more chicken feathers
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:23:49 -0400
Ima;
Use your imagination, I was at the New York State Fair last month and
walked through the poultry show. I was swooning over these birds. So
many different colors and textures. Even just the variety of hackles
was amazing. Many for normal use but even more for flat wings on
streamers and cut wings for mayflies. They had a strain of miniature
rooster there that had the absolutely best looking hackles for upright
wings I have ever seen, one cape would have many hundreds of feathers
going all the way down to midge. Some of the crest feathers had very
bright colors and long fibers which would make good bodies or ribs and
the wing and tails could be used like duck wing. They also had a lot of
marabou like downy feathers which could be used for muddlers and
emergers. I would like to get a hold of a couple of these pelts just to
try out, especially those miniature roosters!!
Mike M
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Subject: [VFB] is easier with more chicken feathers
THank you for many good help so far. I am not writing often for less
time
with more flies.
We have many chickens that are used for feathers and eating. Does any
one
have tips for other parts for the chicken? It is not good to waste.
This
is making flies much easier and less cost but I still need many flies
this
month. It is possible that I can do a swap soon.
Ima
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