Tony: No such luck on the color on my part.. all dark brown, but some
measure 16" NOT including the quill, that is the ones that are narrower and
have a pointy end. The more rounded ended feathers avg about 12" NOT
counting the quill it looks like... Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Preserving some Turkey wings
Chuck,
I use household Borax on birds. Make a split down the
meaty part of the wing, remove as much meat as you
can. Fill the cavity with Borax. I have some wings
that are over 10 years old that were treated that way.
If that bird has some "cinnamon" wing feathers, they
are in big demand. You only find a few on a wild bird.
Tony
--- Chuck Alexander
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Folks: I know we just talked about tanning and
preserving hides, but today I came upon a HUGE
roadkilled wild turkey.. I skidded on the brakes,
turned around and picked him up..His body, head and
tail were pretty messed up, but his wings were in
almost perfect shape (and he has some feathers that
are over a foot long and over 2 inches across. Huge
feathers..Anyway, what I did (for now, till I can
get some advise) is cut the wings loose from the
body at the shoulders, put the meaty end in a gallon
zip lock, bought three boxes of tablesalt and poured
it in the bag, filling it past where any raw meat
was sticking out.. What should I do now??? I thought
about just clipping the big wing feathers off, but
there is a whole patch of small (hen like) feathers
on each wing too..Thanks, Chuck
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