What do you do with your molted feathers?

[Thekatsmeow]

I just can't bring myself to throw these beautiful feathers away! I was hoping to get some good ideas on what other parronts do with their feathers. I am one of those moms that kept every tooth that my daughter lost so it didn't shock me when I wanted to keep the feathers also.Doesn't it seem like we should be able to make little feather suits for the poor feather pluckers out there? Instead of "locks of love" we could do a "feathers of faith"? lol

 

[ConureCrazy]

I keep them in a tiny wooden box along with my deceased tiel's feathers. For when they pass away...

 

[ruffledfeathers]

i only keep a selection of feathers, but all in one spot, in a china cup, generally one or two from each bird i have ever owned, going back to my first bird. the rest of them just get thrown out when cleaning.

 

[cdog]

I give them to my sister and she makes necklaces and earrings out of them.

 

[mrgoogls]

wow. making jewlery out of feathers. creative! i would probably just keep a few of them somewere safe and get rd of the rest. that way when he/she passes you can have something to remember them by.

 

[WannaBeAParrot]

I have almost every feather Pritti has given us for about 15 years (non-down, clipped or teeny ones). I have this intersting natural wallhanging tree bark kind of thing I bought in the Colorado Rockies. It's almost like a big tube and has natural leather strings wrapped around it that holds it togther, dried wildflowers and then there were some feathers placed in the leather strings. So one day I started adding the long feathers to the leather strings (I had accumulated some of them and they were on my dresser). Then everytime Pritti gave us one, I would add it in, then started making a design out of them. Now it probably dozens and dozens, maybe hundreds, and they fan out in layers and are so beautiful. People look at it and compliment all the time. Pritti has helped to create a unique piece of art in a place that everyone sees in the house.

Maybe you can add it to a big vase you have out, or a picture frame or accent decoration item, where you could wrap some ribbon or natural leather and then start tucking in some feathers.

 

[paulhanlon]

With Georges feathers my mam gives them to my brother as he makes flies for when he goes fishing I don't know what I will do with jinx's feathers I'll probs collect them until there's enough then turn them into a feather picture or something like that.

 

[WharfRat]

stick them in my hair and play indian chief

 

[Lovelyloribeth]

Bahaha! We could make headdresses and have a powwow!

 

[lene1949]

I don't molt any feathers....