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Chicken Feathers?

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coyote pup:
My only concern would be the size. As long as you think they're big enough for your arrows, I say go for it. I would try some 2-fletch with them. I am in a trade with Banoch (the guy asking about the grouse feathers). When I get them, that's what I plan to do with them myself -  make up some 2-fletch if it works out for me. I'm still trying to find some shafts that inspire me.

Pat B:
I've never used chicken feathers but you can do a tangential 3 or 4 feather fletch. This one below is a 3 fletch. These fly as well as any.  These are small feathers from a Canada goose wing.

Hillbilly:
The fletch like Pat showed should work well with chicken feathers. i've used it with guinea feathers and grouse tailfeathers.

billy:
I would think that chicken feathers would work just fine.  I've made some arrows with the feathers cropped pretty close to the shaft (similar to the height of a chicken feather), making a very low-profile fletch, and they flew great.  When using lower feathers, however, I feel that the arrow must be well matched to your bow to get good flight.  If the spine is off then larger feathers are needed to correct any squirrely flight.  But like I said, I've used small, low-cut feathers and they worked well.  So I say YES!  Use them. 

JackCrafty:
The upper arrow is fletched with guinea foul feathers.
The lower arrow is fletched with a combination of pheasant and duck feathers.
All primaries from wings.


All work well but are not very durable.  They will become damaged quickly if you used the arrows for stump shooting and such.

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