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chicken feathers for fletching??

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okiecountryboy:
Turkey tail feathers are the best...Turkey faethers were used more by native americans

hedgeapple:
Last year around this time I was starting my journey into primitive archery.  I had just finished my first board bow 30 pounder and need arrows.  Also, I had 15 adolecent chickens that need to go into the freezer.  Their tail feathers were not fully developed so those weren't usuable.  I did make several arrows using their wing feathers using a 2 fletched style.  They seem to work well but didn't hold up very long. 

Use what you got until you can get better.

JW_Halverson:


Use what you got until you can get better.
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That is the undeniable truth. 

Okie...as for "best" feathers and the blanket statement about NA's using turkey tail feathers...most of the country didn't have turkeys back when they were using bows.  Only with the help of the National Wild Turkey Federation and numerous state Game and Fish organizations have we spread turkeys to 49 of the 50 states. A careful study of existing artifacts will show that they used any feather they could make work, some even used plant leaves from time to time.  I personally love the look of turkey tail feathers, I often use them for the cock feather with two wing feathers.  One of the reasons I like them is that all but the two outermost edge feathers will give up two fletches...one right hand and one left hand!  For tightwads like me, that means more "twang for your buck"!

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