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richpierce:
I had the good fortune to be successful duck hunting and kept the 1st 3 or 4 primary wing feathers from our ducks.  The ducks were medium sized (spoonbills) and a bit larger (widgeon).  I am not sure the feathers are stiff enough- anybody have experience using duck feathers for fletching?

Hillbilly:
They should work. Duck feathers work great for Eastern Woodlands-style two-feather fletching, but I've used mallard primaries for "normal" fletching, and they work fine-just not quite as durable as turkey or goose..

Coo-wah-chobee:
 ..........................Like Hillbilly said.....bob

adb:
Hi,
I've used all sorts of feathers for fletching... duck, goose (my favorite), pheasant, grouse, owl (road kill), and turkey, of course. They have all worked fine. With the smaller birds, you only get a few primaries big enough to use. Sometimes they're a bit light, and don't last, but they sure look nice. Actually, the pheasant looked the best, because they're naturally barred grey & white.

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billy:
duck feathers should work just fine. 

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