From: Lowcountry
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Date: 09-Oct-17 |
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I keep mine in a Tupperware container.
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From: reddogge
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Date: 09-Oct-17 |
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Sealed in ziplock bags in a tupperware container. Natural barred turkey feathers (off of a real turkey kill) I kept in a freezer in zip lock bags.
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 09-Oct-17 |
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Plastic containers so bugs can't get in on me and eat feathers.
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From: Jeff Durnell
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Date: 09-Oct-17 |
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I keep mine in boxes and bags with Borax and give them a shake every time I add some. Borax keeps the bugs out.
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From: RonsPlc
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Date: 09-Oct-17 |
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I keep mine in sealed ziplock baggies and I put in a bit of borax just to keep bugs at bay.
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From: Linecutter
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Date: 09-Oct-17 |
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Zip lock bags and hamster cedar chips. DANNY
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From: woodsman
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Date: 09-Oct-17 |
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Any type sealed container with mothballs.
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From: 2 bears
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Date: 09-Oct-17 |
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Zip locks with a bit of Borax. It doesn't leave an odor like moth balls.Birds usually do have mites and they will eat up the feathers in time if not protected.>>>----> Ken
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From: stykzz
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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I deal with a lot of feathers. The way I store mine is sealed in a zip lock bag that I have sprayed a little dry silicone in. I put the feathers in quill side down, spray in the silicone, then squeeze out as much air as I can. Never had a bug problem.
The added plus is a little extra water protection.
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From: bigdaddy
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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What is DRY silicon?
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From: Sawtooth (Original)
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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Quart sized ziplock bags with a little puff of SEVIN dust in them for bugs.
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From: Hal9000
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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steel shelves at least 1/4" thick :)
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From: stykzz
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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Yeah, Sawtooth I STILL haven't messed with my half of those feathers you sent with Sevin on them. That stuff is bad news. Please consider using something a little less toxic. :)
I get dry silicone in a spray can. MR Wrench is the brand name, but I'm sure there are others. It's okay if it goes on wet, just make sure it dries. Seriously guys. I've never had a bug problem, and you should see the condition of some of the feathers I get sent to me. I should probably start a thread on how to treat and mail feathers for the best results.
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From: 2 bears
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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Borax is super cheap and works. It is an old Taxidermy trick.. 1/4" steel?? Are your feathers that heavy or the bugs that vicious? LoL >>>----> Ken
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From: dean
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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I have never had an issue with bugs eating my feathers, they are just in a cardboard box. Must be a southern thing. of course, I spray my basement for earwigs every year, maybe that is keep the bird mites at bay.
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From: hawkeye in PA
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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A cleaned out 50 caliber ammo box and the feathers are in bags in the box.
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From: Jeff Durnell
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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Larry, I didn't have a problem with bugs chewing on my feathers for decades, then one day opened boxes of turkey feathers to find 3/4 of them destroyed. I threw away well over a hundred feathers that day.
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From: 2 bears
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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Like Jeff said they will destroy all you feathers one day. Two minutes and a few cents worth of Borax can save the day.>>--> Ken
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From: Sawtooth (Original)
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Date: 10-Oct-17 |
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Yeah, Sawtooth I STILL haven't messed with my half of those feathers you sent with Sevin on them. That stuff is bad news. Please consider using something a little less toxic. :)
I did not realize it was a problem. I will do something different in the future.
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From: Stoner
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Date: 11-Oct-17 |
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X2 Jeff Durnell John
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From: Wapiti - - M. S.
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Date: 11-Oct-17 |
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Mine where bought from 3rivers & lost nation.Stored in zip lock bags and never used borax,and they are fine. Never used turkey feathers that came from birds I killed,or that were given to me.
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From: stykzz
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Date: 11-Oct-17 |
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I should also add that I only put 50 feathers in a bag (full length). So if I ever do have issues it will be limited. Eggs in one basket kinda thing.
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From: lawdy
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Date: 11-Oct-17 |
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I store all my turkey wings in a my trapping freezer until I cut and grind some fletching. The excess goes back into the freezer.
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From: Stoner
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Date: 15-Oct-17 |
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Oops, meant to say I use 20 mule team borax and open grocery bags in a cardboard box, no issues for years. John
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