Rooster Feathers
Feathers from
roosters can be divided into the following categories : Cocktails, Cock
Neck Hackles, Cock Saddles, Cock Schlappen, Chicken and Back Feathers.
Cocktails
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Sizes range from 4-16" up. Normally the 4-10" Cocktail Feathers
are strung in 2" intervals, i.e. 4-6", 6-8", 8-10".
The 10-16" up Cocktail Feathers are normally loose bundled in 2"
intervals, i.e. 10-12", 12-14", 14-16" and 16" up.
Cocktail
Feathers have their natural colors in White, Black, Half-bronze (black with
brown edges) and Mixed (chinchilla and other colors). They can also be dyed
in various colors to suit different applications.
Strung
Cocktail Feathers
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Bundled
Cocktail Feathers
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Cock
Neck Hackles
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Sizes range from 1-7" with the largest proportion at 3-6". Besides
the 1-3" short feathers which are loose bundled, all the other sizes
are normally strung. Regular strung sizes are 2.5-4.5", 2.5-5",
3-5", 3-5.5", 3-6", 4-6", 5-6" and 6" up.
Cock Neck Hackle Feathers have their natural colors in White, Black, Red (brown) and Mixed (chinchilla, badger and other colors). They can also be dyed in various colors to suit different applications.
Cock
Saddles
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Sizes range from 2-9" with the largest proportion at 3-6". Normally
all Saddles Feathers are strung. Regular strung sizes are 2-4", 2.5-4.5",
2.5-5", 3-5", 3-5.5", 3-6", 4-6", 5-6", 6-7"
and 7" up.
Similar
to Neck Hackle Feathers, Cock Saddles Feathers have their natural colors
in White, Black, Red (brown) and Mixed (chinchilla, badger and other colors).
They can also be dyed in various colors to suit different applications.
Cock
Schlappen
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Sizes range from 3-10" with the largest proportion at 4-7". Normally
all Schlappen Feathers are strung. Regular strung sizes are 3-4", 4-6",
6-8" and 8" up.
Cock
Schlappen Feathers have their natural colors in White, Black, Half-bronze,
Red (brown) and Mixed (chinchilla and other colors). They can also be dyed
in various colors to suit different applications.
Chicken
and Back Feathers
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Sizes range from 1-5" with largest proportion at 2-4". They are
normally strung at the size of 2-4".
Natural
colors include White, Black, Half-bronze, Red (brown) and Mixed for Chicken
Feathers and White, Red (brown) and Mixed for Back Feathers. They can also
be dyed in various colors to suit different applications.
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Strung Back Feathers | ||
Bundled
Short Hackles
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