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This may be a somewhat odd request but I would love to get hold of some chicken feathers, preferably the downy ones from their neck or breast.   The reason I ask is that I have a chicken feather pillow my grandmother made for me over thirty years ago & it's the best pillow I've ever had.   I can't get another as Grandma is dead & I don't have chooks (yet).   

I recently washed said pillow & found to my horror that  seam was coming undone when I opened the washing machine to handful of feathers.   I've reclaimed what I could but my pillow is now rather less stuffed than it used to be.

If anybody can help me out with a handful or two ( or three etc.....) then please pm me for my address.

thank you very, very, very much

CC

I'll have a look in my cellar where i plucked last time - cant remember if I threw the bag out though... they will be white feathers if i have them... I'll get back to you.

thank you, I'm not really bothered about the colour as once they're in the pillow I won't see them.

CC

Don't you have to do something to feathers before using them for stuffing?

I have a vague recollection of feathers getting 'maggoty' in a pillow when used too fresh or not preserved properly........or is that just an urban myth?!