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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun May 15, 16 7:12 am Post subject: Feathers
I have an old feather duvet with a hole in it. Before I throw it out, is there any use for the feathers? Should I perhaps put some out for the wildlife to use for nests or do they generally prefer their own?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46184
Location: yes

Posted: Sun May 15, 16 10:45 am Post subject:
dug in around fruit trees and bushes etc they work well as slow release nitrate booster compost. a duvet makes a useful pad under collapsed chair cussions

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 17 8:55 pm Post subject:
Patch the hole.

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4626
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 17 9:36 pm Post subject:
Any use for an animal rescue place at all?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 17 9:55 pm Post subject:

NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote:

Any use for an animal rescue place at all?

Re-feathering bald ducks?

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15943

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 17 6:44 am Post subject:
Possibly not Sean. You could either patch the hole or put it in a new cover. If it is too far gone generally, as the others suggest. If you use the feathers outside make sure they are well buried or it will look like a ducks graveyard.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 17 9:36 am Post subject:
Bag the feathers & sell them in small quantities on fleabay. Bound to be crafters in need of stuffing.

buzzy

Joined: 04 Jan 2011
Posts: 3708
Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 17 5:59 pm Post subject:
Has anyone got any spare tar? Henry

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46184
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Sep 20, 17 10:34 pm Post subject:
give me a couple of days

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15943

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 17 7:13 am Post subject:
Yes, get it from our charcoal kiln. All woods produce some tar and if we don't do a long burn we get left with some.

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