feathers and wings etc

[flyguy777]

Guys,
I've just been given a pair of jay's wings from a farmer friend of mine, what i need to know is, do i need to treat them with any type of cleaner, preservative etc prior to using them?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[wobbly face]

Just make sure there is no fat or anything left where the wings attached to the birds body. Add some naphaline crystals to a plastic bag and put the wings in with them. Keep them dry. You could, if lucky (and understanding wife) nuke them for a minute in micro wave or freeze for 24 hours to kill of any mites/fleas.

[arkle]

Avoid ANY Naptha based chemicals, they are carcinogenic & fall out onto carpets etc where they can get ingedted by virtually any living thing there upon. Use a safe organic based pesticide & repellant spray of which there are loads on google.

Micro-wave 2x for 30secs (max) once each side. Freezing often just puts "bugs" into hibernation rather than killing them. Use a new clean zip top bag for storage after treatment.

[easker1]

Borax on the butts to stop any corruption, a pal sent me a mink tail and it arrived complete with Maggots, , you could just remove the blues and dump the rest, easker1