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Most down products are made from birds that are killed, but the meat from the birds is often used. Some down products are made with feathers from birds that are plucked alive, which is painful and tears the bird's skin.

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What Natural material is used to make feather pillows?

Feather pillows are typically made using feathers sourced from birds, such as ducks or geese. These feathers are cleaned, sterilized, and then filled into pillow covers to create a soft and comfortable sleeping surface.


Do water birds have oil glands to make their feather waterproof?

Yes, water birds have a specialized oil gland called the uropygial gland located near the base of their tail. This gland produces oil that the birds spread over their feathers during preening to make them waterproof and maintain their insulation and buoyancy.


Why are the birds of paradise an andangered species?

Birds of paradise are threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation, illegal pet trade, and hunting. Their specialized habitat requirements, slow reproductive rates, and small population sizes make them vulnerable to these threats. Conservation efforts are crucial to protect these unique and beautiful birds from further decline.


Why birds need feather?

Feathers make it possible for birds to fly, and help to keep them dry and warm, and the coloration helps them to find mating partners.


Why do cats like to play with feather toys?

All cats love feathers. All cats love birds. All birds have feathers. All cats love feathers.Thus we humans have invented feathered cat toys to ensure that the species of birds does not get extinct.Feather toys are a great way to entertain your cat and protect birds from being eaten alive at the same time. All humans are different, so are cats. This is why there has developed a great variety of great feathered cat toys much to the enjoyment of our little tigers.

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What did Aztec featherworkers make?

The feather workers made head dresses from tropical bird feathers. The Aztec feather workers would make clothing out of feathers from all sorts of tropical birds for nobility and royalty as well.


Fine feather make fine birds?

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What Natural material is used to make feather pillows?

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What happens if you pull a birds feather out a bird?

it will kill the bird and the bird will come and haunt you


How do you make a wild feather safe to put into your hair?

The lice that birds carry cannot transfer to humans -- lice are species specific. But, if you are worried at all then put the feather in your freezer over night, the cold will kill anything that may be on it. :)


Are there stain resistent duvets?

Yes there are a few companies that make them. I'm not sure what they are, you'll have to search around a bit.


Why feather absorbs oil?

It is a interesting (sad also) mechanism. Most sea birds have water proof feathers protecting them from the elements. But according to the link, oil mats together the feathers and water can seep in between the oil. Birds make matter worse, when through their preening (feather cleaning) they ingest the oil. There are many links available on the internet that review the processes by which oil spills harm birds. See related links.


How do you make book on doodle god?

put together feather and paper.


Are goose killed to make goose feather shuttlecocks for badminton?

This is indeed a very interesting question. Come to think that will goose feather reproduce if only part of it is trimmed/ removed? I guess they will not. Also, also since they are so many goose being slaughtered daily and why not salvage the feather for shuttlecocks? Geese and ducks molt their feathers every year, naturally, all by themselves, so you could follow your pet geese or ducks around and collect the left wing feathers as they dropped out and use them to make your own shuttlecocks if you wanted to make some that involved not killing the birds. The feathers ARE harvested from slaughtered ducks and geese and used for many uses, shuttlecocks included, the geese are not killed to get the feathers, the feathers are removed to get to the meat. The shuttlecock manufacturers do get the left wing feathers from the meat processing factories.


Can you pull birds loose tail feather?

Yes. Pull it quick as you would a hair on your head and make sure it doesn't bleed after you pull it. Should it be a bleeder, a little corn starch will stop it.