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Old 02-24-2006, 09:27 AM
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Default RE: Turkey Fan?

If you go by that it will take you all day. It shouldn't take but an hour or less to get the job done. I can have it pinned on a board(cardboard) ready to dry in less than an hour. If you get most of the flesh and fat off all you need to put on the base of the fan is borax. You can buy that at Walmart or any grocery store. I let mine dry about two weeks before I display it. The feathers won't fall out or draw up. Make sure you don't cut too much flesh though and separate the tail feathers. Even if there is a little flesh left on the base of the fan the borax will preserve it and it won't smell. Too much left and it will take forever to dry and it may smell a bit.
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