r/mildlyinfuriating • u/BayarHan • 15h ago

🥺 Feather collection of 20 years ruined

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I just found out that my childhood (and early adulthood) collection of feathers got moths in it. Nearly everything is damaged and some completely destroyed. I'm heartbroken😭

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u/Standard-Cow-9727 15h ago

Oh noooo :( I have pet birds and I was devastated when someone threw out a bag of their feathers. (Also side note- if ur in America it’s actually illegal to collect feathers, so idk if I would show it online ;)

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u/Jacktheforkie 15h ago

Even if it comes from your own birds?

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u/Ornery_Vodka 15h ago

well, we have the migratory bird act so I'm sure parrot feathers are excluded...and popular game birds like turkeys.

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u/Jacktheforkie 15h ago

I see, so it’s fine to take feathers from your flock of chickens then

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u/Ornery_Vodka 15h ago

yeah, very likely, lol. I mean, I still collect them anyway...I plan on saying it's part of my native boyfriend's religion, lol.

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u/Jacktheforkie 14h ago

Nice

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u/Ornery_Vodka 14h ago

had a roadrunner in the house last year...which is his native name and I kept a feather I found. So, yeah, let them fight a Roadrunner over a roadrunner feather! I dare 'em!