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Some days ago, a large feather appeared at the base of someone's fence—a good 10" long. In the old days I would have scavenged it on sight, but now I'm concerned about acquiring microscopic nasties only remediable by expensive medical care, so I've let it lie and envied the dog, who's sniffed it with interest every time we pass it; until this evening, when she picked it up smartly in her mouth and continued trotting, holding it proudly. I took it away from her and put it back at the base of the fence.
It's sad, because although the city plans to build apartments for the aged or some other needy group, these are among the cheapest rent houses left in it (for a while two witches lived in the one on the right, put in a pentagram-shaped flower bed, and cared for many feral cats), and they will also be demolishing a couple of duplexes that were built several decades ago to provide cheap housing and have been well used ever since.
It's sad, because although the city plans to build apartments for the aged or some other needy group, these are among the cheapest rent houses left in it (for a while two witches lived in the one on the right, put in a pentagram-shaped flower bed, and cared for many feral cats), and they will also be demolishing a couple of duplexes that were built several decades ago to provide cheap housing and have been well used ever since.
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You can microwave feathers for about 30 secs to kill microscopic nasties, or bake it at a very low heat [80 C or 176 f] for 10 minutes, But use gloves to handle it before that.
There are also other methods that use chemicals as well.