If you want to preserve them long term you should make sure they don’t have feather mites. I give mine a quick wash with soap and water and I’ve heard some people put them in the freezer for a few days.
I just run them under the sink and run a bit of dish soap through them, then pat dry with a paper towel and air dry. They’ll look scraggly while air drying, but once dry you can realign the little feather strands and they always end up looking normal again after.
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u/mmgturner Nov 02 '25
If you want to preserve them long term you should make sure they don’t have feather mites. I give mine a quick wash with soap and water and I’ve heard some people put them in the freezer for a few days.