Hackles

Red Drum · 09-25-2008, 07:31 PM

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before. However, I was wondering if anyone could tell me a good place to order hackles for my bustles. Preferrably off the internet.

My problem is with Noc Bay. I like their hackles, but whenever I order an amount more than say 2 or 4 ounces, my hackles are a mess. By mess I mean that they are different lengths. My last order I believe I ordered 6 ounces and they gave me 4 ounces that were fine. The rest were in 1/4 ounces and the sizes vary greatly. Of course I ordered them months ago and didn't realize this problem until now, when I have 6 more spikes to tie hackles to on my first bustle. Soon I will be starting my second bustle and I'm at a loss.

Please help! Any assisstance would be greatly appreciated!!

Iowa_Boy · 09-26-2008, 10:10 AM

supernaws is THE place

Iowa_Boy · 09-26-2008, 10:31 AM

unless you know where they get them.

I use about 5 places depending on the size and color.
If the ones from Noc Bay were not good, you should have called them.

Red Drum · 09-26-2008, 04:49 PM

Ok thanks. I agree, I should have called them, but I hadn't noticed until months after I ordered them, so I figured that it was too late to call.

Thanks again for the advice!

Red Drum · 10-07-2008, 06:20 PM

So, for an update, I haven't received the hackles I ordered from Noc Bay. I called yesterday and the girl messed up the order and sent it to a town about 10 miles away. I explained to her that I need these hackles to finish my bustle because I have a pow wow this weekend and she barely cared.

So, my advice would be, don't use Noc Bay if you're in a rush. Thankfully she called UPS and I should be getting my package back tomorrow. I should be able to make it to the pow wow.

crazywolf · 10-08-2008, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Drum

So, for an update, I haven't received the hackles I ordered from Noc Bay. I called yesterday and the girl messed up the order and sent it to a town about 10 miles away. I explained to her that I need these hackles to finish my bustle because I have a pow wow this weekend and she barely cared.

So, my advice would be, don't use Noc Bay if you're in a rush. Thankfully she called UPS and I should be getting my package back tomorrow. I should be able to make it to the pow wow.

Boozhoo niji,

I have never had a problem with Noc Bay, but you want to change, I have always ordered my hackles from Crazy Crow. Go online, and request a catalogue, then you can order by phone. I think their prices have always been reasonable, and never had a problem with their hackles. I do on ocassion have troubles with their spikes though. I ususally order select for my bustles, which is next to the best according to their grading system, but I have gotten spikes that look more like seconds, which is what they sell as "bulk". I usually order twice as many of everything that I need, just as a matter of principle. You can always use spare feathers if they are of good quality too.

Derek

Iowa_Boy · 10-09-2008, 10:16 AM

Just depends on what you want, do you want 5-6" or 6"-8" or 7"-9"? What colors do you want? Most companies separate "dark" hackles from "light" (undyed vs. dyed) as well. I prefer longer hackles that you can't get from standard places. Buffalo Chips have the fluorescent colors that are decent in size, so I use them when I need those. Quality is quality, there is a difference not only in price between crap and great. Crap hackles give you crap bustles (although you can do things to disguise short hackles like close multiple rows). "Catalog" outfits are just that, catalog outfits. Like a great roach maker that uses the best hair available, great bustle makers settle for no less as well.

lostsalt · 10-10-2008, 01:25 AM

I get mine from STILLREZIN he has a very large chicken.

Iowa_Boy · 10-10-2008, 01:06 PM

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I get mine from STILLREZIN he has a very large chicken.

Hey Lostsalt, I thought you got "it" from that girl in Wyoming, or was it that girl in Ohio, or that girl, etc....................

lostsalt · 10-10-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowa_Boy

Hey Lostsalt, I thought you got "it" from that girl in Wyoming, or was it that girl in Ohio, or that girl, etc....................

Easy now, brother. Those weren't hackles I was getting

Iowa_Boy · 10-10-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lostsalt

Easy now, brother. Those weren't hackles I was getting

were those chickens already plucked?

lostsalt · 10-10-2008, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowa_Boy

were those chickens already plucked?

AHH ..... GOOT TIMES... GOOT TIMES.

To borrow a phrase from Clinton...
It depends on what your definition of "plucked " is? tehe he

Iowa_Boy · 10-10-2008, 02:03 PM

the offer still stands, come up for the Lower sioux thanksgiving powwow, you can stay with me

lostsalt · 10-10-2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowa_Boy

the offer still stands, come up for the Lower sioux thanksgiving powwow, you can stay with me

My man, I'm still thinkin hard about it.
I'm a much safer roommate , now that I'm married , Huh?

Iowa_Boy · 10-10-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by lostsalt

My man, I'm still thinkin hard about it.
I'm a much safer roommate , now that I'm married , Huh?

no, its the opposite, back then I knew you wouldn't be in the room

09-25-2008, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Red Drum Fancy Dancer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 17	Hackles I'm not sure if this has been discussed before. However, I was wondering if anyone could tell me a good place to order hackles for my bustles. Preferrably off the internet. My problem is with Noc Bay. I like their hackles, but whenever I order an amount more than say 2 or 4 ounces, my hackles are a mess. By mess I mean that they are different lengths. My last order I believe I ordered 6 ounces and they gave me 4 ounces that were fine. The rest were in 1/4 ounces and the sizes vary greatly. Of course I ordered them months ago and didn't realize this problem until now, when I have 6 more spikes to tie hackles to on my first bustle. Soon I will be starting my second bustle and I'm at a loss. Please help! Any assisstance would be greatly appreciated!!

09-26-2008, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Iowa_Boy Another Song!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 86	supernaws is THE place __________________

09-26-2008, 10:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Iowa_Boy Another Song!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 86	unless you know where they get them. I use about 5 places depending on the size and color. If the ones from Noc Bay were not good, you should have called them. __________________

10-09-2008, 10:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
Iowa_Boy Another Song!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 86	Just depends on what you want, do you want 5-6" or 6"-8" or 7"-9"? What colors do you want? Most companies separate "dark" hackles from "light" (undyed vs. dyed) as well. I prefer longer hackles that you can't get from standard places. Buffalo Chips have the fluorescent colors that are decent in size, so I use them when I need those. Quality is quality, there is a difference not only in price between crap and great. Crap hackles give you crap bustles (although you can do things to disguise short hackles like close multiple rows). "Catalog" outfits are just that, catalog outfits. Like a great roach maker that uses the best hair available, great bustle makers settle for no less as well. __________________

10-10-2008, 01:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
lostsalt One more push-up,Please! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: where the missouri & kaw rivers meet Posts: 318	. I get mine from STILLREZIN he has a very large chicken. __________________ "Now remember, things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is." JW

09-26-2008, 04:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Red Drum Fancy Dancer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 17	Ok thanks. I agree, I should have called them, but I hadn't noticed until months after I ordered them, so I figured that it was too late to call. Thanks again for the advice!

10-07-2008, 06:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Red Drum Fancy Dancer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 17	So, for an update, I haven't received the hackles I ordered from Noc Bay. I called yesterday and the girl messed up the order and sent it to a town about 10 miles away. I explained to her that I need these hackles to finish my bustle because I have a pow wow this weekend and she barely cared. So, my advice would be, don't use Noc Bay if you're in a rush. Thankfully she called UPS and I should be getting my package back tomorrow. I should be able to make it to the pow wow.

10-10-2008, 02:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
Iowa_Boy Another Song!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 86	the offer still stands, come up for the Lower sioux thanksgiving powwow, you can stay with me __________________

10-11-2008, 02:57 AM	#16 (permalink)