These are RARE feathers — price is per individual feather. Please read below for a description of my grading (Grade A vs Grade B) criteria. The longer lengths (5 inches long and up) are much more rare as there are only a few long ones on the wings of each adult male bird, whereas the shorter ones can be found not only on the wings but on the body as well.

**finally!! After a few years lacking I received a few longer feathers in August**

*** as each individual feather varies slightly, sizes are not precise - they are very close, within 6 cm. So 4 inch feathers are 4 inches +/- 6 cm. *** please note that the smaller sizes are small! Many of the 1-2.5” feathers have a slight concave curve to them as they are contoured from laying on the wing/shoulder area. They remain supple and can be laid flat but when held up on their own they do have that concavity. All feathers can also be carefully shaped and straightened with a hair straightener on low heat.

One of the rarest feathers around. These are some of my favorite feathers on the planet! Gray peacock pheasant males have eyed feathers on their wings, and on their tails, in order to catch the eye of any potential females. The eyes are stunning to our human eyes as well - so beautiful, with an intensely iridescent eye that flashes purple, blue, green depending on how the light hits it.

Please look at the photos as a guide to the variation possible across individual feathers - as these are products of nature, they will vary slightly in patterning, coloration, size of the iridescent eye, intensity/color of iridescence, etc.

GRADING: ALL of the feathers in this batch are in great-to-excellent condition. They have been hand-selected for quality with none or very minor/hardly visible imperfections. They are further graded according to the slight variability in the iridescent eye, as described below. Pictures of representative feathers are in the gallery to the left. Please keep in mind there is not a HUGE difference between the two - the main issue is that the iridescence in the eye - some come from a younger male with slightly less/weaker iridescence (would be grade B), and some come from an older, more mature in-his-prime male with more iridescent saturation (would be grade A). However, some Grade A feathers may have a smaller eye if the iridescence is stronger - and vice-versa - and it’s all ultimately relative to what I have in stock. Grade B feathers are still fantastically beautiful!! Nothing wrong with them at all.

Grade A feathers - excellent/perfect condition a small OR big eye that is more deeply iridescent, or more completely iridescent.

Grade B feathers - great/excellent condition with smaller or less iridescent eye, possibly slightly translucent non-iridescent barbs.

Please keep in mind that there is not a HUGE amount of difference between the two. And that colors and appearance differ across different computer monitors as well as across different human vision!

These feathers are soft and supple - they are not very stiff (the barbs can be wispy/appear "threadbare" or transulcent as well) - and can be somewhat delicate and easy to ruffle so please keep that in mind for your intended use. Most of them work best as accents, backed by other feathers if you are making, for example, feather earrings. This all depends on which part of the wing that the feathers come from which in turn depends on my source and which feathers fall off the birds at any given time - AND are in good condition.

These are REALLY spectacular - sure to make whatever you create with them to stand out. I've seen some beautiful earrings and smudge fans crafted with these feathers. They also frame REALLY well for feathers!

These are quality feathers, in excellent condition for naturally-molted feathers, although PLEASE do not expect them to be pristine as there may be some minor signs of wear or perceived imperfections/inconsistencies. Photos are representative of the quality standard I have. They are cruelty-free having been molted from domestically-located captive pet birds from a local aviary.