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Q&A What are the feathers under the hackle in the rooster saddle?

I just bought my first whole rooster saddle for hackle and found out that there are some soft webby feathers under the usable hackle: I reckon that they are some sort of soft hackle, but some of...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Kenji‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by System‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Kenji‭ · 2020-04-17T21:34:56Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>I just bought my first whole rooster saddle for hackle and found out that there are some soft webby feathers under the usable hackle:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/gsUcH.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/gsUcH.jpg" alt="Feathers under the hackle"></a></p>

<p>I reckon that they are some sort of soft hackle, but some of them look like chickabou. Are there any uses for them when it comes to fly tying?</p>