Treating turkey fans

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FWIW - I've noticed multiple people on this thread saying they use Borax for drying. Borax is NOT for drying, it's for bug repellant. Salt is for drying.

I get 99% of the meat and fat off, wash in Dawn, rinse, blow dry the feathers and steam to repair and straighten feathers. Then with the little connective tissue left between feathers just use Borax. It 100% dries it out. Now with how a lot of guys simple lop off the tail take the big chunks off and dry, maybe Borax isn't the answer but it definitely dries out plenty. I've done a ton of grouse tails in it and they have hung in the garage for 10+ years. no bugs, no mice, no rot.