Any body of water, such as a pond, can easily have ducks, peacocks, and other kinds of birds, and will have feathers littering the ground in varying states. Some can be used, while some can't. If it's hunting season, you can ask the hunter for the feathers.

Or, you can use feather boas, being mindful of how some of them can easily shed like mad, lending to the humor of losing feathers while you flap.

Horsehair can sometimes be found at horse ranches. Depending on where you go, craft and tack shops may have it as well.

American Plume & Fancy Feather (http://www.americanplume.com/)
PO Box 566
4 Skyline Drive
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Phone: 800.521.1132 or 570.586.8400
Fax: 570-586-3008
Their prices reflect a “showbiz” clientele, doing wholesale. However, they've got a nice online catalog of just feathers, as well as full-head feathered masks. Worth the look.

Crazy Crow Trading Post (http://www.crazycrow.com/)
PO Box 847
Pottsboro, TX 75076
Phone: 903-786-2287 or 800-786-6210 (Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm CST)
Fax: 903-786-9059
Great source for horsehair and other items.

Hitching Post Supply (http://www.hitchingpostsupply.com/)
111 W. Main Street
Monroe, WA 98272
Phone: 800-689-9971 or 360-805-1673 (9:30-5 Mon-Fri PST)
Fax: 360-805-9924

Hollywood Fancy Feather Co. (http://www.hollywoodfancyfeather.com/)
12140 Sherman Way
N. Hollywood, CA 91605
Phone: 1-800-828-6689 / 818-765-1767 (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm PST)
Fax: 818-982-2919
I have received a wholesale feather catalog some time back from a place called Hollywood Fancy Feather Co. Their catalog didn't strike me as being to expansive but they do carry 'basic' types of feathers in lots of different colors.

Ragdoll Weave Co (http://www.ragdolly.net/)
PO BOX 2262
Tallahassee, FL 32316-2262
Phone: 850-425-1700

Rainbow Feathers (http://www.rainbowfeatherco.com/)
1036 South Main Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone/Fax: (702) 598-0988
Another interesting supplier is Rainbow Feathers: he can custom-dye feather boas to order! He's one of only two or three in the nation who does this, and it only takes a couple of days and costs the same as boas purchased elsewhere!

Sally Beauty Supply (http://www.sallybeauty.com/)
Worldwide Headquarters
3001 Colorado Blvd.
Denton, TX 76210
Phone: 1-940-898-7500
An excellent source for hair and hair supplies, some that may be good to use with fursuit and regular heads. Check Contact Us for international locations elsewhere.

Ulta (http://www.ulta.com/)
Latham&Watkins
Sears Tower
Suite 5800
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 866-858-2266 or 312.876-7650
A beauty supply chain found in many locations, check their store locator. It's more a high-end style beauty shop that can have hair pieces and similar.

Zucker Feathers (http://www.zuckerfeather.com/
PO Box 331
28419 Hwy 87
California, MO 65018
Phone: (573) 796-2183 or 800-346-0657
Fax: (573) 796-2278
They are mostly wholesale, but have some really gorgeous feathers. You can order a catalog and they have an online catalog list also. They don't just give their price lists out to anyone, though…

Attaching feathers
FireRain: I use Velverette, the craft glue.

b.mai: If you want a detailed description of how to attach feathers, and you have access to the fantasy list, talk to Pierre Pettinger. He has a lot of knowledge in that area. Basically, you just drive a needle through the center of your quill and sew that puppy down.