Black Feather
Obtained from the feather-color pools of birds such as night herons, sparrows, long-tailed tits, spotted doves, pigeons, crows, seagulls, kiwis, mynas, woodcocks, kestrels, and cassowaries.
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The normal feather-color pools of these birds include black feathers: Black-crowned Night Heron, Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit, Spotted Dove, Pigeon, Crow, Seagull, Kiwi, Myna, Woodcock, Kestrel, Cassowary. Molting and shearing each select a random color; this color is not guaranteed every time.
Shearing melanistic birds also gives black feathers.
How to use
Shearing feathers
Hold shears and right-click a bird to get 1 feather, using 1 durability. The same bird has a 5-minute wait before it can be sheared again, and cannot fly during that time.
Crafting a Wind Feather Fan
At a crafting table, combine 6 mod feathers with 1 stick to make a Wind Feather Fan. You can mix all 15 colors; they do not all have to be black feathers. Mod feathers and vanilla feathers are different materials. Mod feathers cannot replace the vanilla feather in the Field Guide recipe.
Fan recipe
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Drop conditions
Birds naturally shed feathers about every 10–20 minutes when a player is nearby and molting conditions are met. Otherwise, the check is postponed. Killing birds does not drop feathers.