Orange soda dyes feathers

My feathers took the dye very well.  I used white and grey feathers, orange soda, citric acid from the Asian grocery store, and heat from my microwave.  I like citric acid better than vinegar -it seems to be stronger.  When I run out of citric acid, aka "lemon salt," it will be January, much too icy to travel to the specialist market.

I heated the orange drink in the microwave for two minutes, then added a small amount of citric acid powder.  I dropped in the feathers, waited five minutes, and reheated.  It's very simple.

I dried the feathers on an old towel.  I guess feathers will set a curl just like hair.  I accidentally made curled feathers because I got tired of smoothing and flattening them one by one.  Next I will dye a handful of feathers red using leftover Gatoraide.  They will go into a brightly colored feather mask, eventually.