The Source of Down

For those of us who own down Comforters often wonder where the down comes from. We know it’s from ducks but we wonder what process is used to gather the feathers. The good news is that very rarely are live birds used as a source of down. After all they still need it! Instead when poultry is being prepared for packaging and to be sent to your local grocery store or supermarket the feathers which are plucked are sent to down distributers instead of being thrown away. These distributers then sell the down to comforter and bedding manufacturers. So in a way the down you have in your blanket is a great example of using all the resources we have available to us.