Patent ID: 8323756

Claim:
A method for spreading a turkey's tail feathers in a fan-shaped display about a central hub from which said tail feathers extend, each of said tail feathers having a central quill attaching a base of the feather to said hub, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a display device, comprising: i) an elongated shank having two opposing ends defining a length therebteween; and, ii) two quill clips located one at each of the two opposing ends of said shank, said two quill clips each having one or more grooves sized and shaped to snap securely onto the central quills near the base of one or more of the turkey's outer tail feathers located to either opposite side of the hub; and, b) snapping each of said two quill clips onto the quills near the base of one or more of the turkey's outer tail feathers located to either opposite side of the hub, thereby holding the clipped outer tail feathers apart and spreading the turkey's tail feathers located intermediate the clipped outer tail feathers in the fan-shaped display about the hub.