Which criteria apply to the proper gathering of feathers in live geese (=the gathering of feathers in live geese during the moulting period)?

The proper performance has to conform to quite specific regulations. The most important criteria in this respect are:
  • await the exact moment of moulting (moulting = the natural process of shedding and regrowing of the plumage)
  • the plumage must not be removed completely, but only be “thinned out”.
 
Quelle
Verband der Deutschen Daunen- und Federnindustrie e.V.
Source URL
http://www.vdfi.de/en