# Feather quills in duck skin **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feather-quills-in-duck-skin/826586 "2018-12-23T21:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feather-quills-in-duck-skin/826586/1 "2018-12-23T21:01:08Z")
I’m drying out a couple ducks for Peking Duck, and there are still some small quills left in the skin. I’ve removed as many as I can with tweezers, but some are pretty stubborn. How concerned do I need to be about this as A. a texture issue and B. a choking hazard? I’ve made Peking duck before but it’s been a while and I can’t remember how I dealt with the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feather-quills-in-duck-skin/826586/2 "2018-12-23T22:32:36Z")
Gotta pluck 'em. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feather-quills-in-duck-skin/826586/3 "2018-12-23T23:52:50Z")
Try using pliers instead of tweezers. ---
**Author:** ![TSBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feather-quills-in-duck-skin/826586/4 "2018-12-24T01:24:48Z")
Yes, I’m going to graduate to pliers.