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Down –
the perfect micro-climate
Did you know that geese give us over half a million feathers for one kilo of down?
And we are not talking about a variety of feathers here, either. Down has no
hard, warm quill. Down is part of the tender plumage which, as a bottom layer of
the breast feathers, always keeps the geese and ducks so beautifully warm and
cosy. This is why it is possible for them to swim even in polar temperatures,
surrounded by snow and ice.
Down is nature's own special version of "haute couture". Around one billion down
feathers are required to fill 1000 kg. A ball of down weighs only 0.001g and is
very similar to a snowflake. Every ounce of snow goose down has about 2 million
fluffy filaments which mesh and interlock with each other and can thus enclose a
maximum of air: the best protection against cold which the world can provide.
Whilst down of inferior quality only has the diameter of a 10 cent piece, the down
of geese from Eastern European countries is often as large as a one euro piece.
Siberian snow goose down is sometimes even as big as a two euro piece: the
perfect climate solution.