harry,
I most certainly am not hording my feathers.
I've used the silver neck on countless swap flies, most of my dry flies are hackled (as appropriate) w/ cree feathers from the gold cape. the neck I got from roy I use for feather winged streamers.
I bought the whiting necks because the opportunity presented itself and I could afford them. the third was a pleasant surprise I found in my mailbox one day.
I cannot rationalize buying supplies that I don't use.
mgj