The best replacement for feathers is vanes.

The best alternatives to feathers are rated as following:
★★★★★  vanes
★★  blazers
★★  down
★★  plastic vanes
★★  fur
★★  lead
★  dots
★  veins
★  bricks
★  plastic fletching
★  vanes archery
  shield feathers
  blazer vanes
  pound of bricks
  vanes whisker biscuit
  goose feathers
  hair
  pound of gold
  kilogram of iron
  hawk feathers
  vanes arrows
  five inch feathers

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Speaking about feathers, one probably shouldn't forget about clips.

Other search terms related to feathers and their ratings are:
★★★★★ clips
★★★★ birds
★★ clip
★★ killing chickens
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