After talking with the supplier, I decided that their manufacturer doesn't rinse their feathers very well. The people that package the feathers for sale apparently complain that the dark colors get all over their hands so they wear rubber gloves.

I took a small clump and rinsed it in cold water for about 4-5 minutes. I could still get red color to come out when I squeezed water from the feathers. After getting most of the water out by hand, I dried them some more by squeezing them Inside some folded paper towel. You can see in the picture below that more color came out.

Next, I dried them with a hair drier, shaking them gently during the process. It doesn't look like the color changed much at all. In the second picture, the washed clump is at the top.

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