The hackle bags you get at Gander Mtn. are just fine. You'll probably pick through the bunch and use only about 2/3rds of the package but, that's a ton of jigs for 3 bucks.

I tie the feathers much differently than the way mentioned in the post above.

I clip the feather before the "fuzzy" stuff but, I then continue to clip the quill about every 1/4 - 1/3 of an inch all the way to the tip of the feather.

This will produce many "V" shaped feather pieces which I then stack on top of each other. I take the stack and tie the quill portion to the jig leaving the remainder of the feather loose. This results in the same visual appearance as a hair/kip jig but, is much softer and produces better "action" in my opinion than a kip jig.

Finish it up with some chenille to cover the body.