I found this link:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=73296
Oh nevermind, you were the OP. hehe
I also found this good site. Go around it and you'll find some pretty good information :-}
http://www.northerngoose.com/ngp/profile.htm
I heard its a hard process. You have to kill the bird, get the feathers, clean the feathers etc. Bu I think It can be self sufficiennt if you make a lot of quilts or pillows. They can also be quite valuable, so...Like ticks said, "Go For It!" :D
They say that if you change all the lightbulbs in your house to the squiggly ones, your electricity bill will be 75% less than before. How cool is that?