Talk:Books/@comment-63.233.133.4-20130705185750

I've been playing Wickerbottom after the Strange New Powers update and I discovered a nifty little trick I wanted to share with you all.

Short Version : If you get close to a Lureplant and read from the "Birds of the World" book, the majority of the 20-30 birds that come down will be eaten by the Eyeplants. All the feathers and morsels can then be acquired by killing the Lureplant. This will get you roughly 10-15 morsels and 10-15 feathers (plus whatever else the Lureplant has eaten lately) per use of the book. Oh, and a leafy meat.

Slightly Longer Version : 1) Find a Lureplant with as many Eyeplants grown as possible (they max out at 26). You want as much of the screen to be filled with Eyeplants to ensure maximum bird-predation.

2) Move adjacent to the Lureplant while harming as few Eyeplants as possible. You can either cut a small path through and wait for the Eyeplants to re-grow, or you can just accept getting bit and run through all of them, only attacking an Eyeplant adjacent to the Lureplant (so you'll have somewhere to stand).

3a) Read from the "Birds of the World" book. Have fun watching the feeding frenzy.

3b) Repeat the previous step provided you have the sanity to spare. The book has three uses, and each use costs you roughly 40 sanity.

4) Kill the Lureplant and collect your mighty pile of feathers and morsels... and a leafy meat.

5) Replant the Lureplant so you can repeat this later.

6) Go back to your camp and enjoy your pile of food. You'll probably want to do something to improve your sanity at this point; I recommend jerky and taffy/pumpkin cookies for rapid sanity recovery.

*) You can take it a step further by going through steps 1-4 wearing a Feather Hat to further increase the number of birds consumed.

This is a handy way of getting LOTS of morsels without needing rabbits/traps nearby. Or in case you really want a whole lot of feathers. Or just enjoy watching the avian equivalent of  Little Shop of Horrors .