Sixteen
You are referring to a feather shuttlecock. It contains 16 goose feathers all in all. Since you are just asking for the number of feathers, then I guess my answer is already complete.
16 Feathers in a Shuttlecock (Standard Badminton)
a shuttlecock is either a plastic or feathered conical objet. feathered are usually 14-16 goose feathers and are put to better use if advanced players use them,...otherwise they will be destroyed in minutes
A shuttlecock is traditionally made with goose feathers stuck into a cork base, but rubber and plastic shuttlecocks are more common now, as they are less easier to become damaged or ripped. The sport that shuttlecocks are used in is badminton.
another word for badminton birdie is called a "shuttlecock"
The Shuttlecock or Shuttle is the old name or original name for the "ball" in badminton. It is also commonly referred to as "the bird" or "birdie".
Shuttlecock is a slightly more outdated term for this object that comes from the original source of the feathers, which used to come from chickens or roosters.
goose feathers...
how did shuttlecock get its name
There are two parts in Badminton shuttle cock that are made of the feathers of a cockerel. Cock diameter is 1" attached with wings.
a shuttlecock