I would suggest u to go for direct isolation of the fungi , by just placing the feather in Basal salt medium with antibacterial agent . Try to isolate those fungi which grows on the surface of feather and reinoculate it on the Casein medium. You can also visit areas where the slaughter house waste are dumped . collect the feather samples from there along with soil . There you have more chances to get microbes which are capable of degrading keratins.