Ok, went back in and redid the copy node and called it "Copy Template Feather" instead of "Copy Template Wing" and reconnected it to the 2 rule nodes I made and got this:

------- VSS -------
Synchronizing WQ_Wings from VSS_Skin_Shader_PR3_1
-- done -

 

Dare I think that it worked?!

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi