Which side is it which is talking about miracles??
The latest research suggests that all you need to form all the feather types are a couple additions to a basic activator-inhibitor system, which already explains the formation of downy feathers. See (full text):
Molecular evidence for an activator-inhibitor mechanism in development of embryonic feather branching. PNAS August 16, 2005 vol. 102 no. 33 11734-11739
Since we have the identity of the basic activator and inhibitor, finding the additional activator and another local inhibitor -- if this theory is accurate -- shouldn't take too long. Then you'll have to move the goal posts again. (Or, more likely, just ignore it.)