When Do I Get My Gold Chocobo Feathers?

[NorthernLadMSP]

I thought you got 5 just for recruiting, then more when they sub? :\

You do. 5 for your first recruit. Once they download the game and register for a Square Enix account, then they log into the Mog Station using that user name/password and register the code. The feathers are then pretty much immediately sent to you in game via Mog mail.