The invention relates to a strain capable of degrading feather keratin efficiently and a screening method thereof. According to result of the analysis and identification of the sequence of 16SrDNA and the result of the identification of a Biolog system, F4 is determined to be Bacillus licheniformis and is named Bacillus licheniformis F4. The Bacillus licheniformis F4 was collected in China Center for Type Culture Collection with a collection number of CGMCC No.4229 on October 22th, 2010. The screening method comprises: primarily screening, separating, enriching, and secondarily screening to obtain the strain capable of degrading feather keratin efficiently. In the invention, the strain capable of degrading feather keratin efficiently is obtained by two steps of screenings under strict conditions, wherein primary screening conditions are a carbon source and a nitrogen source, and secondary screening conditions are complete degradation of feathers and measurement of enzymatic activity of keratin. The strain is inoculated into a fermentation culture medium containing complete feathers to perform fermentation culture for 60 hours, all barbules of the feathers are removed, the left feather stems and a major part of removed pinnules are degraded, and the feather removing and feather keratin degrading effects of the strain are obvious.