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Post by wesb81219 on May 2, 2017 17:48:17 GMT -5
So my tail got a little boogered up because my bird went down in some shallow water and mud. Any tips on how to clean and fix it up a little? Thanks in advance for any help.  |
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Post by onebentarrow on May 2, 2017 21:30:28 GMT -5
So my tail got a little boogered up because my bird went down in some shallow water and mud. Any tips on how to clean and fix it up a little? Thanks in advance for any help. You might call a taxidermist that does turkeys and ask. The worst you could get is i will not help and him no future business. I tinker in taxidermy but have NO IDEA how to fix a turkey tail or i would tell you. I have a whole turkey to mount for my nephew so whee it is all said and dune i may know then. Good luck |
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Post by butlerj on May 3, 2017 15:55:45 GMT -5
I'm going to suggest and I recommend you try one little spot first and see how it goes. use a wet towel and soak a mud spot, let the water soak into the mud so it becomes as liquid and Gently rub outward from the spine of the feather until mud is gone.
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Post by bsutravis on May 7, 2017 4:41:00 GMT -5
After removing all the meat and grease from the skin & quill bases:
I wash all my turkey tails in cool water and Dawn dish soap before mounting. I let the bird soak in the Dawn for about 30 minutes to pull out the grease, then I wisk the tail back and forth several times to clean the feathers. Rinse VERY good, then place on a towel and pat dry. At this point you'll think that you've ruined your fan. It will look horrible. Don't fret... take a hair dryer on low/medium heat and start drying the fan. It will take every bit of 30 minutes to get it completely dry. You'll start seeing the down feathers start to puff up near the base of the tail, and with time the other feathers will come to life and look nice and clean. Then I pin it out, and take a toothbrush and groom any stubborn feathers so they all lay nice. I then sprinkle some borax on the base and let dry. After several days I blow off the borax with the air compressor so that none gets onto the main part of the feathers. I then do something a little differently... I take hot glue and drizzle across the base of the feathers where the meat was and give it a nice coating of glue. This will all be hidden by the wooden plaque. Once the glue cools I flip the fan over and glue the backside as well. It helps lock everything into place and encapsulates the fleshy part of the tail.
That's my method....
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