Bird Taxidermy (WARNING:Not for the easily offended, overly squeamish, holier that thou, fuss-bucket.)

Step 2 Find the non-feathered patch

first part is finding the middle of the breastbone, it is the ridge in the center of the bird's breast. once you find it, get the feathers to part with your fingers. this is the gap where you can find a spot of skin that ISNT covered with feathers.

.... -_-;; my chickens keep getting in the way....

Comments

[mitch and sean]

If the chicken is in the way chop of it's head it's easier (except for the nerves making It run around smashing into stuff)

[geodez]

That chicken is problably thinking, "why am i here and what is he doing?"

[inacage]

thanks for this instructional. How about removing the skull and beak on small birds? I restore mechanical singing birds and the "body" is brass with a turning head with beak built in. The beak, head, and tail all move as the bird chirps. Would I apply the skin directly to the brass, or first wrap the brass with something? Any help appreciated.

[Daemonikk]

I've never known the brass to react with the skin, if you use enough borax it will absorb the moisture and the brass workings should be just fine :) Removing the skull is reasonably easy (see the mouse taxidermy instructable for details on how to skin off any kind of head), and removing the beak usually just means using a pair of strong scissors or craft wirecutters and snipping off the beak from the skull. Good luck with that, and I'd love to see it.

[waterstaring]

your chickens are sooo cute!!