How do you preserve turkey wings for mounting?
Inject the wing section at the tip with liquid preservative and apply borax to the raw parts. When all the flesh has been removed and dry preservative applied, spread the wing the way you want it to dry and place objects such as books on the large feathers to hold the wing in position as it stiffens.
How do you preserve a turkey tail fan?
Soak just the base of the quills and skin of the tail for about an hour in Coleman Camp Fuel (white gas) to remove any grease. 11. Dry then soak for an hour in a mixture of Borax and water. This brine will soak into the skin and preserve it against invasion by mites and other insects.
What’s the best way to mount a turkey tail?
Step 1: Depending on how many rows of secondary feathers you want on your mount, locate the oil gland near the front of the tail and cut around that area. Step 2: Flesh away all the meat and tissue from the base and between the feather quills using our bird flesher.
How do you mount a turkey tail fan?
As far as how to mount a turkey fan, start by liberally spreading an equal mixture of table salt and borax onto the flesh and throughout the base of the quills on the back side, using your gloved hands to massage it in. This will dry and preserve the tail fan base, which keeps it from rotting and smelling.
Can You mount a Turkey on a taxidermy form?
This cape would then be mounted on turkey taxidermy forms. While a full body turkey mount is definitely a unique mount or one that you save for a trophy turkey, it takes much more work than the plaque mount above.
What’s the best way to clean a turkey tail?
Step 2: Flesh away all the meat and tissue from the base and between the feather quills using our bird flesher. Step 3: If the tail is bloody and dirty wash in warm dawn dish soap 20-30 minutes, rinse and repeat.