Can you taxidermy a rooster?

[Ninjasquirrel]

I went to an estate sale today and left rather mad. They had these beautiful craft roosters but they wanted 30 bucks a piece because they claimed they were "taxidermied roosters". They felt like foam to me. The legs, combs and beck were all fake. About the only thing that seemed legit to me was the feathers but even then they didnt seem like true roo feathers. When I told them I disagreed that they were real they claimed they had a "professional taxidermist" look at them and say they were real. They asked why I was questioning it and I said "uh cause I raise chickens. I have a rooster and I have very good reason to doubt. I can kill a roo and have it taxidermied for cheaper than that even if it was possible." They scoffed at me and I walked away. No one is gonna pay that so it'll probably be in goodwill next week. But...

Can you taxidermy a rooster? I'm 90 percent sure those were 100 percent fake.

 

[Hei 20]

I went to an estate sale today and left rather mad. They had these beautiful craft roosters but they wanted 30 bucks a piece because they claimed they were "taxidermied roosters". They felt like foam to me. The legs, combs and beck were all fake. About the only thing that seemed legit to me was the feathers but even then they didnt seem like true roo feathers. When I told them I disagreed that they were real they claimed they had a "professional taxidermist" look at them and say they were real. They asked why I was questioning it and I said "uh cause I raise chickens. I have a rooster and I have very good reason to doubt. I can kill a roo and have it taxidermied for cheaper than that even if it was possible." They scoffed at me and I walked away. No one is gonna pay that so it'll probably be in goodwill next week. But...

Can you taxidermy a rooster? I'm 90 percent sure those were 100 percent fake.

Apparently, so.

 

[Wezdin]

Good taxidermy is expensive, and you can't use the real comb for obvious reasons. I have a very good friend that works as a taxidermist. They do all kinds of birds like ducks, chukar, pigeons, and more. A taxidermy mount of a small animal, such as a rooster, will often be made of almost completely foam.

 

[Wezdin]

What I'm saying is it is possible to mount a rooster, but the ones you encountered were probably fake.

 

[Mmanist]

I looked up taxidermy silkie. Bad idea. There was some really pretty ones... then there was stuff nightmares are made of

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Apparently, so.
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That looks more real than these did. These had glass eyes that where just glued to the side of the head. It didnt look like a live rooster like that one does

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

What I'm saying is it is possible to mount a rooster, but the ones you encountered were probably fake.

I'm pretty sure it was because of two reasons:
1. The owners were on a side of our city that is not permitted to raise chickens
2. The eyes were not inset so that means there is no skull.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I really think they were just being plain greedy. It was clear that this was someone's house that made crafts professionally. There were a lot of home made wreaths, bird houses, ribbons etc.

 

[Livvy0987]

I went to an estate sale today and left rather mad. They had these beautiful craft roosters but they wanted 30 bucks a piece because they claimed they were "taxidermied roosters". They felt like foam to me. The legs, combs and beck were all fake. About the only thing that seemed legit to me was the feathers but even then they didnt seem like true roo feathers. When I told them I disagreed that they were real they claimed they had a "professional taxidermist" look at them and say they were real. They asked why I was questioning it and I said "uh cause I raise chickens. I have a rooster and I have very good reason to doubt. I can kill a roo and have it taxidermied for cheaper than that even if it was possible." They scoffed at me and I walked away. No one is gonna pay that so it'll probably be in goodwill next week. But...

Can you taxidermy a rooster? I'm 90 percent sure those were 100 percent fake.

Personally I taxidermy crawdads... I know it is expensive to mount birds. Anything to taxidermy is possible...
This mount I just found is $350

When I say anything is possible... I mean anything..

I wish I would have NEVER of seen those

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Personally I taxidermy crawdads... I know it is expensive to mount birds. Anything to taxidermy is possible...
This mount I just found is $350
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When I say anything is possible... I mean anything..
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I wish I would have NEVER of seen those

Dear God in Heaven...MY EYES

Again though...all those feet are real and the eyes are inset into the skull. I really feel like they were trying to rip me off
So glad I didnt buy it because I think I'd be even more mad than I already am