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.

 

[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

 

[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.

 

[chickenlover007]

Then I looked up cool taxidermy and found this. I need it.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I'm picturing this:

 

[roosterhavoc]

I’d pay $30 for this gem. Inbred birds at its finest.

 

[roosterhavoc]

How about a voodoo chicken foot? Possibly still has a scaly leg mites. They’re just a bonus.

 

[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

 

[bikerchix]

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

please pass the brain bleach

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Then I looked up cool taxidermy and found this. I need it.

That is epic