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Thank you for watching. I use regular clay.

​@ArtofTaxidermy oh so just normal grey air dry clay?

They are.

Same way as other birds.. push the moustache aside, and skin. You always have to push away what’s blocking your access.

@@ArtofTaxidermy Thanks

I wish

Would love to, if I could find one.

Yes.

It’s acrylic caulk. The beak is black.

Seriously I don’t understand what are you trying to say. I suggest you write it in google translator and then copy it here so I can understand what you question is.

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Hi Adriana Thank you very much for your lovely message. I’m glad that you are finding the videos useful that makes me happy. I hug you back from Canada. 🇨🇦

And thank you very much for your photography. I'm learning a lot of things from your long experience and your art is beautiful.

And please, the required materials are available in a simple way.🌺🌺🌺

Thanks for watching and your comment. Are you talking aboit keeping the birds before mounting or after mounting. ?

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Thank you for watching.

You need to invest in a wire wheel… it is a must for fleshing waterfowls.. and you have tried the most difficult of all the ducks by hand .. no wonder you have shredded it… you might still do it even after your 5th or 6th. Some ducks are better than others.. mallards are the worst. You need a wire wheel.

@@msgamingcentre265 I’m not sure what do you mean ? What skin are you talking about ?

It’s natural. I’m not putting them there. I just make sure not to remove them or scrape them off.

@@ArtofTaxidermy alright

Thanks for watching. 👍

@@ArtofTaxidermy my pleasure!

Thank you! Cheers!

The glue I use today and I find it best is Roman 555.. which is basically a wallpaper adhesive. and if your skin is fit it won’t drum.

@@ArtofTaxidermy Thanks for the fast reply, you're the best!

If the bird was found fresh and not spoiled , yes you need to freeze till you have time to start working on it. If the bird was already spoiled and starting to go bad … then you’d better throw it away.

No.. you just card it to dry that way.

Pretty much … most like to blow dry first … except very large birds like Turkey I don’t see any benefit in that .. so I towel dry the bird the best I can, then mount and finally blow dry. The skin stays moist a lot more and longer this way.

😊 thank you

It’s taxidermiy it’s not like the animal is still alive

Thank you! Cheers!

Soapy water.

Thanks for watching.

😁😁 I don’t know … it’s ok though. If people like it they will

Im not sure if I know what you mean ?

I just try my best... thats a very big compliment and I appreciate that.

Can you please make a red kite

@@hassanhasjie3289 that’s a dream bird for me too, we don’t have red kite here.

Hi Scott.. not on this particular mount,, I explain how to carve your own body and how to mount from start to finish but the skin is already prepped in the past becasue my assitant has done it.. However in the newer tutorials I will be showing the skining and fleshing and all of that (already started on the Raptors Taxidermy).. just because a lot of requests was coming in. However I had already posted videos similar to that which is on a Black duck..czcams.com/video/A-cRufL_ghI/video.html&ab_channel=ArtofTaxidermy

Thank you so much 😀

Thanks for watching , I agree… but you know customer is always right 😉… if they ask for something I’ll throw in my opinion but if they insist , I’ll do. … thanks for sharing your knowledge on here anyway. 👍

It is in the States.. but not in Canada. its permitted here.

Not really.. and I’ve never had that happening. Acrylic paints are so hard to remove once they are dried , it’s unreal.

reading your question again... I think I didnt answer accurately... well the feet are washed really good and dried, ,, and when they are injected the residue will be washed off ,, and by the time we spray the paint on them .. they are very clean.. (if thats what you meant).