How do you mount a bird? ToolsSome of the tools we use on a daily base. SkinningA small incision is made on the breast of the bird. SkinningThe limbs are cut so the body can be removed from the skin. Cleaning the skinAll fat and meat needs to be removed from the skin. Preserving the skinThe meat on the skull and bones is removed and the skin is brushed with tanning liquids. Carving the artificial bodyThis artifical body is carved from foam. The neck is made of wire and cotton. Washing & rinsingWe wash the skin with soap and threath it with an anti-moth soap. DryingWe wrap the skin in a towel. DryingA hair dryer is used to blow dry the feathers. Attaching artificial bodyThe neck is glued into the skull and the eye sockets are filled up with clay and acrylic eyes. Wiring wingsWire is used in the wings of the birds and attached in the foam on the spot where the wing bone was cut. Wiring legsThe legs are wired and the tendons and meat of the legs we rebuild with cotton. Sewing upThe bird is filled up with plasterboard filler and cotton before it's swen up. MountedAt this point the bird is ready to be set up it's branch. Finished