pen raised birds

[Bowman]

I didn't get a response in the bird section so I thought I would move it up here....

Guys,,,,I have just mounted a pen raised mallard (I don't have pics yet), but man!!!.....are the wings always in that bad of shape?  To be honest, that's all I mainly have experience with being new....  Are wild birds any better?
 

[visions of wildlife taxid]

yes pen raised birds are usually rough, but on the same token, wild birds can be shot all to hell sometimes to, its a crap shoot, i have gotten nice pen raised birds in the past as well, the younger the bird the better it has seemed to be for pen raised.

[Bowman]

Thx....

are there any tricks beyond an act of God to make these look better?  I've used a hair dryer, etc to get the rough out of the wings.