Bird Anatomy

Prairie Wings

Also study your carcasses. If you really want to get it, pluck a bird. You can freeze it and thaw it several times before it'll get stinky.

Neck bends can also be conquered by using the real neck. Wire wheel it, pickle for a couple days, run annealed wire down the spinal hole, wrap with cotton

 

Best book I have seen is the book from Carl Church. I own it and it has hundreds of color pictures of bird anatomy and wire placement. You can also download his book to your computer or buy it on a USB stick.
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You can learn a lot by just going onto Carl's facebook.

 

or pluck a live bird

 

That’ll really piss off the bird. If you’re to pluck a live bird id go with a Canadian Honker

 

LOL awesome response!

 

I find this response very interesting. Mainly the second part of wire wheel on the neck and pickle it. It brings a few questions for me
In this process I assume you remove all of the meat and bring it to nothing but bone?

would you use pickle like in a hide tanning process.
I’ve thought about this process and would be Intrigued in trying on a few Sandhill cranes if you would care to elaborate on it a bit. I’m sure it’s not that complex but would definitely like to fully understand the process and how you wold go about doing this. Thanks.

 

Just hit it on the wire wheel, pickle for a couple days and wrap with cotton. Run an annealed wire down the spine hole. It will ensure you don't make incorrect bends.

 

Ok...So I sent the money thru Paypal on December 29 to Carl and as to date have not received anything...??? I know it's from across the pond but this is a little strange...

 

no such bird.... ha

 

Rich, I sent you a PM explaining it. Check your ALERTS at the top right corner. Joe

 

Oh, then pluck a Branta canadensis

 

Most all above are good.

I would suggest having a rotisserie chicken for lunch. It will absolutely put you in the know on how a wing is attached, in addition to being DELICIOUS

 

Got the flash drive from Carl today..... wow takes a long time from across the pond. Almost 1 month but anyway its here.