Speckled Feather Taxidermy

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Speckled Feather Taxidermy Pet and wildlife taxidermist. Pet memorial and keepsake services also available.

I am a registered taxidermist in the UK and everything I work with is 100% legal and cruelty free.

Happy Halloween!!! Want her? Halloween discount for today only.     ...
30/10/2024

Happy Halloween!!! Want her? Halloween discount for today only.

   

A closer look at the little teatime mice. All are fully tanned, have had their ears turned and will not shrivel or alter...
29/10/2024

A closer look at the little teatime mice. All are fully tanned, have had their ears turned and will not shrivel or alter over time like cheaper borax mice. £450 for the lot, or if not gone will sell £90 per mouse with postage included.

Tea is stained resin. Milk is stains resin. Sugar is artificial. Standing mouse with tea cup has a tiny bit of crystallisation on the resin (more pics on request. Lovely little set, wish I had somewhere better to display them in my own collection

All 5 mice and coffee pot (minus tray) available. From my personal collection but finding it difficult to display them n...
18/10/2024

All 5 mice and coffee pot (minus tray) available. From my personal collection but finding it difficult to display them nicely where the cats won't destroy them.

The cups are filled with tea coloured resin, sugar pot with fake sugar and milk jug with resin as well. Cute little group!

£450 posted anywhere in the UK. Postage additional for overseas.

Something very much out of my comfort zone! All these lambs were sadly dead upon birth due to the severe birth defects t...
09/10/2024

Something very much out of my comfort zone! All these lambs were sadly dead upon birth due to the severe birth defects they had developed. This trio is off to an oddity museum and collector in Canada, and as such they are posed to be visually interesting. In reality, these would never have been able to stand up, and the spider lamb had it's neck fused to its rib cage so would not have been able to raise its head. In the spirit of 'art' though, here they are in all their weirdness.

If people are interested, I will post more pictures individually of these in the coming days.

Powering through commissions! If you are waiting on me, rest assured they are being worked on. With pets especially though, they take a considerable amount of extra time.

Keep it casual!    
03/10/2024

Keep it casual!

   

Blake the Jack Russell. Forgot to get a photo of his ashes but some nice urn choices available now. ...
30/09/2024

Blake the Jack Russell. Forgot to get a photo of his ashes but some nice urn choices available now.

Available - minus the tray sorry (borrowed the tray from my mother ..she wants it back haha.Available as a set for £450 ...
27/09/2024

Available - minus the tray sorry (borrowed the tray from my mother ..she wants it back haha.

Available as a set for £450 but will split them up and sell individually if no takers

Cute little caterpillar gracing the branch of the mink case.If you'd like this on eBay, let me know. eBay keep taking my...
26/09/2024

Cute little caterpillar gracing the branch of the mink case.

If you'd like this on eBay, let me know. eBay keep taking my listing down claiming that it needs CITES...mink definitely don't need cites! Fighting it but not the easiest to get hold of anyone on there, but I can always list it as a custom listing if there is interest

Young mink in case. Small case (I'll measure properly but we are talking 14inchs high at an estimate) with a clay snail...
26/09/2024

Young mink in case. Small case (I'll measure properly but we are talking 14inchs high at an estimate) with a clay snail and clay caterpillar amongst the ground work.

Please note that there is a mark on the wood at the top of the case where someone put a price sticker. The case is repurposed vintage . Obviously not visible face on or on a shelf but could also be sanded and stained.

Mink was found deceased on a country road - not pest control.

£180

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Don't often see grey ones! Beautiful grey female cat, lovely colour, lying down and washing her paw without a care in th...
25/09/2024

Don't often see grey ones! Beautiful grey female cat, lovely colour, lying down and washing her paw without a care in the world. £480 posted anywhere in the UK.

Eu shipping available on request. Sorry, not available in USA or Canada.

   

Handmade dandelions. Each petal was handmade with tissue paper and wax and then carefully constructed. Took a while, but...
05/09/2024

Handmade dandelions. Each petal was handmade with tissue paper and wax and then carefully constructed. Took a while, but I enjoy all the little details!

04/09/2024

I've never been able to do mice. Over the years I've sporadically 'given it a go' as they say, but they've always slipped, or I've pulled a leg or a tail off during mounting, or they've just looked all kinds of levels of Picasso!

At the core of my heart though, I love the whimsy and cottagecore side of taxidermy despite me always finding them a hard-sell. So I've always wanted to be able to successfully mount mice and put them in cute, cheeky scenarios!

And I feel I have finally succeeded!

I am not saying that there isn't a journey still for me to improve and develop skills, but I am happy with them none the less. And you all know I love resin!

I carefully dyed the resin while having cups of tea in front of me to get the right colour. The biscuits and sugar are also, of course, artificial.

They will likely be for sale once I have worked out a price. I am very aware that mice can be picked up very cheaply on sites like eBay. These are borax mounts and whereas this is a perfectly fine way of preserving animals for a budget, they do have longevity issues, are more likely to attract bugs and can shrivel and shrink over time.

These mice have been skinned down as far as humanly possible so that only the fingers are left in tact. Ears have been turned and filled with adhesive so they remain thin but are less likely to curl over time and the skins have been pickled and tanned the same as I would any other animal. That, and resin is ridiculously expensive.

I am unsure whether to price them individually or sell as a set yet, but we will see. I'll likely enjoy them in the meantime. I'd love to keep them, but my very naughty and mischievous Persian Cleocatra will more than likely knock them over or have a cheeky nibble of them if I keep them longterm 😂 they will have to be roughly £85 a piece though or a blanket cost if I sell them together. I can't include the tray because I stole it off my mother 😂

I will do a proper video of this piece shortly but for now here's a glimpse. Two young mink on resin. Hard to see from h...
03/09/2024

I will do a proper video of this piece shortly but for now here's a glimpse. Two young mink on resin. Hard to see from here but there are stickleback and tadpoles in the water, various insects dotted around, the dandelions were hand made by myself, carefully making each individual petel. It will be for sale with or without the case with it as soon as I work out how to post it if someone can't collect. Alternatively it may go to an auction house haha. Won first place in my mammal sector with it.

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This little pudding is off to her new home very soon. 6/7 week old kitten, British Long hair.   ...
02/09/2024

This little pudding is off to her new home very soon. 6/7 week old kitten, British Long hair.

   

I've taken a bit of a break the last few days to just get everything ready for the UK taxidermy conference this weekend;...
31/08/2024

I've taken a bit of a break the last few days to just get everything ready for the UK taxidermy conference this weekend; wish me luck! Seeing all the amazing work on offer, I'm not feeling confident but I am looking forward to catching up with friends and learning new skills.

I can't post pics of my work just yet but for now, enjoy this little caterpillar I sculpted out of clay.

Thanks as always for all of your support. I will be back working on commissions next week ❤️

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So surprised that no one scooped this lovely boy up as he's genuinely been one of my favourites. He's wall hanging, fera...
23/08/2024

So surprised that no one scooped this lovely boy up as he's genuinely been one of my favourites. He's wall hanging, feral roadkill. If you are interested in giving him a home then drop me a message. I'll take £260 for him.

   

Sneak peak of another version of my Nicodemus blind-eye cats. I did my first version a long time ago and now every year ...
17/08/2024

Sneak peak of another version of my Nicodemus blind-eye cats. I did my first version a long time ago and now every year I try to do another. Needs painting and grooming and then ready to go. Does have a bald spot on elbow and tail which is hidden by pose. He will be £450; was on reserve but if I don't hear from reservee by tomorrow then he will be available as bills desperately call! Unfortunetely I'm getting scammed on eBay for a mount I've sold, so for the time being I won't be listing anything there other than to known, long time customers but it has really hit my finances this month 😖

   

Look at this face!Arther...half a cat wall mount. Cruelty free, roadkill feral given a new chance to be admired. I have ...
29/07/2024

Look at this face!

Arther...half a cat wall mount. Cruelty free, roadkill feral given a new chance to be admired. I have post collection tomorrow so if paid for today he can head off with the rest.

£320 posted

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I've never been able to do mice. Over the years I've sporadically 'given it a go' as they say, but they've always slipped, or I've pulled a leg or a tail off during mounting, or they've just looked all kinds of levels of Picasso! At the core of my heart though, I love the whimsy and cottagecore side of taxidermy despite me always finding them a hard-sell. So I've always wanted to be able to successfully mount mice and put them in cute, cheeky scenarios! And I feel I have finally succeeded! I am not saying that there isn't a journey still for me to improve and develop skills, but I am happy with them none the less. And you all know I love resin! I carefully dyed the resin while having cups of tea in front of me to get the right colour. The biscuits and sugar are also, of course, artificial. They will likely be for sale once I have worked out a price. I am very aware that mice can be picked up very cheaply on sites like eBay. These are borax mounts and whereas this is a perfectly fine way of preserving animals for a budget, they do have longevity issues, are more likely to attract bugs and can shrivel and shrink over time. These mice have been skinned down as far as humanly possible so that only the fingers are left in tact. Ears have been turned and filled with adhesive so they remain thin but are less likely to curl over time and the skins have been pickled and tanned the same as I would any other animal. That, and resin is ridiculously expensive. I am unsure whether to price them individually or sell as a set yet, but we will see. I'll likely enjoy them in the meantime. I'd love to keep them, but my very naughty and mischievous Persian Cleocatra will more than likely knock them over or have a cheeky nibble of them if I keep them longterm 😂 they will have to be roughly £85 a piece though or a blanket cost if I sell them together. I can't include the tray because I stole it off my mother 😂 #taxidermy #taxidermydaily #taxidermycollectors #taxidermysculp

Got to have a bit of fun now and again don't you! Adult black with spike collar £180 Adult tabby £180 Adult tortoiseshell £180 Blind eye black £160 Black kitten with bell £160 Damaged tabby kitten £120 Half cat (Arthur) £320

Rabbit commission with large memorial bundle

'Guide: how to turn ears for taxidermy' I've made a little video on what ear turning is and how to do it; hopefully it will help beginners or just settle some curiosities! It's a very difficult thing to explain in text or photos, so I've tried my best to explain it and show it as detailed as I can. This technique is transferrable to any mammal, from deer to mice. However, I personally use an ear turning tool for deer, sheep, bovine etc.

Sold So, due to time waster, this ginger is available again. He had road rash under his chin where the car hit him, this has been covered and is not really noticeable. More videos and pictures available on request. Bow was a request of previous commissioner but of course can be removed

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