Mallard feather mounts
The blue speculum with its white bars. The green head. The black curl feathers off the tail. A mallard has everything a feather board needs, laid by hand into a hardwood frame I build myself.
Mallard
Both wings spread open and laid symmetrical around the center of the bird, the way a greenhead looks cupped over the decoys. Add the head feathers for the green, or the body background for the full bird.
from$500
Hens and pairs
A hen mallard makes a softer, warmer board, and an off-colored hen can turn out one of a kind. A hen and drake from the same hunt can share one frame as a custom build, quoted per project.
Google review
"Amazing work. Symmetry and attention to detail was next level on the board that he did for me."
Fits in any room
A full-body mallard usually ends up in the garage. A feather board hangs flat like a piece of art, so it works in a kitchen, a hallway, an office, or a nursery.
See more finished boardsSending your mallard
If your board skips the body background, you can breast the mallard out and keep the meat. For the body background, I need the whole bird, frozen and uncut, because the background is built from its own body feathers.
Wipe off any blood with cold water, let it cool, put a paper towel in the beak, double bag it, and freeze it solid.
Styrofoam cooler inside a box, UPS or FedEx overnight on a Monday or Tuesday. Put a signed bird tag in the box.
Message me before you ship so we can settle the layout. A $200 deposit holds your build slot. Whole ducks get a $50 cleaning fee.
Read the full guide to saving your duck or see everything on sending a bird.
