Trying to solve the problem

Well I was pretty happy to have finished all three pieces considering all that was going on in my life. Yeah, yeah Ms. McBride we are all busy. I know. I'm still frustrated with the puddling on the black and white chicken. When I put the paper down the surface below was not even and I think that's what did it. I've asked for some advise from other encaustic artist that I know. I took some lame pictures of the work in my kitchen. You can see the puddling in the one that's more close up.

I'm not sure what I want to do for my next chicken painting. The compositions usually come to me in a vision or dream. Nothing yet....