Dawn419
Almost Self-Reliant
Beautiful job!
Nah. I farm in the BIG city. I am used to covert operations. Me and my big dog were at the car wash at 11:00 PM!TanksHill said:Farm, I bet the people in the car wash were wondering what the heck you were doing.
I'm picturing this on the security camera......Farmfresh said:Nah. I farm in the BIG city. I am used to covert operations. Me and my big dog were at the car wash at 11:00 PM!TanksHill said:Farm, I bet the people in the car wash were wondering what the heck you were doing.
The OLD cheapo car wash ... no camera!savingdogs said:I'm picturing this on the security camera......Farmfresh said:Nah. I farm in the BIG city. I am used to covert operations. Me and my big dog were at the car wash at 11:00 PM!TanksHill said:Farm, I bet the people in the car wash were wondering what the heck you were doing.
Reeeaally (she says squealing)???? We've been reading up on tanning, brain tanning, etc. in prep. for all that's ahead. Dang, so it's hard to do, huh? The fleshing part, I mean! Well, to be forewarned as they say. I am wanting to tan our goat hides and rabbit. Basically anything we eat I can't see letting something good as hide go to waste. I'm thinking of sewing the rabbit hides into items; i.e., baby booties, blankets, whatever I can to get a return on our investment. I too will be reading with interestDamummis said:I already had the hide cooled and salted while I waited for my kit. I had also fleshed most of it. That was hard.
WOW!! How cool is that, FarmFresh??? You know, I don't know how I would have survived our upcoming move to the land without knowledgeable people on discussion boards like this AND willing to share.Farmfresh said:I had just finished my two sheep hides when we went on a long driving vacation. We used the freshly tanned hides as truck seat covers and let our butts do a lot of the break in for us. Evenings camping were spent with hubby and I each brushing and fluffing a hide. Man do WE know how to have a good time!
Added ... When I FIRST got the pelts back from the butcher shop they stunk something horrible! My first act of cleaning them was a trip to the local car wash and I used the pressure washers on them! Fur side AND inside, which helped take off a lot of the fat and yuck. (no soap of course )