Dressing rabbit skins at home

To get a good fur from a rabbit, it is best to choose the breeds White giant, Chinchilla, Black-brown, etc. A Gray giant with very thick fur will also fit. To make rabbit skins qualitative, the animals must be slaughtered after moulting, beginning in November, but not later than April. Determine if molting has ended, it is possible, pulling out the wool. If this is done with ease, then molting is not over.

Removing and dressing rabbit skins

Skins are usually removed with a tube (stocking). To do this, the carcass immediately after the slaughter is tied up with a head to the stick behind its hind legs and cut with a sharp knife. Initially, incisions are made around the circumference of the hocks, along the perineum and the inner surfaces of the shins. After that, the front paws are cut through the wrist joint, then the ears at the base and the tail. At the next stage, the skin is pulled down with a stranger, first grabbing it from the hips. Then the fur cover of the rabbit is removed from the head and front paws, for this purpose, incisions are made around the eyes, mouth and nostrils. When removing skins, they should not be stretched, because fur will become more rare.

Preservation and dressing of rabbit skins

After the slaughter, all the skins must be collected and stored to process together. One of the ways of conservation is the dry method. To do this, the fur coats turned into fur are pulled onto the corks, then spread, strengthened with nails and hung in well-ventilated, dry rooms for several days. Do not hang near stoves. Well-dried skin becomes firm, like cardboard, while it retains flexibility. Shredders for storage should be packaged and treated with moth.

Before the production of rabbit skins at home, they must be weighed and the required amount of chemical reagents used for processing should be calculated.

Since acid is used for dressing, it is necessary to prepare the enamelled containers with a lid. Also it is necessary to remember the precautionary measures: acid can be poured only by a thin trickle into the solution, all work should be done in rubber gloves. If acid gets on clothing and skin, it should be rinsed with water, and sprinkled with a baking soda.

Dressing rabbit skins after the preparatory work is done by placing them in warm water, into which you can add a few grams of detergent powder. Paired skin can withstand for three hours in water. Dry should be soaked in two stages - first, like steam, in warm water, then they need to be placed in salt solution for half a day, mixing every half hour. Then they are taken out, squeezed out a little and then transferred to the skin.

Processing and dressing of rabbit skins

A freshly soaked rabbit hide should be placed on a hanger for an hour. After it is removed from her fatty deposits, tendons and subcutaneous muscles. Then the skin is pulled on a rule, which is made from hardwoods.

Securely fixing the rabbit fur on the rules and the device itself, using a spoon or a knife, fat is removed from it and the muscle fibers are removed. Sometimes this is done with the help of a stupid brace or braid. In this case, the blade of the knife should be located at a right angle to the mezdra, it is moved towards the head, starting from the tail. When the skins are degreased, it must be wiped with sawdust deciduous trees or a rag slightly dampened in gasoline.

If there are tears or cuts on the skin, they should be sewn with white threads of the tenth number, using a thin needle. In this case, you need to make sure that the edges go exactly to the side.

At the final stage, the hair is trimmed. To do this, peel the skin, remove dirt, wipe with sawdust. Well-made skin should be soft and plastic, and the hairline - lush and shiny.