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Hello rabbit friend. What is your goal for raising? Are you a show girl or do you, like me, just want to add to the freezer and have fun with your bunnies? Where I am in Illinois no one is buying rabbits that I have found. Our pet stores and tractor stores do not sell them.
 
Scooter1A said:
Hello rabbit friend. What is your goal for raising? Are you a show girl or do you, like me, just want to add to the freezer and have fun with your bunnies? Where I am in Illinois no one is buying rabbits that I have found. Our pet stores and tractor stores do not sell them.
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Hello rabbit friend. Mainly meat and I want to learn to tan and work with the pelts. Also I would like to show on occasion and see just how well I am doing since I know the rabbits will be judged on meat production potential as well, and fur quality. In case my grandbabies want to participate in 4H/FFA.
 
CheleBelle75 said:
Hello rabbit friend. Mainly meat and I want to learn to tan and work with the pelts. Also I would like to show on occasion and see just how well I am doing since I know the rabbits will be judged on meat production potential as well, and fur quality. In case my grandbabies want to participate in 4H/FFA.
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Awesome. I soak my pelts in alum and salt in a bucket for probably 3 weeks then use a fleshing knife. the best pelts i have were butchered in late november but all of them are surprisingly nice. I thought I would get into a show now and then but have changed my mind. I don't want to bring home any sickness. I'm afraid of that.
 
Scooter1A said:
Awesome. I soak my pelts in alum and salt in a bucket for probably 3 weeks then use a fleshing knife. the best pelts i have were butchered in late november but all of them are surprisingly nice.
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I have a question. It's probably dumb, where can I purchase Alum? I make quilts and house slippers etc. I want a rabbit fur quilt..
 
CheleBelle75 said:
I have a question. It's probably dumb, where can I purchase Alum? I make quilts and house slippers etc. I want a rabbit fur quilt..
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You can also get alum in quantity from Amazon and (I expect) from other online sellers. It's used in pickling, I believe, but not economical to buy in those smaller amounts.
 
eco2pia said:
I use Aluminum sulfate from any garden center--it is marketed as a soil amendment for azaleas and so on, and is much cheaper than the food grade version.
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Well, that's two oddball questions I've been mulling over that you've had the answer to today! You're on a roll!

So alum is the same as aluminum sulfate? Alum is frequently mentioned as a mordant for dye and I've never known where to get it other than as an expensive item from a specialty shop. The bunnies here are angora so there's yarn but usually the only dye that gets used is indigo since that's free. If I can get some alum at reasonable rates, maybe there's something else around here that can be used to color bunny yarn.
 
hotzcatz said:
Well, that's two oddball questions I've been mulling over that you've had the answer to today! You're on a roll!

So alum is the same as aluminum sulfate? Alum is frequently mentioned as a mordant for dye and I've never known where to get it other than as an expensive item from a specialty shop. The bunnies here are angora so there's yarn but usually the only dye that gets used is indigo since that's free. If I can get some alum at reasonable rates, maybe there's something else around here that can be used to color bunny yarn.
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You have angora? I crochet and have been curious if a couple angora would be worth it to make my own yarn.
 

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