llama hair anyone!

[patches]

islandsport was here today and had some llama hair flys....anyone need llama hair? i got me a llama...did not know that she was covered in tying material..i would send some one some if it was needed....free or trade ? she has lots to spare and there are lots of ring necks around i was going to shoot one and eat it.....just dont like to waste...:beerchug:

[Rick Baerg]

islandsport was here today and had some llama hair flys....anyone need llama hair? i got me a llama...did not know that she was covered in tying material..i would send some one some if it was needed....free or trade ? she has lots to spare and there are lots of ring necks around i was going to shoot one and eat it.....just dont like to waste...:beerchug:

Ringneck, do you know how to tan the hide? hehehe

[patches]

no ..if i soot one then i was going to salt the crap out of it and see if someone was ito it...they are fast little bastards ...farmers let them go here. i raised a bunch and let them go on the farm . they go pretty wild but they do look tasty. if i get one are you in ?

[okanagan trout]

I have shot some pheasant,The skin is quite thin and tears easily so take your time and use a sharp knife. All i did was skin out the rump patch salt it quite heavily with sea salt leave it for a day or 2 until the salt becomes discoloured if the skin is not dry remove the salt and resalt it again then leave it on until dry then remove all sal, if you have trouble nail it down carefully. I have done the same with moose bell but with that i nailed it to a board fur side down (lots of nails close together and stretch the hide,I use finishing nails about 1/2 way in so they are easy to remove) also make sure there is not any left over fat on any of your skins. Check your regs hunting season starts in the fall.

[professori]

Forget about the salt, use borax.

[okanagan trout]

AL - thanks for your email. Remember we have expert skinners who remove
most of the fat as they skin. (they are amazing) You are correct that you
want to remove most of the fat and then you need to use Borax or salt. Our
processing is done very differently because we are processing so many
chickens and it is not practical for an individual to purchase the equipment
needed. I have found scraping the skin and then laying it skin side down on
a stack of paper towels and zapping in the microwave for about 30 seconds
helps release the fat and then I scrape again and rub with Borax or salt. I hope
this is helpful.

Best wishes,
BJ Lester
Sales and Marketing Manager
Whiting Farms