Anyone here use rabbit pelts?

ARMOURER ERIC · Post by **ARMOURER ERIC** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:52 pm

Here at the ranch, we had our first litter of baby rabbits last night, we do raise them for meat and are just starting out, and I have been discussing with the boss the idea of tanning the hides and offering them for sale. They are "American" breed rabbits, and the litter of 9 from last night were 2 white, 2 black and 5 "blue", and the other female is expecting. The boss is getting 5 more on Thursday to start breeding, and we set up one of the outbuildings to house up to 32. Just wondered what the interest/demand would be.

The boss brought back 6 red waddle piglets Saturday, they are just too cute.

ARMOURER ERIC · Post by **ARMOURER ERIC** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:57 pm

BTW, I just love this job

we now have:

150 Cornish Cross
80 Heritage Brown laying hens
200 RI reds
20 Ducklings
20 delaware chicks
200 New Hampshire reds
7 boar gots
4 nubian goats
2 sheep
1 calf
6 red waddle piglets

and 250 cornish chicks coming on Friday

and some neighbors stray llama

and everybody is fed all organic and it's all free range

And I get free houising im my own trailer and a 1000 sqft shop in barter for taking care of everybody.

es02 · Post by **es02** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:59 pm

all that sounds like alot of skins

darksole03 · Post by **darksole03** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:52 am

I am interested in furs and leathers of almost any kind.

Marco-borromei · Post by **Marco-borromei** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:06 am

I would absolutely be interested in rabbit furs. Got a price in mind yet?

Kindyr · Post by **Kindyr** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:35 pm

Price would be the deciding factor for me. If comparable to Tandy's Pricing, then I'd probably just end up going with them when I can get to a store. low enough to make up for the shipping costs and unknown of color choice and quality, then I'd probably look into them.

honestly, nothing on my curent list is in need of fur, but for the right price, a fur lined cloak would probably be bumped up higher on the to do list.

Halbrust · Post by **Halbrust** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:25 pm

I'd also be very interested in hearing prices.

Dwarlock · Post by **Dwarlock** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:56 pm

I'd be interested in both skins and furs. Price would be an issue.

ARMOURER ERIC · Post by **ARMOURER ERIC** » Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:56 pm

I will need to see on prices, from what I have seen so far at on line selling venues is $6.50-10 per. I will have to see if I can afford to bring that price in, if not, I do have a sewing area in my trailer and I may start doing cloaks.