How To Egg Tan A Rabbit Hide - Tanning Animal Hides Using Salt and Yolk

Easy step by step on tanning rabbit hides using salt and eggs.
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[@AJ-ox8xy]

Your husband knew what he was doing when he met you. Thank you for educating me again on this process. You were quick and to the point!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Thank you, that's so kind!

[@webesoulseekers]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! I’m doing my first hide. Learning some stuff! lol. This was perfect!

[@earlgrey3519]

How did it turn out?? :D

[@monkeybusiness8398]

How’d it go? I’ve got 6 hides to tan

[@Ali-je7tt]

"If you don't, get in your kitchen more often" 😂😂😂 great video, thank you ma'am

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Seriously though lol. Thank you!

[@waynestarr6705]

That along with doing it special for mom cuz you were a 10lb baby, hilarious! Great video

[@jameswitte5167]

Yup ... I love to cook ... Got ya beat ... First born of 6 ... 10 pound 6 ...

[@househen1]

That one got me as well. 🤣😂🤣😂 I bet her girls cook with her all the time.

[@chachaislife8467]

Simple and straight forward! Im gonna try this on my squirrel hides

[@drlt3375]

Thank you for these videos. I’m getting closer to doing meat rabbits but I don’t want to waste the fur. Your channel is a one stop shop.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Thank you, so glad it's helpful! I'm like the Walmart of meat rabbits lol

[@faithbuller4086]

My 10 year old Grand daughter is very excited I’m getting rabbits again. She is very interested in watching the butchering and tanning processes. Thanks for showing her what we will be doing with our rabbits

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

That's great! My 7 year old daughter does a lot of the rabbit and chicken processing.

[@joshuam.2685]

Good girl ! . That's the Spirit...

[@thrivealist9458]

Y’all should make a book and sell it. I’d buy one.

[@NPCSN]

Meanwhile I can’t even get my girlfriend to LOOK at anything I’ve hunted. 😂

[@godsfavoriteblister852]

Get a new girlfriend 🙂👍

[@gisellecruz4445]

my fiance literally threw up when i was showing him how to skin and clean rabbit

[@indianathe3rd742]

@@gisellecruz4445 what a woose

[@groverbundy899]

Sounds like u might need a new girl lol

[@bartoloeliasperezchan2967]

I can relate

[@sarahriedel1072]

I never knew tanning could be so simple! Thank you!

[@ApocGuy]

exactly; i've been told that tanning is "HARD to do" and its best to get someone who knows what to do... what a bullshit, it seems kids could do it. im off to tan my first hide

[@jameswitte5167]

Old smoking trick that few have even heard of ... Peel and save bark ... Gramps used alder ... Saved the wood for smoking fish and bark for fires ... Bark has tannins so better for hides then food ...

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Love that, thank you

[@raymondcantlay9875]

Respects for that. Cheers 👍🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@jameswitte5167]

@Gabriella Morris Bark of different plants (in this case trees) contain varying amounts of chemicals called tannins ... If they are heated and get into foods they can ruin the flavor making the food inedible 🤢 ... These tannins can however be used in tanning (hence the name) hides ...

[@dougeaton888]

After smoking the hides, can the smoke smell be removed?

[@jameswitte5167]

@@dougeaton888 It airs out nicely ...

[@KarissaCK]

oh my just found your channel "most people know how to do this if not get in your kitchen more often" i lost it and subbed that was perfect

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Haha, well thank you! Hope you enjoy our content!

[@leroylowe5921]

yeah that was funny

[@farmlifeoffgrid]

You can also just rub the egg in and start stretching once its saturated, work it until its dry, any remaining egg just flakes off

[@elizabethdelong2141]

Farm Life Off Grid I just tanned a deerhide and didn’t wash the egg off. Now it stinks like wet dog😭

[@Chenoa1807]

@@elizabethdelong2141 If you go the the Crazy Crow Trading Post's website crazycrow.com they have a step by step guide on how to tan raw deer hide. I bought the movie guide but they also have a book. I wish you luck!

[@fallenangelwi25]

We do deer hide with feed salt. It's cheaper per volume it's amazing

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Nice!

[@rhouse8373]

Can you do a video on projects you can do after they're tanned? Thank you for making these videos, they've been incredibly helpful in my journey.

[@dannon18]

Thank you for making these videos. You really help us who want to live free. Please keep us updated. We all learn to be better from each others failures and successes.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

I love that, we will keep the videos coming!

[@Luna-ff4uh]

Subscribed! Excellent video! I'm not a homesteader (yet), just a vulture looking to add to my skill set. I skinned and salted my first hide ever yesterday, and it was a bunny. Thanks for the egg yolk demo, it's exactly what I was looking for!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Welcome to our channel! Have fun with it.

[@shannonkatereadsstuff]

I’m living for the sass in this video. You’re the best. Thank you for a step by step, this was great.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Haha thank you!

[@samanthasutherland8932]

Omg I've learned so much from all your videos. Thanks for being descriptive and showing all the steps.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

I'm so happy that they are helpful!!

[@evaavi4412]

Been looking for a tutorial and this is perfect, explains it better than articles online.

[@selwyn76able]

Great video. Clear and ro the point. I've got a cupboard full of various skins that I have only got to the salted stage. Thank you for the instructions.

[@MM-mj2gw]

That cat should be worried 😂

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Haha, no he's my buddy

[@zeemixvideos6485]

What is the purpose of that skin

[@zeemixvideos6485]

@@enejfalatov6879 what you will do with that

[@GrifoStelle]

@@enejfalatov6879 you can buy them for about $6 on etsy.

[@EvilWhiteColonialist]

"so you don't have to dig around in their little brains" ... why did this make me chuckle?

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Cause no one wants to do that 😂

[@ronaldstarkey4336]

Instead of digging out... easier to just suck the contents out...yuk... lol

[@garysmith9818]

Looks simple and straight forward enough. Thanks for the video. 🙂

[@tthomestead2763]

It works really well to strain the eggs with your fingers. More of the white comes off and the yolks don't break on you from getting cut on the edge of the shell. 😊

[@o.o1163]

Thank you for showing me what to do with my future meat rabbits hides🤗😊

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

You bet!

[@EvilWhiteColonialist]

I tried to smoke a hide once. ... Couldn't keep the paper lit ;)

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

hardy har har

[@TheGrungy1]

Ba dum tiss.

[@Forevertrue]

You never know mon.

[@johnrice1943]

Lol

[@fruzsinanemeth]

Thank you! I was curious about the streching part, when and how to do it. This helped a lot. :)

[@wadeb5151]

I always wondered how to do this. Surprisingly easy looking.

[@JacobsTriangleHomestead]

I've been curious about how to tan hides, great video. I'll have to watch your other tanning video also. I've always thought it would be kind of nice to tan the hide of a deer, so, with the season coming up, it will come in handy if I get lucky! By the way, I recognize the shelves of an extreme couponer! My wife has a similar shelf.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Oh yes, the treasures of a couponer lol. The other tanning video uses alum and salt, and I honestly think it makes s nicer pelt.

[@elizabethdelong2141]

Good Simple Living And Homesteading you think alum and salt make a nicer hide? Or eggs? I have a freezer full of hides I’d like to make clothing grade buckskin/furs out of. Trying to get the low down on the best way to go about it!:)

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

@@elizabethdelong2141 the alum and salt produces a nicer and softer hide.

[@greenknightt]

I did a deer it worked out great

[@beartankoperator7950]

@@greenknightt i am totally going to take this out of context. congratulations though that is a lot of work

[@ivanrodriguez8966]

Just about fell over when you apologized for being a 10 lbs. baby. Lol

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

I was big, then I stopped growing.

[@ivanrodriguez8966]

@@GoodSimpleLiving So was I but I never felt bad about it until now. So thanks for the guilt! Lol! I'm a new subscriber and I'm teaching my kids how to hunt upland game. My son and daughter are very excited about all the pelts we have. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. Looking forward to watching more!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome thanks! Well I didn't feel bad until I had my own 9 pound 8 ounce baby! Now I feel bad!

[@ivanrodriguez8966]

@@GoodSimpleLiving that's about what my son was. I'm not even kidding about 20 minutes after he was born my wife said "all we need now is a little girl". I looked at her and said "sweetheart, did you not just see what happened? And you're ready to do this again?!"

[@elizabethcope1502]

@@ivanrodriguez8966 got a sweet laugh & ahh out of this.

[@Borealis_Whippets_BC]

So excited you made this video!!!!! Looking forward to attempting to tan my own rabbit hides!!!! :)

[@schaeffercox3158]

Thank you very much for making this video! I really appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge.

[@PaullaWells]

Had to pause just about half way a little more through. I had a thought I do not want to forget to share with you! Perfect give away idea: rabbit fur pillow cover/sham, muff, mittens, anything rabbit hide. I bet that would draw a crowd. Just saying.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Not a bad idea1

[@PaullaWells]

Good Simple Living And Homesteading - Thank you. I won’t win cuz I never do except once but still who doesn’t like rabbit pelt? Barring vegans and PETA ppl. But who cares about that? 😂

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

No one but them cares lol! I never win anything either.... except when everyone wins something!

[@PaullaWells]

Good Simple Living And Homesteading - Right!?! Lol!

[@miker.8743]

Don't forget bunny slippers.

[@abencheysadventures6692]

If you dont get in your kitchen more often. Love it

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Truth though

[@UncleDutchFarms]

SO helpful, thanks! Your other videos on tanning were awesome but I've been really curious about this method too and there aren't a whole lot of thorough videos.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome, glad you found it helpful! I think alum gives you a nicer tan personally, but this is perfect if you only have 1 or 2 to do, just take the time on the stretching portion using eggs.

[@minnawrede478]

Finally! A method I can use. Thank you so much.

[@nog7933]

I wish I would have watched this video before skinning my rabbit... everyone else said to flesh right after skinning. Your method is way simpler. I guess practice makes perfect. This was my first skinning.

[@jaclyn4098]

I see you flesh (scrape) the hide after you salt it. I tried this once, and my hide rotten and the hair slipped. I've had much more success fleshing the hide before salting. What's everyone else's opinion?

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

I've done both. If you hot hair slip and breakdown then it usually from salting to late after rivers start to disintegrate, or not salting with enough to retard the bacterial growth.

[@Suburbanstoneage]

This is great! I've never heard of This technique before. Thank you for the detailed video!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Yeah irs fun when you only have a few!

[@movingamerica5534]

I love the way you do you explanation / videos thanks

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Thank you!

[@sr20dago]

If I leave it out as decoration, would I have to keep applying mink oil? If so how often? Will this method work w/ squirrels or raccoons? Thank You!!!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

No, one good coating should be fine for indoor use, but you could repeat after a few years. Yes, it works on most hides.

[@sr20dago]

@@GoodSimpleLiving Thank You for Your Reply!!!

[@Culwhickbeocca]

Would you ever sell us your finished hides? I wouldn’t mind buying one.

[@remonashraf90]

you definitely did a great job, and you helps me a lot actually! ❤️

[@mikejohn1202]

Thank you for using as much of the rabbits as you can. I'm sure you understand,

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Yes for sure!

[@geraldinewillis5926]

Just being nosy, why so much shampoo etc are you stockpiling in case there’s a shortage??

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

I'm a couponer, it's a weird hobby. I get it when I can get it free so that I never have to buy any. I also donate about half of what I get.

[@geraldinewillis5926]

I’m from Northern Ireland and we don’t really do coupons here which I think is a shame.. keep up the good work, I really enjoy you guys and well done regarding the charity fundraiser

[@releventhurt]

@@GoodSimpleLiving ask the Orangewomen or men to get on it

[@Killdahcake]

This makes me sad but also I'm interested lol

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

I get that.

[@lindamyers1386]

Better to not waste any part of the animal which fed you.

[@cg13456]

My dog caught a raccoon in my backyard and I wanted to save the tail. Thank you for your informative video. I have my tail in salt now.

[@ts89540]

Great tutorial. I have some squirrel I've been saving (salted, vacuum sealed). Not enough for a full tanning, but I have too many eggs and this is a great use. I'll get on this this weekend.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome, that will be perfect!

[@karrihazlett3405]

Question, I washed my hide prior to salting. Was this a bad idea? Will it still dry? I have it salted, it hasn't been 24 hrs yet but it's still damp. Thank you.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

It's totally fine!

[@karrihazlett3405]

Thank you! We butchered 17 rabbits last weekend so I have more pelts, I just hate to mess anything up! Love your videos!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

@@karrihazlett3405 for that many look up my alum and salt video.

[@karrihazlett3405]

@@GoodSimpleLiving I will. I froze them all but one.

[@elktheindianspotteddeer1331]

Karri Hazlett I did the alam and salt and it worked great

[@100182300]

is there a reason for scraping off the salt instead of just letting it come off in the water while rehydrating? thank you! :)

[@pyrofful]

You don't really want the dry hide to absorb the salt. That's probably why

[@dolbyvlogs1122]

Thank you for a very nice practices on preserving the pelts🙏😍

[@brandileema5298]

• Does it have to be chicken eggs or can you use duck eggs? • Can you use natural soaps like liquid Castile? • Can you use a wringer (like an old fashioned wringer washer) to get the excess water out? • How do you clean them? Like if you turn them into a pillow or throw, because I'm guessing that you can't put them in the washer. Sorry for all the questions. Haha. 🙂

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Yes you can use duck eggs, natural soap, and a wringer :) you can also throw them in the washer before you stretch, but not afterwards.you really shouldnt wash any furs after that process, but if you want a fur that can get wet you will need to smoke them after this process.

[@4philipp]

Good Simple Living And Homesteading do you have instructions for the smoking? Will regular Marlboro work, or can I get the cheap zigs from the reservation for smoking? Ok, I’m playing here, but really do like info on smoking hides :)

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

@@4philipp lol, I need to get a smoking video up soon!

[@4philipp]

Good Simple Living And Homesteading pretty please

[@CrazyKelownaCatLady]

I would also like to see a video about the smoking :)

[@SoniKwolf1498]

Will this still work if I have my hides Frozen?

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Yup!

[@justapineapple8464]

Whoa whoa whoa! It takes your THREE DAYS to do that! It takes me two weeks wow your really good

[@Bellllllz]

so bummed out the new youtube guidelines got y'all on some of your processing videos. thankyou for what you do

[@katiehaysom7238]

Hey! I have a quick question; when you condition the hide, do you *have* to use mink oil or can any conditioning oil work? I just started my process to tan, so I have a few days before I am at that step. I just wanted to clarify. I've never used mink oil, and I was thinking about some other oils we could use. I'm not totally sure if I can even find mink oil in my area. I might have to Amazon that bad boy. And secondly, the whole egg thing... hilarious! "If you don't, get in your kitchen more often."

[@RD-jx4ry]

I was wondering that too

[@katiehaysom7238]

@@RD-jx4ry I just used a different conditioning oil that I found at my local ranch/farm store. It worked great.

[@WildPrimitiveSkills]

"10lb baby" :D

[@dylansmith7055]

I subscribe because this is one of the most explanatory video Iv found

[@julieazoraolsen1896]

Thank you so much. Now im finally gonna start on the pelts I have in the freezer !

[@ellenclayton5955]

I have never heard of tanning with egg yolks before

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

It works well!

[@ts89540]

There's another video out there with a squirrel tanner that does this with a modified method that wasn't effective for me. Going to try this one this weekend (for squirrel).

[@jasminflower3814]

@@ts89540 How did this method work for you?

[@ts89540]

@@jasminflower3814 Well enough for never having done it before. The hide still isn't water proof, so if it gets wet, it turns back into a board.

[@jasminflower3814]

@@ts89540 Thanks for your reply. So how are you going to water proof it?

[@missyrabbit5250]

Excellent video. Learning so much from you

[@mirandagill2627]

Awesome video. Will be saving this one for the future.

[@curtisquillin7852]

This is super informative.. thanks!

[@joshuawilburn2535]

Great video. Well informed and thourough. Thank can't wait to start my meat rabbit hutch. Thank you.

[@umeida]

Love this video, thank you so much for sharing. I'm still waiting for that video on how to smoke tan.

[@rogerbettencourt9654]

Soo cool. Thanks for sharing you guys.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Of course!

[@transylvanianfarmer]

Those are some gorgeous hides

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Yes the older satin rabbits really have plush thick hides!

[@TheFaithfulFlock]

What an awesome video!! Every time I watch your channel I learn so much, feel super motivated, and confident in my ability to do this myself! Bonus, I did not know flies don’t like borax!! That is super exciting to know!! Haha!! I’m looking forward to giving beautiful rabbit hide gifts to family this Christmas 😍 Thank you!!!!! 💕

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome, I love hearing that!! Thank you, and have fun!

[@thereasonableamericans411]

I like your shirt. Props to you for the cause.

[@brentmichael1975]

Have you done a video on how to smoke the hides yet. This video was definitely educational for my daughter and I. Now we are trying to learn a better way to waterproof the hides. Thanks for all you and your husband so.

[@wakyfeas]

Very simple and informative. Thanks!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Glad it was helpful!

[@haijyvelho]

Thanks! Very helpful.

[@captinjack8874]

You’ve got to be yoking!! Beautiful job , tyvm for the information.

[@MrRoot18]

Useful information thank you

[@karlsjunior466]

we have had rabbits for while now but no time to do the tanning. I have been torn over tossing the pelts out. What a waste!! But I will be having the time to do some of these things soon so I wanted to thank you for educating me on ways to do this!! Gracias from and American in Mexico!!

[@karlsjunior466]

*an American*

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

You are very welcome!

[@thunderusnight]

Loved the vid thanks I plan on doing something like this in the years to come

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome!!

[@tracewilliams616]

Thanks for the great video...I learned a lot and can use the knowledge for my deer skins!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome!!

[@brastdoor1231]

Thanks! Very educational video. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@BlackCat-tg1zf]

Awesome video thank you

[@seanearnest]

Thank you so much for this informative video!I grew up in a household without any other sportsmen, so I'm having to learn all this stuff myself. Thank goodness for KZbin and channels like yours! I ran over a smallish rabbit yesterday and want to try preserving the fur for use in tying my own fly fishing flies, and also eating the meat. The animal is currently untouched in the refrigerator - do you have any advice on washing it to make sure it is clean of disease and/or pests? Thanks again! Seán

[@jeffbrayton]

Outstanding, thank you!

[@landlocked4771]

You have a beautiful family, and thanks for saving the rabbit hides. I worked for two years I guess from 1978 to 1980 maybe 80 to 82 some where there about. A company called Dakota Fur and Metal. The winter time work was all hides, Coyote, Badger, Fox, Racoon, Muskrat, Beaver and in the summer time we would take in cow hides. The cow hides would be stacked in a tin shed all hair side down layered all over the floor and I would have to cut off tails and any excess fat then salt them come fall time they would be rolled up hair side out and wait for freezing conditions and then sold (the hair side in this case was not important.). North Dakota where I live freezes almost every night starting end of Oct. But for the other hides they had a fleshing pole that and a knife that looked like a backwards draw knife. The fleshing pole was a pole about the size of a telephone pole not that long but that diameter and one end was on the floor and the other end was raised like you had it propped up on a saw horse, and the business end was shaped like and anvil round end only larger, you would slip you hides on that. They had boards actually coon brds, coyote brds etc for each animal these board kind of looked like small Ironing brds. The company also had a person to sew up the hides that had any fleshing mishaps. When done drying and I don't remember how long that took although I thing overnight, they would be turned inside out noses where the hardest and the starting point, the they had a big tumbler made out of lumber, it was about 8 feet in diameter and about 2-1/2 feet wide and had sawdust inside it and they would throw stanisole in there and the hides would come out of there looking like well........... great. really nice I always thought the Badger looked the nicest. But I being color blind I suppose its not the best. Take care Me

[@carolynmoody9460]

Much needed Info...many many thanks

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

You bet!

[@natalielorenz7543]

Wow so interesting!

[@alisoncillercollins4043]

Thank you so much!!! This is perfect! Its my first time. And thanks to this video my hide came out perfect!

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Yay!!

[@alisoncillercollins4043]

@@GoodSimpleLiving It looks amazing! Thank you so much for posting this video. I couldn't of tanned my hide without it. 🐇

[@michaeltester5187]

Fascinating, thank you 😊

[@gavinhenare5776]

Very helpful vid, and explained well thanks

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome, so glad!

[@bentalley7277]

VELLY INTERESTING THANK YOU I ALWAYS HAVE EGGS .BUT SOMETIMES I'M A LITTLE SHORT ON BRAINS.GOOOD VIDEO !

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Aren't we all, lol

[@andrewlepore2616]

Very helpful video

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Thank you, I'm so glad!

[@WantToBeOrganized]

I am curious, you know so much about everything regarding dispatching rabbits and tanning hides. Did you grow up doing this? Did you learn from books? Your knowledge about the subject is amazing!

[@sharkstriker1]

I ended up getting a good hide from one of my bucks using salt and cedar oil. I found it worked the best for me. It was convenient too.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Nice!

[@leroybaldy567]

Thanks guys appreciate it found some road kill on the road by my job couldn't let the hide go to waste he was still warm

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Oh cool

[@nousername4402]

thank you this was very helpful I will do exactly this

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome, have fun!

[@Forevertrue]

Lots of great info. I still hear people talking about how rabbits are not good for survival. We know different. Only about 1% less fat than Chicken. Again great video and something everyone should know.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Exactly, thank you!

[@Beereusable]

Thank you i really enjoyed this 🙏🏽

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Awesome, I'm so glad!!

[@candicechristensen1753]

Really good information in your videos 👍

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Thank you

[@carlytaylor2021]

Thank you❤️

[@pegp8590]

Thank you!

[@davidmintun]

Thank you for the video. That was new information to me, and i'm old. : ) i was not quite ten pounds, but almost. Funny, i too have felt apologetic for that.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

Lol, my son got me back at 9'8!

[@amateurauthor1402]

I had a rabbit coat once. They are so warm.