Hi
Apologies in advance for my list of questions!
We have 3 of last years lambs going off for slaughter soon and we would love to have the skins tanned.
Now I have read a few threads on here regarding this and have gleaned some info, but wondered if you could all help make things clear in my mind?
Firstly they are Jacob x Dorset and to my inexperienced eye look like lovely fleeces - chocolatey brown with tiny bits of white and a nice texture. So do you think that this cross would make for a good sheepskin?
Then I need to know that we can actually get them to a tanner (We are in North Scotland) and this would probably have to be by post.
I know that I will need paper work to collect them, but not sure what I actually need
Also we will need to collect asap after slaughter to get them home and salt them.
We want these skins for ourselves so we are not looking to make any money from them and realise that this may cost as much, if not more than just going out and buying one, but they are our sheep and we would love to have the skins!
Hope you can help
Many thanks in advance
Pauline