How to Egg Tan a Sheep Hide

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Today I am going over the steps to preserve or tan any hide with eggs. I will show you my process and see how my sheep hide turned out in the end. Preserving a hide is an important process in honoring an animal and using it entirely.
00:00 How to Egg Tan a Sheep Skin
00:13 Steps
00:38 Source
00:50 Thaw
01:29 Wash
02:17 Flesh
07:28 Salt
11:37 Scrape + Flesh
12:46 Apply Egg
19:07 Rest
19:42 Wash Again
19:47 Dry + Stretch
22:42 Brush + Blow Out
22:57 Sew Up Holes
23:01 Trim Edges
23:19 Smoke Hide
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@WayoftheStag 2 года назад

Thank you so much for putting this video together. I am new to hide tanning and after looking at so many videos describing egg tanning I would like to say yours is by far the best! I believe there is an art to everything we do and I feel you have mastered this particular one. All the best from Ireland!!

@therosyranch 2 года назад

Oh my, thank you so much for the love and support friend! I try to keep my videos organized and informative because I found the others to be so confusing. I’m so glad you are learning to egg tan and enjoyed my video 🥰🥰

@kylestarrett3944 2 года назад

Wow! Thank you this! I've been trying to figure out what method I want to use to tan, and I'm def going with this one!!

@user-pv5dm9fc5s 5 дней назад

Thank you its verey good❤❤❤

@cccastellan1077 10 месяцев назад

Muchas gracias, buen video y una perfecta explicación.

@bahattinbayram230 2 года назад

A very beautiful narration! It was very useful. Thank you.

@therosyranch 2 года назад

You're welcome! I am glad you enjoyed.

@michaeljaguar1576 2 года назад

Great video, thanks for sharing! 🙏🏽

@therosyranch Год назад

You’re welcome!

@evafredriksson-lidsle4909 2 года назад

Thank you this helps so much!! We'll have our buck butchered next week and I really want to tan his beautiful skin. Been looking a LOT for simple instructions. Now I believe I can manage. Thank you!!

@therosyranch 2 года назад

Aww you’re welcome! I hope your skin goes well, if I can do it you can too!

@SeekerofEndurance 7 месяцев назад

Great job! You’re a good instructor. Thank you Off I go to work on my hides!

@therosyranch 6 месяцев назад

Thank you I try!

@jessicaheier7237 2 года назад

This is a great step by step video! I feel like I can do it now seeing someone else do this- thanks so much!!

@therosyranch 2 года назад

You’re very welcome, Jessica! You can totally do it, I believe in you!

@pnwnaturelover9318 Год назад

Thank you so much for sharing! I've got a sheep skin salted and had no idea where to go from there. Was planning to use alum, but you made the egg wash look so easy. Can't wait to get back at it and finally finish mu sheep skin!

@therosyranch Год назад

Yeah I usually do alum and really enjoy it too. My alum video is available through the tasteofthewind307 patreon, you can find her on Instagram!

@pnwnaturelover9318 Год назад

I'll take a look at that video as well, but alum has been hard to find unless I order online. I'll use alum on the next one. Thanks again!

@Resolute900 Год назад

Hi there. Can you give us some feedback on how yours turned out.

@therosyranch Год назад

@@Resolute900 My alum hide turned out to be easier to stretch and thus it turned out really nice, the egg one was a but stiff, I think a frame would have been really nice to have.

@jimimak1087 2 года назад

You're awesome! Thanks

@therosyranch 2 года назад

Aww thank you! You are welcome!

@BS_Atelier Год назад

a very slow and highly informative video, i'll have to give the egg wash a try with my next kangaroo.

@therosyranch Год назад

Amazing, good luck!

@StrangeRealityVlog 2 года назад

Much Love from Cleveland Ohio #farmfresh

@KenCoppola Год назад

Great video! I'm just getting into tanning. Did you have to dull the ulu knife first?

@therosyranch Год назад

Ooh goodluck! I did not dull it!If you use it at the right angle you don't have to, but just be careful the first time around. It gets dull pretty fast!

@KenCoppola Год назад

@@therosyranch Thank you!

@zekikaya4404 7 месяцев назад

Hi, very beautiful job. (rabitt leather haw tanin?) thank you. Good work❤

@therosyranch 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! I am learning how to bark tan early next year!

@leahmitchell1372 Год назад

Hello. Very informative video thank you! Can you share a bit more about the washing process of sheep hide at the beginning? I have two and I’ve tried to get them clean and have not been unsuccessful. I used Dawn soap. Does the water need to be warm? Do you let it soak? If so how long? Are you scrubbing them? I would love an exact step by step in this as I can’t find it

@therosyranch Год назад

Yes, so I have since started washing them outside because the wool clogged our shower and I got in trouble for that bill! lol so I take a plastic trash can and wash with eco friendly detergent or dawn works great too and blast it with high pressure water and maybe soak 5 minutes room temp water like 60-70 degrees and blast again, repeat this process until I am happy before any alum or egg tanning. Then at the end, brushing and high pressure pet blowers do a great job at removing any dirt or grass seeds.

@leahmitchell1372 Год назад

Great, thank you. How many times do you typically need to do this? And I’m guessing the warm water is my issue as I’ve been outside in the barn using well water. I’ll try this and hopefully get somewhere.

@therosyranch Год назад

@@leahmitchell1372 about twice before fleshing and twice after fleshing!

@mohebburrahman2156 Год назад

I was searching for the easiest way of tanning at home.. I think this the right one. Sorry, i could not understand after first salting how many weeks you kept it for rest? And instead of olive oil can i use soya bean oil or mustered oil?

@therosyranch Год назад

You keep the salt on it just until it dried and hardens! This preserves the hide. And I am not sure about those oils, I would do research on them and see if they do the same thing to hides! Or test them out on a small hide like a rabbit!

@lynn.2019 Год назад

When you wash it before stretching, how do you wash it? I have seen people reccomend specific soaps and tempuratures of water, just curious what you used/use.

@therosyranch Год назад

I just pop it in the bathtub if its cold or by plastic tub if its warm outside, and add our eco friendly detergent and scrub the wool and mix it around! The water is warm and I've never had an issue with regular detergent on it!

@BearWomanWisdom 9 месяцев назад

After the final scrape, before applying egg solution, is the hide/fur wet or dry? I’ve seen others wash their hide (sheep or rabbit) and while still wet put the egg solution on and cover with the damp towel and set 48 hours. But both times I’ve attempted it that way, my fur slipped and my hide went bad. I’m wondering if it is the wet fur when setting the egg solution? I’m so tired of losing hides and don’t know where I’m messing it up in the process.

@therosyranch 9 месяцев назад

Yeah I did have it wet, what kind of hide is it? Rabbits are more prone to slippage and it sounds like you aren't salting it properly if it "went bad". The salt kills the bacteria that causes slippage and you really want it to dry after the egg tan, dont let it be wet for a while or it will rot after. If you are tired of messing up I would honestly try alum tawing, I have another video for that method and its much more user friendly and it soaks in the salt in alum so it doesn't go bad very fast, you just stretch it after the soak for a few days with neatsfoot oil.

@Resolute900 Год назад

Hi. Great video. May I ask, why did you use different brands of salt each time?

@therosyranch Год назад

Thank you. I just use whatever salt I can find thats cheap, now i use that $7 bag for 10lbs from tractor supply!

@Resolute900 Год назад

Hi thanks for your response. Do you recommend these brand of salt over others? I know you said not to use table salt, is there any specific reason as to why not?

@therosyranch Год назад

@@Resolute900 Yes any salt that is not ionized! The iodine in regular table salt can stain your hide I have heard!

@sofiatrindade1949 Год назад

Hi, thank you for the vídeo, really nice. What do you do with the hides? Thanks

@therosyranch Год назад

I sell them, give them away, or use them for pet beds or dining room chair covers!!

@sofiatrindade1949 Год назад

@@therosyranch oh, I wanted to ask you as well how do you brush the hide? It seems so messy right now🤔 thank you

@therosyranch Год назад

@@sofiatrindade1949 Yeah it does take some time, I use a professional pet blower to remove grass seeds and a pet brush to brush out any loose hair and dirt!

@sofiatrindade1949 Год назад

@@therosyranch the pet brush is a big one? There are a ton of type and I am not sure which one to take. Thank you

@therosyranch Год назад

@@sofiatrindade1949 just a brush with teeth, see in my video at 22:43 its a basic cat, small dog brush.

@pantx0 2 года назад

What do you do with these kind of sheepskins once you are done tanning? I'd like to tan a sheep skin and make some mitts; probably a hat after that. I have no need really for them but it's something I'd love to do.

@therosyranch 2 года назад

I do really like to use them on wooden chairs as covers and as small rugs, it’s very rustic decor. the ones that don’t turn out nice I use for my cats beds. My next project I hope to make some chaps out of the white ones! I think they would make great gloves and a hat!

@kansmill 10 месяцев назад

They’re really helpful for beds and chairs where people have any limited mobility or are prone to pressure issues. They could probably be made into some very comfortable slippers.

@AS-fp4gb 7 месяцев назад

What is your proportions for the tanning solution? Is it about fifty egg and water with a splash of oil

@therosyranch 7 месяцев назад

I would say there is more egg, but whatever you think would be best for your area, I was in Colorado so it was very dry, I added a lot of water.

@arcanaribaud896 Год назад

Also with the second salting, you didn't mention how long you left it on for?

@therosyranch Год назад

It depends on the weather and size of the hide, mine took 4 days in the winter you just want the hide to be completely dry and preserved and then you can wash it off or dry scrape it!

@bibiayeshasubhan2512 Год назад

The 2nd time you added the salt did you leave it for a few days? You said you scraped it off? Is that after you let it dry?,🙈

@arcanaribaud896 Год назад

Exactly my question too.

@therosyranch Год назад

Yes you can scrape it off dry or wash it off it’s up to you! You just want to leave the salt on until it’s completely dry to preserve the hide! I think mine took 4 days the second time because it was so cold!

@rasbe420 5 месяцев назад

How soon after salting can you apply the egg? Do you need to wait about a full week?

@rasbe420 5 месяцев назад

And do you wash the salt off before the egg? Or just scrape it off

@therosyranch 5 месяцев назад

yes you do wash it off, you wait for as long as it takes the hide to cure or get stiff and hard. Then its ready for the egg tan.@@rasbe420

@ummukhalid3826 Год назад

How long did you keep the second layer of salt for??

@therosyranch Год назад

You can keep it salted (cured) for as long as you need, but I salted it until it was dry and hardened.

@ummukhalid3826 Год назад

@@therosyranch What kind of water did you use to wash the hides??

@therosyranch Год назад

@@ummukhalid3826 umm water from the hose 😂

@user-zo5mi6hj6p Год назад

If I do want to smoke a sheep hide, how long do I smoke it for? Do you maybe have a video how to smoke a hide.

@therosyranch Год назад

I have read everything from 30 mins to 48 hours! I have never done it!

@user-zo5mi6hj6p Год назад

Thank you for your reply

@arcanaribaud896 Год назад

The ouuboo knife? What's the name sorry? Thank you 😊

@therosyranch Год назад

It is an ulu knife!

@sandersandcohomesteadnz7420 Год назад

Hi there Why can’t you use table salt?

@therosyranch Год назад

When I first read how to preserve hides, most people said no iodized salt or rock salt. Just in case it hurts the hide or affects the tanning agent. Table salt it usually iodized. But some people do use it, I just would rather not mess up my hides if possible :)

@sandersandcohomesteadnz7420 Год назад

Awesome thank you - have been collecting rabbit hides and have just got our first 2 sheep ones :) exciting new journey. Your video was fantastic and clear. Thank you!

@therosyranch Год назад

@@sandersandcohomesteadnz7420 Oh amazing! Thank you, I can't wait to see them, tag me on instagram if you have one!

@sandersandcohomesteadnz7420 Год назад

I certainly will! My page on Insta is Sanders an Co Homestead NZ if you wanna follow :)

@timmyturner6103 Год назад

do you have to smoke it?

@therosyranch Год назад

No I don’t smoke mine! It just isn’t waterproof.

@timmyturner6103 Год назад

@@therosyranch ah sweet ok!

@ApocGuy Год назад

does this work on rabbit skin too? i can get fresh rabbits skins for free, but sourcing chemicals to tan skins is out of my reach where i live. also, what kind of salt is that?

@therosyranch Год назад

Yes it does work for any hide. It’s non iodized salt, just anything but the regular table salt. It has iodine in it.

@ApocGuy Год назад

@@therosyranch thank you very very much :D . friend raises rabbits, but throws away the fur. it would be waste of perfectly good hide, wouldnt be ;) ? thanks again.

@JacksonJDoyel Год назад

If I made a wrack and string the hide tight before I egg wash it do I have to still do the tedious stretching?

@therosyranch Год назад

Yes you will! It’s essentially flattens it out and makes it easier to stretch but if you’re wanting it to be a nice piece not rawhide you need to stretch it either way!

@JacksonJDoyel Год назад

Does the salt keep the pelt from molding if leaving it wet in a bucket?

@therosyranch Год назад

It does keep it from going bad and helps keep the hair in place when it’s dry. But if it’s left in a solution of water even with salt if has the potential to mold after a couple days if in warm temperature. Colder temps you don’t have to worry about your hide going bad as much.

@JacksonJDoyel Год назад

@@therosyranch but if it's soaked when I cover in salt and put in a empty bucket for five days won't it still mildew?

@therosyranch Год назад

@@JacksonJDoyel it depends on your area, here in Colorado it wouldn’t mildew.