lamb...

[locum76]

i dunno if this the correct forum for this but...

i work on a small organic farm for a charity where we will soon be butchering some lambs for the winter. the local butcher who is doing the boning and cutting says he'll probably give the skins back to us too.

i was curious to find out if anyone in the area would like some of the lamb or if there are any tanners about, whether they'd want the skins.

 

[Stew]

Not to be a spoil sport but I'm sure I heard that tanning the skins yourself is banned now.

I might be wrong (and hope so too!)

 

[wolf]

why is this stew im curious?

 

[Stew]

why is this stew im curious?

To be honest I'm not sure. I've just had a brief search and can't see anything on it. I'll investigate (I think it's an issue with tanning the skins of your own livestock)

 

[Ed]

i dunno if this the correct forum for this but...

No worries.... I've moved it over to fair game

Ed

 

[george]

To be honest I'm not sure. I've just had a brief search and can't see anything on it. I'll investigate (I think it's an issue with tanning the skins of your own livestock)

Not one I've heard Stew, but I'd be interested if you find anything out.

George

 

[gregorach]

Awrighty mate - I'll probably have to have a bit of that. No doubt speak to you about it in the week sometime.

BTW, according to permaculture guru Bill Mollison, lamb skins make a great sheet mulch. Dunno about the pong / flies though...

 

[locum76]

we use the wool from the angorra goats as compost/ mulch. its bloody lovely stuff, high energy release over a very long time. the sheeps fleece went to make yurts.

 

[gregorach]

Aha - I knew you could do something with those damn goats...

 

[Kane]

Why not try tanning them yourselves?

http://www.acountrylife.com/plug.php?p=catalog&action=show_catalogitem&ci_id=10&ci_category=12

Kane

 

[Stew]

Not one I've heard Stew, but I'd be interested if you find anything out.

George

Hhhm, I can't seem to find anything on it now.

Ah well, I was hoping I was wrong anyway...

 

[locum76]

im not sure if we're allowed to tan them ourselves. there is a tanner in a local village called currie though. one of the lambs has a pure black fleece, its a beautiful thing - would look even better as a jacket methinks

dunc, as for the goats. its truely the only feasible use i've found for them. with all that angorra wool i reckon we've got the most luxurious compost in britain, possibly even the world.

rob