I’ve been experimenting with different hide tanning methods and wanted to share what I’m working on right now for anyone who’s curious about the process. I currently have about 20 rabbit hides sitting in a basic salt–alum solution. This stage helps preserve the skin and set the hair. My next step will be to pull them out, rinse, neutralize, and stretch them. At that point, they can be finished as-is, or taken a step further into a full acid tan. I’m considering selecting a portion of these and running them through EZ-Tan after neutralizing. This will be my first time combining methods, but in theory it should work fine as long as the hides are properly rinsed and brought back to a neutral pH before re-acidifying for the second tan. I’ve previously used full acid tanning on sheep, goat, and rabbit hides, and one of the big advantages is that the finished pelts are fully washable and stay soft even after getting wet. It will be interesting to compare those results with the alum-started hides that get a second chemical tan. This is very much an experiment to see how penetration, softness, and long-term durability compare between the two approaches. I’ll share results once they’re finished and broken in. This is one recommendation for full acid tanning useing Rittles. I have a variation of this on the bunclub wiki https://www.taxidermyarts.com/documents/rittel_instructions/EZ-2000-instructions.pdf

What is everyone using? I use my cell phone but don't have a great spot to set it up. I've seen various phone holders and such used by content creators. My phone is a Samsung galaxy s21 ultra so it is BIG and doesn't fit in a lot of car phone holders, so not sure what my best options are

What’s a “golden rule” everybody repeats that you now think is outdated or flat wrong? Could be: – feeding – housing – breeding – growout – culling – showing – colony setups – wire floors – supplements – hay myths – “cute” rabbits people should’ve culled three generations ago 👀 No fighting. Just rabbit people comparing scar tissue and lessons learned.

What is one thing in your rabbitry that is working better than it was six months ago? It can be anything: better litters, better feed routine, cleaner cages, calmer handling, better type, fewer losses, better records, or just finally learning what not to keep. I’ll go first: I’ve been really focusing on making decisions faster and not wasting feed, time, or cage space on rabbits that don’t move the program forward. For me its going to be finding a better barn for Athalon. She an excellent mama but I kept a daughter whos closer to what we want for our show line to replace her . What improved for you?

You’ve got a litter: – great growth – weak feet -- Lacks depth and loin. – decent temperament What’s your call? Cull, grow out, or breed forward—and why? Yes the broken video was in response to this post of a "not new zealand " that in my opinion need to be in a crock pot. Its not near good enough quality to even attempt to breed up from. this is a rabbit that your are best to cut your losses.. They need to have something to advance your program . If the only thing going for it ,is "I like the color"... good. Make it a blanket , you'll have the Pelt forever .