How to properly make a chinchilla skin
How to properly make a chinchilla skin
Throughout the world, chinchilla is grown not only as adecorative animal, but also as the most valuable fur animal. The chinchilla fur beats all records in density, which makes breeding this animal extremely profitable financially.
As a rule, only high-qualityskins of chinchillas, therefore, each animal-man needs to have an idea about the proper technology for their manufacture and storage of the product ready for sale.
Primary processing of chinchilla skin
Before you start giving the skin chinchillaIt should be properly prepared. The process of preparation for further processing consists in cleaning the raw material from tissue and fat residues. In order to clean the skin thoroughly using a blunt knife, it should be placed neatly on a flat surface, fur-down. The film formed on the surface of the skin (in the neck and head of the animal) can not be scraped, since there is a possibility of damaging the fur coat. Further processing of the skin depends on the skill level of the fur farmer in terms of dressing. If the fur farmer does not have enough experience in this laborious matter, the skin can simply be dried by pulling it on a special plate and fastening it with small cloves. When drying, the skin should not be stretched too much - it is enough to stretch it so that there are no obvious folds. The chinchilla skin should be dried in a well-ventilated place for two days, the temperature regime must be strictly observed and correspond to + 10-15 ° C. After drying (before dressing) the skin should be stored in the refrigerator at a temperature of -4-5 ° C.Sanding
For high-quality production the most effectiveis a dry process using a special solution consisting of 90% salt and 10% aluminum sulphate. Two components of this solution must be mixed very carefully, therefore it is recommended to use a mixer for this purpose. It should also be clearly adhered to weight norms - for example, for 400 grams of salt you will need 44 g of sulfate. 2 tablespoons of the prepared mixture should be mixed with small wood sawdust in the amount of 4 table spoons and, after pouring onto the skin, evenly distributed over its entire surface. If the sandpaper is slightly moist, sawdust can be added. In any case, the more mixtures will be used, the easier it will be to produce. After dressing, the chinchilla skins are folded internally (with a skin) one to the other and stored in a well-ventilated room. After 2-3 days, the skins are shaken well and hung out to dry in some dry place. After another 3-4 days, the goods are fully ready for sale.
