HANDLING & SHIPPING
Below are a list of shipping instructions that will ensure the safety of your hides and will help us keep track of what hides belong to you.
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Storing Your Salted Hides
Keep your dry salted skins in a cool, dry, bug free environment. Salted hides can be damaged by: moisture, mold, rodents, & bugs. Dry salted hides will naturally draw in moisture from their surroundings. Storing hides in high humidity or on cement floors can result in hides taking in moisture.
Punch Code Location Examples
Please punch code your hides with the number consistent with your record keeping system. Tags will come off, therefore this is a necessity for keeping track of which of your customers the hide belongs to. For instructions on punch coding please give us a call or email. Your hides will be punched with your tannery customer number immediately upon receipt of your shipments.
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Instructions For Safe Shipping & Keeping Track Of Your Hides
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Include a packing slip with your company name, address, phone number, email address, & customer number (you will have a customer number assigned to you when you make an account with us).
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Place packing slip in an envelope or plastic bag & then into the box.
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Include any special instructions on the packing slip
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When listing the number of hides on the packing slip please list different species separately.
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Please make a packing slip for each box
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If you have multiple boxes in one shipment please label the boxes as follows: Ex. 3 boxes in one shipment label the boxes 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3.
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All shipments must be prepaid
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To protect faces of hides by folding the head flat between the neck & brisket.
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Do not place skins in plastic bags. Plastic bags can trap moisture & potentially cause bacteria & mold to grow.
Storing Your Tanned Hides
For optimum shelf life store your hides in a cool, dry, pest free environment. Plastic containers such a plastic barrels are suitable storage vessels. If storing in card board or vented containers consider getting containers off the ground via shelving or blocks. This is a precaution against water damage and pests.
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Rehydrating Your Tanned Hides
Fully submerge your tanned hides in a solution containing one pound of salt to every five gallons of water. Soak the hides for 30-45 minutes. Larger heavier hides may require more soaking time while smaller thin skinned animals may require less. After soaking place the hides in a plastic bag to sweat overnight. For the best rehydration freeze the hides before mounting.
Please contact us about getting on a pick-up and delivery route.
OUR LOCATION
Visits to tannery by appointment only.