Meat Rabbit Beginner Questions

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Quailgenes

Quailgenes

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Jun 25, 2015
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1) I know rabbits have low fat but can you feed them to have some fat before slaughter or would that take too much feed? I know your not suppose to keep breeders/pets overweight.

2) Can anyone point me towards info on how to line breed generations of rabbits. I'm not planning on only doing terminal crosses. I may in the beginning seems easier and depends on what I can find locally.

3) Can you defur the skin and dry it to eat or defur in general?
 
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To get a high quality carcass for cooking/eating you will need to butcher your rabbits at 6 to 8 weeks of age. It would be nearly impossible to make a rabbit "fat" at this age.

You can eat a rabbit at any age of their life, but the older the rabbit, the harder it is to skin, and the longer it takes to cook to make it edible.
 
Try going to the American Rabbit Breeders Association web page. From there you should be able to get links to help with breeding.
Use the fur for hats, gloves, coats/jackets, blankets. It is second only to goose down for warmth. There are books on tanning hides.
 

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