My Rabbit Journey~New Pics pg 17

[Lark Rise]

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Pictures!!!!

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

Wow!!

Congratulations Rick!!!!

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

I am culling both my NZ doe and my Satin buck out of my breeding program. They will make up my first couple meals of rabbit meat. I am disappointed that I have to do this, but, it is my journey through this, so I will live and learn. I am picking up two new breeding bunnies today. One California doe bred to a Cali buck, the litter will be registerable. I am also picking up a Black NZ buck. Both of these new rabbits are a year old now, the doe is a proven mother. I am excited. Now I will have two bred does!! Pics will ensue...when I get to it LOL

 

[stanglover2001]

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Please inform us when you decide to cook them and show some photos of what you do

I just got a bunny, new zealand and california mix I think, and she was just bred yesterday so we'll see what happens! Never had bunny before, so this is gonna be interesting.

 

[Lark Rise]

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Tell us how it goes. It would be great if we could see pics of the processing.

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

Ok, I will get pics of processing

 

[WASP]

Can you post or PM me info on breeders too? I'm also in western WA and I'm interested in starting some meat rabbits.

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

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On it's way

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

Both rabbits I will be butchering are in an exercise pen today with fresh hay and water. I am going to butcher this evening when I can go to a friends house to do this.....I have to use a .22 and cannot discharge a weapon where I live. I plan on getting a high powered pellet gun to do the deed later. I will take pics and post them. This will be my very first time butchering a mammal....yikes I am kinda nervous. I might take a vid or two as well, for educational purposes. Then you all can tell me I did it all wrong LOL

Really though, on a serious note I have watched many many vids of this and read everything I could. So I do feel prepared to make these bunnies last moments as stress free as possible.

 

[Josh45640]

Rabbits are one of, if not the, easiest animal to butcher IMO. Youll do fine. Also, FYI, you dont need a .22 or any firearm to humanely dispatch a rabbit. One quick rap to the back of the head with a rod or even the blade of your hand will seperate the base of the skull from the neck/spinal cord resulting in an instant death with no blod or mess.