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U_Stormcrow
Crossing the Road
Two of them are now back in their respective runs. On their own. Still NO CLUE how.
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Does US have a rabbit eradication system like that in Aust? The government here has been releasing calicivius to get rid of feral rabbit plagues (like it's really working out perfectly!) so domesticated rabbits have to be vaccinated to avoid mortalities....we had wanted to keep meat rabbits but because of the eradication programme find it not worthwhile given a single vaccine costs around $25...cheaper to buy store-bought chicken!We raised rabbits for meat for around 5 years. We always baked it like a Sunday chicken in chicken broth and it was so good. Also a great meat if you happen to be trying to lose weight since it doesn't really have fat.
Ours were in 30x30 stackers for the adults and the younglings usually were still sharing 24x24 or 24x30s with a sibling or two when they were processed.
We did New Zealands, and NZxSatins, so nice big rabbits.
We just fed ours rabbit pellets, occasionally sunflower seeds and hay.
For just two people, I would say between a pair and a trio (just depends how often you breed). NZs tend to do large litters and our satin had 9 once that all made it.
Does US have a rabbit eradication system like that in Aust? The government here has been spraying calicivius to get rid of feral rabbit plagues (like it's really working out perfectly!) so domesticated rabbits have to be vaccinated to avoid mortalities....we had wanted to keep meat rabbits but because of the eradication programme find it not worthwhile given a single vaccine costs around $25...cheaper to but store-bought chicken!
Happy your first litter was successfulThe US has no such program.
and the first five rabbits were tasty. (I assume - gave one to the neighbor for Thanksgiving). Those we cooked for ourselves were excellent.
and I'm busy building hanging cages - the Livestock conservancies recommends result in escaped rabbits and are simply impractical for raising, then catching, rabbits for dinner.
Sadly, little bunny Snu Snu was well named. Found him dead two days after introducing the other bunny to his run in hopes of starting a new batch of kits.Happy your first litter was successful
I always thought those big beady eyes were too cute for me to butcher...how do you do it?The US has no such program.
and the first five rabbits were tasty. (I assume - gave one to the neighbor for Thanksgiving). Those we cooked for ourselves were excellent.
and I'm busy building hanging cages - the Livestock conservancies recommends result in escaped rabbits and are simply impractical for raising, then catching, rabbits for dinner.
Pay more attention to the toenails than the eyes?I always thought those big beady eyes were too cute for me to butcher...how do you do it?
I always thought those big beady eyes were too cute for me to butcher...how do you do it?
If it helps, you can follow the same rule as revenge chicken noodle soup. The does glcan get quite mean sometimes. I had a doe named Angel years ago that actively attacked when we went to feed and water. She didn't last longThat's actually why I haven't pursued the possibility of raising rabbits.
I'm not squeamish about the chickens, but rabbits have considerably greater cute factor than cull cockerels.