tb4me Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) Just wanted to share with you all our families other hobby! We raise Rabbits for meat. We make sausages , Hamburg's and meatballs with the meat we hand raise. here is a video I posted on YouTube.. Enjoy! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wIx6qD7rvJg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Edited February 2, 2012 by tb4me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 OMG !!! They are so cute!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 MMMMMMMMMMMM Rabbit with roasted potatoes/white wine . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt bruce Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 OMG !!! They are so cute!!! And they TASTE GOOD TOO , best of both worlds , why eat only the ugly .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 That's pretty neat! How do the sausages etc taste? I've only had rabbit in a stew, and that was great! Gotta imagine a burger would be mighty tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Nice looking Rex's. Have you ever tried raising the larger breeds of meat rabbit? Flemish and Checkered giants are huge animals by comparison. Even a French lop averages twice the size of a standard Rex or California. I got my kids interested in raising show rabbits for a few years, but they could not see them as livestock. I ran the fur and feather show at the county fair for a few years. There was a big demand for meat rabbits back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Nice looking Rex's. Have you ever tried raising the larger breeds of meat rabbit? Flemish and Checkered giants are huge animals by comparison. Even a French lop averages twice the size of a standard Rex or California. I got my kids interested in raising show rabbits for a few years, but they could not see them as livestock. I ran the fur and feather show at the county fair for a few years. There was a big demand for meat rabbits back then. Thanks bigugli, those are Cali crossed with Flemish giants. my adult doe weighs in at a whopping 12 pounds! I tried New Zealand's but they were to small and weak. We had something spook them in the hutch last spring and 3 of the young broke their necks scrambling to get away..I imagine they hit the wall in the hutch running..So we are now raising the Californian crossed with the Flemish giants. We love the size of the Flemish and the meat quality of the Cali's. manitoubass2 the sausages are amazing! go 70% rabbit and 30% pork throw in a clove of garlic per pound of meat, a tablespoon of fennel per pound of meat a teaspoon of salt n pepper per pound grind it all up, then put into pure pork casings and you have the best sausages ever! For burgers or meatballs use the same 70-30 mix but use regular ground beef. You cant use lean as there is no fat content in the Rabbit meat at all. Mix the rabbit and beef after grinding, use what ever spices you like when you make burgers. Thanks again to all for the positive comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Great video of urban farming! My family use to breed rabbits to sell, mind you my dad and grandfather would of rather harvested them, it's a great idea that you don't name the ones you will harvest, it does make things easier, I could only imagine if they named all the cattle on a friends farm haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 And they TASTE GOOD TOO , best of both worlds , why eat only the ugly .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDe8fTgVUZw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thanks bigugli, those are Cali crossed with Flemish giants. my adult doe weighs in at a whopping 12 pounds! I tried New Zealand's but they were to small and weak. We had something spook them in the hutch last spring and 3 of the young broke their necks scrambling to get away..I imagine they hit the wall in the hutch running..So we are now raising the Californian crossed with the Flemish giants. We love the size of the Flemish and the meat quality of the Cali's. manitoubass2 the sausages are amazing! go 70% rabbit and 30% pork throw in a clove of garlic per pound of meat, a tablespoon of fennel per pound of meat a teaspoon of salt n pepper per pound grind it all up, then put into pure pork casings and you have the best sausages ever! For burgers or meatballs use the same 70-30 mix but use regular ground beef. You cant use lean as there is no fat content in the Rabbit meat at all. Mix the rabbit and beef after grinding, use what ever spices you like when you make burgers. Thanks again to all for the positive comments! I'm gonna try that recipe this week I think. My moms coming for a visit so it would be nice to have something different. We have some great farms around our area, so I'll make a few calls I suppose. Are you BBQ'ing the sausages, or frying them up??? Just gotta remember not to tell the kiddos what they're eating until they're done, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) I'm gonna try that recipe this week I think. My moms coming for a visit so it would be nice to have something different. We have some great farms around our area, so I'll make a few calls I suppose. Are you BBQ'ing the sausages, or frying them up??? Just gotta remember not to tell the kiddos what they're eating until they're done, lol lol funny..I see your quite a ways away from me or id offer up 1 or 2. treat the sausages just as you would pork. cook them as you see fit. my favourite way to cook them is to defrost them and bbq them slow n low.. another way (my wife's favourite) is to grab a pack from the freezer toss em in a fry pan with some hot water and simmer with a lid over them. When the sausages are defrosted and cooked she slices them on a 45 degree angle and makes home made sausage spaghetti .. its amazing Edited February 2, 2012 by tb4me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 lol funny..I see your quite a ways away from me or id offer up 1 or 2. treat the sausages just as you would pork. cook them as you see fit. my favourite way to cook them is to defrost them and bbq them slow n low.. another way (my wife's favourite) is to grab a pack from the freezer toss em in a fry pan with some hot water and simmer with a lid over them. When the sausages are defrosted and cooked she slices them on a 45 degree angle and makes home made sausage spaghetti .. its amazing Oh man, my mouth is already watering. Thanks for the tips! What should one expect to pay? I'd assume it's by the pound? I'm going to call a few places here shortly, hopefully it's not really expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 New Zealands are too small for meat produstion, even though they are classed as a meat rabbit. I have seen grand champion grade Giants weighing in at 30lbs at various shows. Have you tried roast rabbit? Young rabbit, slow roasted, is almost like chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 $6 per pound, and the first lb is free for a new customer!!! I'm sold. I'm gonna do these up for the SuperBowl this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 New Zealands are too small for meat produstion, even though they are classed as a meat rabbit. I have seen grand champion grade Giants weighing in at 30lbs at various shows. Have you tried roast rabbit? Young rabbit, slow roasted, is almost like chicken. wow 30 pound rabbits...lol i would imagine they take quite a while to get that size. The nice thing with the rabbits I breed is I kull at 3 months old, they weigh anywhere between 5 to 7 pounds. When deboned on averagie we get aporx 3 pounds of edible rabbit meat, these rabbits develop fast. I myself love roast young rabbit. The wife and daughter wont eat it thou.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 $6 per pound, and the first lb is free for a new customer!!! I'm sold. I'm gonna do these up for the SuperBowl this weekend is that live weight? Keep in mind rabbits cant be sold "processed" unless its goverment stamped.. Seems like a good price! The ones in the grocery store the other day were 37 bux and up!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 is that live weight? Keep in mind rabbits cant be sold "processed" unless its goverment stamped.. Seems like a good price! The ones in the grocery store the other day were 37 bux and up!!!! I'm not sure? I didn't ask. I'll find out shortly though, I'm going to pick some up when my daughter wakes up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Cool video, I learned a thing or two And yes they are cute, so no way I could even do it. I'll eat them, but couldn't go through the whole process of raising and killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 LOL........ i like the choclate ones the best ....lol , sorry just had to say it , very interesting ttho , i'd give it a try . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 LOL........ i like the choclate ones the best ....lol , sorry just had to say it , very interesting ttho , i'd give it a try . I too like the choclate ones! Ears first...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 My father was German and hunted rabbits....I ate more rabbits then chicken as a kid.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 yum Hausenpepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 yum Hausenpepper Terry, do you mean hasenpfeffer......and don't forget about sauerbraten... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 mmmmm ... Fenkata ... my favourite ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Terry, do you mean hasenpfeffer......and don't forget about sauerbraten... yeah that might be it I really don't know what it is but bugs bunny and the chef talked about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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