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I only have a few rabbits. In winter months pellets and hay are the mainstay, since greens are done. Spring through autumn its forage unless my schedule is interrupted. They relish the forage but still have a preference for pellets. Wild roses, ragweed, mulberry shoots are fairly easy...

Welcome! There is a lot to learn here. Explore the forums and I am sure will come out of the rabbit hole in a few weeks.

Wow! I'm in Delaware so it is good to know it is 12 weeks now. So nice to have the Living Dead threads waken : ))

Going Native! Urban Quetshadee Outfitters Quetshadee = Chinook peoples' word for rabbit

I think I'm going Japanese, I really Think So Concrete Usagi Ppoi

If you bond your cages together it becomes a simple matter for using pulleys. How much flop and wobble you tolerate determines the complexity. Let's assume no guide rails. You will need 7 pulleys at a minimum. More can make lifting the load easier but we can look at that later. You will have...

By wood slats I am guessing you mean purlins. Other than cost there is only one reason you could/should not use plywood. It is a tiny one, condensation. But so long and the space between corrugated roofing and plywood can ventilate that should be just that, a tiny issue. Purlins (or plywood)...

When it comes to food I crave variety. Admittedly my standard deviation on that scale is about 6! On the other hand there are certain flavors I won't eat. Olives! Yech! The common person doesn't cook. The common person isn't frugal. The common person won't grow vegetables much less meat. . I...

The New Safe Plants for Rabbits List That is a list of wild plants that are rabbit edible. It was compiled largely by MaggieJ and has been added to by other members. A Foragers Harvest is a nice book to use for identifying some of those plants. Not all plants that are human edible are good for...

I am proud of you! Taking the life of your food should not be unemotional. It is a necessary and natural part of life from which all too many people are removed. I respect the lives of my rabbits for that they will provided me with sustenance.

Do understand that the "hit the head" is just a more brutal form of cervical dislocation. When done correctly the stroke is swung from tail toward the nose, catching the back of the skull. Some times it takes a second or third blow if the rabbit moves at the last moment.

That sounds awfully scary to me, a professional at putting fire in peoples' homes. I tried to research "ocakbaşı" and only came up with a town of that name is Turkey.

This is also true. I spent 8 years giving primary care to my elderly mother. Not one minute felt like sacrifice. Once she went home to Jesus I could feel what I had been doing. However, my mother was never abusive to me and my brothers were super supportive.

It is best to hang the carcass at room temp for 24 hours. Do a quick rinse in salt water to sanitize a little. You can do colder temperature if you feel better. 70 F is still cold enough that bacteria growth is not phenomenal. The brine will kill off all but lactobacters anyway. Brining will...

Sweeping chimneys, installing wood stoves, fixing gas fireplaces, dealing with pellet stoves....yeah, that's my work, but I love doing it!

Orchard grass should not cost more than $5 per bale. The regular rectangular bale. Find a hay farmer, not the feed store. Direct from the hay farm Orchard grass is $2.50 per bale. I pay my local rancher $5 for the convenience of not driving an hour out and back to/from the hay farm. Rabbits...

I tickles me to see "tedding" used. Sometimes I get eyes crossed at me when I use such words.

Nibbles is right. If you feel responisible, an appropriate thing to do is find out who the government social worker is that they should contact on their own. More than that is letting them hang on to your apron.

An important step is to let he carcass rest for 24 hours before doing anything. It is best to hang but laying flat can work too. The 24 hour rest is to the the enzymes of rigor mortis to dissipate and let the meat relax. Parting and brining without the rest may result in tough meat.

I am sure we are all feeling compassionate toward you. While we may not be able to offer physical help, we are able to read your missives and let you at least vent. I know several of us have you in our prayers!