Spicerack Rabbitry
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Alright so I just took our first grow out to freezer camp (dad wanted to time it for Thanksgiving) today and despite all my months of research I was not ready. The skinning and gutting took me a long time compared to those with more experience but technically were simple enough. My problem came right at the start with dispatching. We tried the cervical dislocation method where you put a bar behind the ears, stand on it, and pull but it took all my strength and far too long for comfort. I can't repeat that on another living creature. What other dispatching methods do you have because I don't have the physical strength to properly pop the neck it seems. I'm a very small person with not a lot of muscle. It there a technique I'm missing? Maybe another method entirely like a shot to the head or something? The whole point of this project was to be able to have a meat source I felt good about in terms of quality of life and that for me includes giving it the shortest and most painless death possible. Any advice is welcome because I have three more to do...
