Easiest Breed to Dress out

[Tagcon]

I was reading on one of the other threads that Cali's are easier to skin than Rex is this true and what are the easiest of all breeds to dress out? I have both but I have not dressed any out yet.
Terry

 

[Secuono]

I have 3 breeds and mutts, all are the same to skin and gut. Same taste to them as well.

 

[Kyle@theWintertime]

Breed isn't as important as age. Young fryers skin as easily as pie...older rabbits are harder to skin. Really old stewing rabbits are pretty attached to their hides, LOL.

 

[skysthelimit]

With 6 breeds in the last few years, I would agree, age is a bigger factor than breed. Though it still seemed like the pelt just peeled off the Silver Fox.

 

[Secuono]

Also note that the younger the rabbit, the more frail and thin the skin is, so don't just yank it off all willy nilly if you're trying to make pelts.

 

[Dood]

I found some French lops I proceesed for a friend to have a very loose skin and lots if it, kind if like a Shar Pei dog, and it was easier to pull off even though they were all old breeding stock, compared to my AmChins and crosses.

 

[fuzzy9]

Breed isn't as important as age. Young fryers skin as easily as pie...older rabbits are harder to skin. Really old stewing rabbits are pretty attached to their hides, LOL.

:yeahthat:

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I believe it was my comment that spurred this thread.

I regularly process rabbits with some friends of mine. They raise Cals, and I raise Rex. We have noticed that their rabbits come apart easier at the joints when removing feet and are easier to skin.

Granted, most of their rabbits are younger than my Rex when processed, but we just did a couple of their older rabbits, and the feet still separated easily at the joint.

Of course, older rabbits are harder to skin in general, and older bucks are worst of all...

 

[Miss M]

All of mine have been mutts to this point, and about 14 weeks old, so I have nothing to contribute!

 

[Dood]

The Californian (and Palominio) was bred to have finer bones then the NZ and may be a why their joints break easier.

It is also one of the reasons you are supposed to get more meat off of a 5lb Cali versus a 5lb NZ, since their bones take up less of the weight (AKA meat to bone ratio)

And the opposite is true for heavy boned breeds like Flemmish

 

[Tagcon]

Thanks for all the replys, I have dressed out a lot of wild rabbits and always heard the tame ones was a lot harder, I know wild cottontails turn loose of their skin pretty easy(slice across the back and pull oppisite directions)
Terry

 

[Miss M]

I know wild cottontails turn loose of their skin pretty easy(slice across the back and pull oppisite directions)
Terry

Really? Wow... I'd have expected wild rabbits to be more difficult!