Fat? What fat?....................*GRAPHIC*

[fuzzy9]

I don't see no stinkin' fat!

Went to a small animal swap this morning just to look around, and ended up picking up some cheap freezer camp rabbits, this is one of the does in the group. We knew she'd be fat, but not this fat! She was so loaded with fat there was globs exploding out of the muscles at the base of the back legs. Around her front legs and rib area was so bad we didn't even use it. What is in Dave's hand isn't even all the fat that came out of her insides. :shock: The rest of the rabbits were great thank goodness, and will make nice meals this winter.

 

[Lowell]

WOW!!!!

 

[MamaSheepdog]

:shock: Can you add it to your homemade cat food?

 

[MaggieJ]

Wow, indeed! I've never seen a rabbit with that much fat!

Good idea, MSD!

 

[fuzzy9]

Yah, I probably could have MSD, but I didn't even think of it at the time.

Isn't that just crazy! I felt sorry for that doe! :shock:

 

[SarahMelisse]

All I can say is.... Wow!

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Isn't that just crazy! I felt sorry for that doe! :shock:

It certainly is! Now we know why some does have a hard time conceiving. :x

 

[fuzzy9]

I wanna know what the heck she was eating to make her like that? Straight corn? :lol:

 

[ZRabbits]

Truly a shame that doe was treated that way. Bred for sustenance, and only good for cat food. Glad to hear the other freezer camp rabbits will give you and yours sustenance over the winter.

Karen

 

[fuzzy9]

We will use her for a meal for us. She has some good meat as well, and with a little extra seasoning, along with a slow roast in the crock pot, she will make a good meal for us.

 

[ZRabbits]

We will use her for a meal for us. She has some good meat as well, and with a little extra seasoning, along with a slow roast in the crock pot, she will make a good meal for us.

That's good to hear. Sounds yummy. But all that fat, sometimes messes up meat. But, then again, I'm used to beef.

Karen

 

[fuzzy9]

Can't hurt to try it, or just shred what we can get from it, and put it into a casserole. If it doesn't work, it will go to the pets then.

 

[MaggieJ]

Rabbit fat is not marbled through the meat like beef, so it is an easy matter to remove it. But what a waste of feed!

 

[rockeee]

wow.

 

[Mary Ann's Rabbitry]

I didnt think there can be so much fat on a Doe, Really makes you wondered what they were feeding them.

 

[Whipple]

Wow!

 

[DevonW]

I had a MR doe that killed and ate her first litter when they were 2 weeks old. For a 3lb doe a litter of 4 is normal she had no problems catching the buck only caught her once. After she became a complete psycho.

When I processed her she was LOADED with fat. So much I couldn't even believe she conceived in the first place. I called the vets asking what would cause it and she said it can be attributed to a thyroid condition or hormone imbalance. It would only be a feed issue if more than one of my rabbits presented with excessive internal fat.

 

[akane]

I had one fatter than that. She was a single kit and always well fed and chubby. We tried and tried to keep the weight off her but it never worked. Finally I culled her and I didn't even butcher that one. It would have just been a mess. She not only had internal fat but you could feel it over her shoulders and hips. I didn't want to clean all that off. The time she did get pregnant she looked ready to explode because of fitting kits in with all that fat.

 

[GBov]

We had one that fat at the 4H camp but they get free choice feed 24/7 and are all rather chubby but we had trouble finding her organs they were so hidden by fat.

But why remove the fat on a normal or SLIGHTLY chubby rabbit? Rabbit fat has a nice taste and texture. I leave any fat on my meat, it just adds richness.

 

[Piper]

But why remove the fat on a normal or SLIGHTLY chubby rabbit? Rabbit fat has a nice taste and texture. I leave any fat on my meat, it just adds richness.

I have heard (that unlike beef fat) rabbit fat, does not taste good. How much fat, do you leave? Can it be rendered, like beef fat? Could you use it like tallow? Are you feeding grains or pellets, that the fat tastes alright?