GBov
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Year before last, due to many reasons, all of my rabbits and equipment went to a lovely new owner. That included the wringer.
So fast forward to this fall with rabbits to dispatch and trying to find a replacement. No luck and still, rabbits needing to STOP EATING and start being eaten. :lol:
As I have dispatched poultry for years using long-handled loppers and the pair I have has extra wide opening jaws for cutting branches up to 3 inches thick (useful when doing really big turkeys) I wondered if they would fit comfortably over a rabbits neck?
Yep! They easily fit so now I bring the bunny into the kitchen and put on the counter, open the loppers nice and wide, gently place around the neck (while pressing down so the tip of both sides are touching the counter), right behind the head and close them up.
Just a firm bringing the handles together does the job.
INSTANT kill, no extra breaks in the spine like with the wringer, no hanging off the old tough bucks to try to get a clean break, minimal bleeding into the shoulder area and no great degree of coordination needed. The rabbit is calmly standing on a solid surface when done so no more lifting heavy rabbits up in awkward positions to fit them into the wringer.
Thought I would share as a foolproof method is always good to have, even if its just a backup to how you do it now. <br /><br /> __________ Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:54 pm __________ <br /><br /> Meant to add, because rabbit skin is tough, the skin doesn't cut, well, more than a nick at the thinnest part maybe but the neck bones crunch right through.
So almost no blood.
So fast forward to this fall with rabbits to dispatch and trying to find a replacement. No luck and still, rabbits needing to STOP EATING and start being eaten. :lol:
As I have dispatched poultry for years using long-handled loppers and the pair I have has extra wide opening jaws for cutting branches up to 3 inches thick (useful when doing really big turkeys) I wondered if they would fit comfortably over a rabbits neck?
Yep! They easily fit so now I bring the bunny into the kitchen and put on the counter, open the loppers nice and wide, gently place around the neck (while pressing down so the tip of both sides are touching the counter), right behind the head and close them up.
Just a firm bringing the handles together does the job.
INSTANT kill, no extra breaks in the spine like with the wringer, no hanging off the old tough bucks to try to get a clean break, minimal bleeding into the shoulder area and no great degree of coordination needed. The rabbit is calmly standing on a solid surface when done so no more lifting heavy rabbits up in awkward positions to fit them into the wringer.
Thought I would share as a foolproof method is always good to have, even if its just a backup to how you do it now. <br /><br /> __________ Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:54 pm __________ <br /><br /> Meant to add, because rabbit skin is tough, the skin doesn't cut, well, more than a nick at the thinnest part maybe but the neck bones crunch right through.
So almost no blood.