Rabbits everywhere!

[ollitos]

On Saturday, we taught the rabbit care and processing class for a Homesteading Days weekend. We had a great time. Each attendee was given the opportunity to process their own rabbit with our guidance and help. Pretty hands-on! So Greg butchered/helped butcher 14 rabbits on Saturday.

We just went out and weighed rabbits. We have four litters to butcher. All at 5 - 5.5 lbs. Easily close to 30 rabbits.

That poor man! He's going to be butchering rabbits in his sleep tonight. LOL

 

[grumpy]

Yeah,

You said in his sleep.....was it dreams .....or nightmares? :x

Once you get started, you fall into a rhythm.
Each one progressively gets easier.

grumpy.

 

[ollitos]

Dreams... nightmares... I don't care as long as he doesn't try to reenact it on me!

 

[Miss M]

:lol:

 

[ollitos]

Well, 20 rabbits butchered. We still have one more litter to go. I think there's 8 or 9 in that litter. What's really awesome is that Greg's 13 year old daughter got involved and butchered too!

 

[DitchDoc]

Wow that's alot of rabbits! Awesome that the youngster got involved...kids should understand where their meat comes from. WTG!

 

[ollitos]

We finished at 25.

 

[coffeenutdesigns]

I had soooo many rabbits to butcher 2 weeks ago before vacation I finally gave up and sold a few and gave one a pardon. Now that I am back from vacation I have 7 more almost ready and another 7 up and coming. Roasters are sounding better and better, lol.

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Poor man, he probably doesn't even want to eat rabbit anytime soon after all that.

 

[Marinea]

Dinner (and lunch...and dinner again) is served!

A lot of work there. Has to make you feel good. I know if it were me, I'd keep going back and looking in there

 

[DitchDoc]

Yum! Can't wait to have a freezer full like that! Have you found your classes getting bigger with time? I think that's such a neat thing y'all are doing!