Upscale ?

[Kelly Pfitzer]

Where to begin? Started raising Tamuk's about a year ago and still learning every day. To date, i have 6 breeders (4 bucks, 2 does) and currently 4 active kindles for a total of 31 rabbits (hot).

I've been butchering them myself for my own consumption and love the hobby. Only makes sense to have that many breeders if i have a home for some of the meat. A local butcher said they would discuss selling for me, but it needs to be FDA certified/inspected. Thats the hard part i'm trying to research...does anyone have any experience or suggestions to aid me on this journey?

 

[tambayo]

For commercial production you'd need way more animals to have the numbers a shop could be interested in, they´d want a reliable supply for customers. What about selling from home? What are the laws for farmsales in your area?
And actually you are probably better of eating most and selling some breedingstock since those prices tend to be higher.

 

[Alaska Satin]

Where to begin? Started raising Tamuk's about a year ago and still learning every day. To date, i have 6 breeders (4 bucks, 2 does) and currently 4 active kindles for a total of 31 rabbits (hot).

I've been butchering them myself for my own consumption and love the hobby. Only makes sense to have that many breeders if i have a home for some of the meat. A local butcher said they would discuss selling for me, but it needs to be FDA certified/inspected. Thats the hard part i'm trying to research...does anyone have any experience or suggestions to aid me on this journey?

Several of my friends have customers that buy raw food for their dogs and cats. It's a pretty good deal because up here there's no FDA or other bureaucratic red tape around it (you should still check your local and state laws), and sometimes the breeder doesn't even have to skin the carcass - just dispatch and bag!

That way they don't have to produce a ton of meat rabbits to try to keep a retailer happy (though they always have more pet owners waiting than they have meat rabbits).