Recent content by VickieB

I live in town, so many of my needs will be different than yours. Whether you live in town or country though, my advise is to go with the metal cages. Not only do wood cages absorb urine and the odor, but it's harder to keep ear mites at bay in them. If you go with the metal cages I would...

Do you know of anyone in your area that is raising meat rabbits? My advice is to check out other rabbitries first. Do you live in a rural area or urban? Get a GOOD idea of what you want and need in cages. Have your cages set up and ready before you bring your rabbits in. And start as small as...

The University of Alabama and the University of Texas worked on a breed, mixing the Flemish, the NZW, and the Californian. It's called the Altex. You don't want to breed two Altex though. You breed an Altex with the NZW and you come up with what is called the Production White. How did your...

What do you use to hang them by the feet?

What do you use to stun the rabbit with? I've been using the broomstick method, which has worked well, but it does bruise the shoulder meat.

I wouldn't think there would be any problem with it. I would wash it well, and then process it like any other meat I use.

Oh! Well, good. I won't worry so about it then. Thanks, Animalmom! It's good to be back! :)

I have been really busy for the last year, and quit breeding my rabbits last spring, so they've had a nice long break. This winter, to keep drafts off of them, I covered their cages with plastic sheeting. This last month they are all shedding quite a bit, which is odd since it has been so cold...

I like cooking the liver with onions and garlic. It's very good!

Glenmar, those look awesome!

New recipes are always fun but I recommend getting used to replacing your other meats with it too. Mainly, because if you only use it for new recipes it won't be long and you'll not be using it as often. We have a tendency to go back to the tried and true recipes we're used to, and if we know...

Ya'll will have to tell me what you think of it! I felt bad this last year throwing those big beautiful livers away. I mean, you have to admit, rabbits have some huge livers! Now that I realize that they are better than beef or chicken livers it really makes it a joy to be able to cook them up...

My daughter came over tonight and I cooked up the last bit of liver that I had in the fridge for her. It was the first time for her to try liver, other than the one failure I had when she was a child. It was a big hit tonight! She loved it! I'm so excited! I had been just throwing the liver out...

If you love beef, chicken, and pork liver, you will definitely love rabbit liver. From what I've read online, most people prefer the rabbit liver over the others. My mother used to make liver (beef) and onions for us when we were kids, and we loved it. I tried making it once for my family, and...