How We Harvest and Process Our Rabbits

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This is our longest video yet. We have time stamps if you'd like to skip the dispatch and get right to skinning 3:18 quartering 11:33 or packaging 16:03
I tried to be as detailed as possible and my son Brandon helped out zooming in and out for good close ups.
I hope this video helps someone out there. As always, thanks for watching.
Death throes & Shaking after dispatching:
*Please be aware that rabbits will thrash after the neck is broken- death throes.
Once the neck breaks, terminating all signals from the brain to the heart, lungs, and rest of the body. The shaking is the last remaining electrical nerves left firing after the dispatch. This may last for 20-30 seconds. The rabbit’s eyes may even be open but it's instantly dead. There's no electrical signals to tell the rabbit to shut its eyes.
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@archangel20031 5 лет назад

You do a disservice cutting away from the killing part so soon as there is more they need to see after the neck breaks, like the body kicking for 20 or so seconds because they will think they did something wrong when it happens.

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

Death Throes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_JPQ8zscS3c.html

@MrSkinnyn71 2 года назад

I know I thought that the first couple times

@naomihoeppner646 Год назад

It’s ok, someone else did that video. You just need to look for it.

@sew_gal7340 Год назад

Thank you, i culled my first rabbit and it was a mess because i freaked out when it did that kicking thing ...i thought i had done something wrong and resorted to whacking it with my boot until it died...it was an awful experience

@jamesmceraghan9165 Год назад

lmfao mmmm 👍 good TEACH UM YOUNG

@TheTowelrack 4 года назад

Bobby, thank you so much. we unexpectedly had to butcher one of our young bucks. he was gonna be one of our breeders but he got sniffles and would not get better. We were concerned he would infect our otherwise healthy small herd. I had never butchered an animal. While crying nonstop because we had gotten attached to the little guy, I played this video over and over and successfully processed him without contaminating the meat. I could not have done it without your video. I did not want to waste any of him. Thank you very much.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

You're very welcome. I'm glad I could help. It does get easier the more you do it.

@lizfletcher2685 4 года назад

Can you eat a rabbit with snuffles? Genuine question. :)

@mirandaneizer3605 5 лет назад

I just picked up my first meat rabbits yesterday! I have 6 ready to be harvested and 4 (3 does and a buck) I’ll be keeping for breeding. I’ve processed chickens before, but not rabbits. I’m excited to fill my freezer with even more food raised on our land and cared for by us. My 5 dogs seem pretty excited as well ;) Thank you for sharing!

@ScoutSarge 2 года назад

Definitely the most difficult part of raising rabbits. My son and I had to harvest 11 in a day after inheriting someone’s herd. Made good meat, but man that was a long day.

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

I hear you

@Nittytash Год назад

Try doing over a hundred in one day...its not hard work a rabbits skin comes off easy !

@IgnatiusCheese 4 месяца назад

God bless those little animals. They keep us alive and strong. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 месяца назад

Your very welcome. I agree rabbits are a pleasure to raise. Take care!

@alexandriadeluca8605 11 месяцев назад

My Nonna recently found a cook book dated 1702 in her house. This house has always been in my family and passed down through generations. She’s Italian by the way my whole family is. And it has some of the tastiest rabbit recipes in there. We’ve tried them using chicken and compared to using rabbit the rabbit wins all the day. From what we’ve found out about our family is they grew everything they ate. All veg and fruit and all the meat and dairy and a family favourite was always rabbit! I’d love to sent you a copy of the tastiest recipes that we’ve tried. Not all of them are Italian recipes either. It sounds like on my Nonnas travels he would trade rabbit meat for spices from different regions and countries he visited.

@TheRabbitryCenter 11 месяцев назад

I’d be honored, bobby@therabbitrycenter.com

@ritcheymt Год назад

Thanks for the excellent video! I appreciate how close to the work the camera was placed because it captures details not seen on five other videos I've watched from other RU-vidrs.

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

So glad you liked it!

@nicolehennessy7380 5 лет назад

I thought this was going to be a hard vid to watch but it was done very fast and very well explained, much better then the factory farms.

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

Thank you for that. It means a lot to me that you liked it. -A Family Member(Not A Farmer) called and told me he could've used a bigger and better warning before the rabbit was dispatched on video. I couldn't help but laugh because he's going deaf and apparently couldn't hear me. LOL

@neilestep2789 5 лет назад

Good info i have 35 rabbits to harvest this week have never done it before im sure i will watch this video a few more times before my trial by fire . Looking forward to the rewards of all my labor so far

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

That's a big week. But it'll fill a deep freeze. Don't be afraid to ask for help. You're going to do great and you'll feel like an expert on rabbit #35. Don't be alarmed by the death throes for 15-30 sec. It's just left over electricity in the body still firing. It'll expire in seconds. Their may be some bleeding from the nose and mouth. This is normal. Thanks for watching.

@priscillawagner6205 7 месяцев назад

We just harvested our first litter of 8. It took 3 hours. I would suggest breaking up the 35 into more manageable numbers

@cynderpotter9602 3 года назад

Great video! Thank you for going ALL the way through! This has helped me so much!

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

I'm so glad you liked it I'm thinking about doing another one to show an updated version. Stay tuned

@maryhulen7277 10 месяцев назад

Rabbit cans well. I raw pack dry. It makes its own broth and is incredibly tasty.

@TheRabbitryCenter 10 месяцев назад

Very tasty broth!

@petrakolar9811 4 года назад

I just watched so many videos while I'm trying to process my first, and this was the best one yet, the one that was up close enough for me to really see what I needed. Thank you so much for this!!

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

You're very welcome. Check this one out if you haven't already. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-taojMG-KcXI.html

@orlandolzr 4 года назад

Exactly what i wanted to say. I'm going to process some roosters before getting to my rabbits. The breaking of the neck seems like a very good method to sacrifice the animal but i'm going to use a spring actioned bolt stunner, it will arrive in 2 weeks from Germany. It can be used on poultry also. Bobby , I've been watching a lot of videos of dispatching in preparation for my first one and your video is by far the best explained and filmed. Congratulations!

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

Thank you very much. With all the videos on youtube that's a great compliment. Thanks for commenting and I wish you luck with your processing day. I'm sure you'll do great.

@orlandolzr 4 года назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter Update: After waiting on some "really reliable guys" to import the stun gun from "Germany" i finally received it after one month. Guess Aliexpress had difficulties sending shipments with the Corona... But i digress. I finally did the slaughtering of those two cockerels. Even with that FDick knockoff it went flawless. I modified the rod of the stun gun to be more pointy with an angle grinder (it was just cut on a 45" angle). I made a simple holding tool out of some pre welded wire fence panels, mounted it above eye level on a wooden fence, bended 3 out of the 5 prones so i can hook a sack on the exterior ones and the middle one to hold the legs that were tied with zip ties. For the first one i was a bit anxious cause i didn't know if my plan was made properly. I had a bit of movement from the chicken, getting its head inside the sack but i hold it by the neck put the stun gun at the base of the skull near the spine, chin on the wood and shot. The neck went limp instantly, the body started shaking, and flapping its wings but it was held by the sack. After 3 seconds i took a 10 inch Damascus slicing knife (yeah i know i'm extra) one single swipe from tip to base... Off with the head, proceded to bleed it. Then i cleaned the feathers the old fashioned way, rinse and repeat. Lovely little pterodactyls they were, I already made soup with homemade noodles and Coq au Vin out of them and they are so different from the comercial ones, for these dishes they were perfect. Now i received 15 chicks, 5 white broilers, 5 Rangers and 5 Kabir. 10 of them will be sacrificed at 12 weeks (all broilers, 4 Rangers and the biggest Kabir cockerel). It was a very emotional thing. Before I sacrificed the first 2, i took care of one little guy who I thought he was gonna die, when i left I literally said my goodbyes. When i came back I had the surprise of him being alive, i took care of him all night, syringe feeding him, boiling water and puting it in their box. Now he is fine and crazy happy, he is half of the other guys but i will keep this Ranger, I named him Chuck Norris. For my bunnies it will be even harder cause I already started to get attached to their parents and I haven't even seen the little fluffsters yet but I want to sacrifice a autumn lamb for Easter, I will buy it from a traditional shepherd up in the Carpathian mountains, so no emotional attachement but a way bigger and very gentle and cute animal. PS: i know most americans call it dispatching, but it sounds so strange and distant to me. They are not taxis, they are living animals. Harvest sounds a bit better but still...

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

@@orlandolzr wow that's some story. Your story remind's me of Paul Harvey's speech "So god made a farmer. " If you haven't heard it he's talking about farming and the beauty and miracles that it brings on a daily basis. It goes something like...""I need somebody strong enough to clear trees and heave bails, yet gentle enough to tame lambs and wean pigs, one who will stop his mower for an hour to splint the broken leg of a meadow lark. So god made a farmer. It sounds a lot better coming out of Paul Harvey.

@sameasnone 5 месяцев назад

Perfect start to finish instructional video. Thank you

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 месяцев назад

So glad you found it helpful. be sure to check out our playlist. Thanks for watching! ru-vid.com/group/PLNYLb_YcNZX1KCAEr818BWNb1k4YKHOzp&si=e_Da6Pg_K5N2AETP

@jamescrader1245 4 года назад

Very well informative and done with care. I learned alot, thank you

@shelbyj833 4 года назад

Thank you for this video. I am going to honestly cry after killing my first few rabbits but I want to able to feed my family healthier meat. Thanks again for all the information. A great help.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

I understand completely. We harvest chickens and deer and rabbits. Rabbits by far are the cutest. I promise you once you do it a few times it becomes just another chore. It's just getting past that cuteness is the tough part. Just remind yourself you're raising healthy meat for your family and it's the smart thing to do. I pet my rabbits and talk to them softly before dispatching and it calms them and helps me. I tell them we appreciate their sacrifice and it's time to move on. I walk them to the popper and make it a very quick process. Good luck.

@shelbyj833 4 года назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter That's a very good way of looking at it. Same with deer. I plan on raising chicken in the spring too. My family is trying to live off the land and raise our own meat. It's definitely healthier.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

@@shelbyj833 sounds like a good life

@Nightowl5454 3 года назад

@@shelbyj833 it makes it easier if you have them all the same color like white meat rabbits and also don't name them because you will get attached to them after that. Just give them a number in your records. I joked with a cousin of mine that she could name her kids chickens names like BBQ, Satee, Roast, Stir-fry and other silly names to remind the kids they will be eating them.🤣🤣🤣

@recipefree 5 лет назад

Please include death throes. Also, the ribcage makes a wonderful, nutritious, soup base, as do all the other parts you throw away. We raise rabbits to be resourceful, not normal.

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

Absolutely. We've made homemade soup using it in the past. Its pretty good. The family isn't big on soup. Unfortunately it just sits in the fridge and eventually ends up out in the coop. But I agree its very good. Maybe I'll do a soup video in the future. Our rib cages go to our chickens along with kidneys heart

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

Death Throes-It very's. After dispatch, the electricity that's still firing in the rabbits body can be short and subtle or a bit longer. There may be a bit of bleeding from the nose and mouth. I can tell you 10-30 seconds. I chose neck breaking over pellet gun and Hammer because I feel It allows me the least room for error. It's instantaneous and impossible to mess up if hung at knee level pulling the hind legs up. But I do know rabbit farmers that claim they've been using a hammer for years and never missed once. Why I didn't include Body shakes- Although it's educational it's a little off putting for some. We wanted to show our customers how easy it is to process a rabbit but still keep the video farm family friendly which isn't easy to do for new comers. I now wish I would've added some captions or a brief warning regarding the body kicks and shakes after dispatching so I apologize to everyone for that. I will make another video with more details. Please let me know if there's anything else you'd like covered and I'll be sure to include it. Thank you very much for you comments.

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

We made some soup the other day and everyone had some. I thought of your comment Andrew. I hope all is well with your rabbitry.

@teresalutterman1429 3 года назад

Thank you Bobby, your videos gave me the confidence to start my rabbitry and I just dressed my first one this morning!

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

That’s awesome I’m so glad you found the videos helpful. Good job to you as well.

@teresalutterman1429 3 года назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter Thanks, we had your rabbit taco recipe last night. It's a good feeling to have these skills for resiliency.

@chalmusdudley288 3 дня назад

I enjoyed your video on rabbit breeding very much

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 дня назад

I’m very happy to hear that. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

@themyrtlewoodshomestead9371 5 лет назад

This was outstanding thank you!

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

You are so welcome! Thanks for the comment

@jonchesterpt953 5 лет назад

Nice job! Thanks for sharing.

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

You are very welcome. thanks for watching.

@RKELLEHER40 9 месяцев назад

Howdy, Brother! Thanks again for sharing your expertise. Be Well and Drive-On, Cowboy!!! 🤠

@TheRabbitryCenter 9 месяцев назад

Will do thanks again!

@paultanner2007 5 лет назад

Great video and informative. Thank you for sharing.

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

You're very welcome

@paultanner2007 5 лет назад

The Rabbitry Center, I actually binged watched some of your videos last night, lol. Man you really have some really interesting information.

@PfeilerFamilyFarm 5 лет назад

Great video! I will be butchering about 10 or more rabbits tomorrow after church. I like to quarter the rabbits as it makes for more freezer space. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year!

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching. Yea if I had 10 rabbits to package and didn't quarter them that'd pretty much be all I had in my freezer. I'm glad you liked the video and Happy new year to you.

@PfeilerFamilyFarm 5 лет назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter My buddy and I butchered 8 or 9, we did not really count. Tomorrow I will quarter them all up. Then later tonight one of my does kindled 10! I should have two more does kindle over the night or tomorrow. Oh the hopper popper, I had an old livestock hay rack that had a broken weld, I cut the bottom ends off that created two poppers for us. Worked great!

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

Filling the freezer that's awesome. Yea, my hopper popper is just some angle stock and rebar. Nothing to it.

@petegreci7969 2 года назад

I desperately tried to save the "flank" part of the rabbit when I processed a few myself. They were terribly chewy, nearly inedible. Perhaps I did something wrong, but I found it to be the worst part of the rabbit. This guy certainly knows what he's doing. Quite a professional and instructional video.

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

The older rabbits can taste very chewy indeed. Rabbits 12 weeks or younger you can chop these up in a small pieces throw in some peppers and it makes a nice hors d’oeuvre dish ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NpcAHyiovCo1.html82s

@petegreci7969 Год назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter I've returned to this video wanting another rabbit meal. I will try that hors d'oeuvre with the flank - and I'm glad to know someone knows how to spell hors d'oeuvre!

@Boba_tea143 4 года назад

I wanna say all the videos I've seen for processing rabbits, no one has ever actually shown the dispatch. I appreciate that. You can read instructions all day, but nothing beats the live demonstration. Thank you. Addition: Ok so I commented that right after dispatch, so sorry I was excited. I also want to say thanks, again all the other videos I've seen for processing rabbits when they quarter it they always say you can keep those (the flaps) but I don't (lol) it's nice to see someone save them and say why and what they do. I've also NEVER seen anyone cut the smaller back strap (EVER!). I didn't even know that was there!! I know this video is old, but I've seen other people always frigerate for 24 hour before quartering. Have you changed how you do your process at all, is there anything you'd say you do differently now? Thanks again! I'll keep looking through your videos so far I've enjoyed them!

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

Faith, no problem. I'm glad you found it helpful although I didn't put in the shaking after the dispatch. You'll see what I mean in video linked below. You might find it helpful. Thanks for watching. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_JPQ8zscS3c.html

@awesometaylor5881 Год назад

❤🎉Awesome Job and video.

@Dcvillnz 4 года назад

The Heart , liver and kidneys are great to eat . Fry them up with flour and cornmeal.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

I've never tried it. I love a good deer heart. I'll give it a try and let you know. The chickens will be disappointed though.

@vanwhalen3719 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video . I hope to start breeding rabbits myself one day

@TheRabbitryCenter 7 месяцев назад

Best of luck with your future Rabbitry!

@joshuagainey1648 9 месяцев назад

It just dawned on me why “lucky” rabbit feet keychains were sold to kids in the early 2000s. Cause it was waste product and someone saw $$$. 😂

@TheRabbitryCenter 9 месяцев назад

Lucky rabbits foot since the 19th century has been carried by risktakers, gamblers even stage actors. The list goes on. Here’s a video that shares more information ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gBs5MmeuOns.htmlsi=fl7RCymQ7nHU-Nx_

@matthewblair8197 Год назад

usefull. i may be raising my own soon for this reason , thanks man

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Great to hear!

@fuzzykoshka 11 месяцев назад

Great video! I’ll up my skills for sure.

@TheRabbitryCenter 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@strauss1414 4 года назад

Great vid man thanks. Keep crushing

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

Thanks for watching

@naomihoeppner646 Год назад

Thanks Bobby! We processed our first two rabbits yesterday it was a lengthy process being newbies all of us myself my son and his friends today his girlfriend and I will attempt to do one faster than most to yesterday but thank you for all your help in your videos it’s really been very preparatory emotionally etc. we appreciate your videos and your channel

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Thank so much so glad you find it helpful

@naomihoeppner646 Год назад

I have a question about the gut smell and full poop shoot.. do you leave your rabbits without food and hay for any time before dispatch?

@naomihoeppner646 Год назад

Nevermind, I must have missed the part where you mentioned yes last meal

@bettypearson5570 Год назад

I realize this was videoed 4 yrs ago when you had less experience but I would recommend that you redo this so you are teaching how to process clean so you aren't trimming off meat, pulling apart entrails, dealing with all the coagulated blood, etc. While this does show it doesn't have to be perfect, you also want to show a provision processing. Maybe combine the 2 showing the clean process and then this old one to reinforce to others what you're saying of no wrong way, Thank you for putting this out there to help others get started.

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Thank you for watching and sharing your opinions. There are several videos in a processing playlist that you can choose from. ru-vid.com/group/PLNYLb_YcNZX1KCAEr818BWNb1k4YKHOzp

@Otisjames569 Год назад

Thanks for the video good job

@Max-wo7zp 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video. Any idea about which is more costly raising chickens or rabbits? and tastewise, which type of rabbits are best for harvesting?

@TheRabbitryCenter 11 месяцев назад

They both can be costly depends on how you raise them they will both require Feed and care And that takes time, but when raising both of them and cleaning up after them and processing them, I would choose Rabbit every time

@davidnacey1936 4 года назад

I feel bad you lost your cell phone. For that I put a like on your video. Thanks for this. You also look a lot like my dad.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

LOL well your Dad sounds like a handsome man. Ha Ha. Thanks for watching.

@Drakijy 4 года назад

Thank you for making this video. I was wondering, do you have any footage of how to find/recognize the gall bladder? This video cuts away without showing what it looks like or where it is.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

The video doesn't you're right. I apologize for that. removing the gall bladder is quite easy. Remove the liver and it's the little green bubble thing stuck on the side of it. Just pinch and pull. I'll try to add that in to a video soon

@paulscarponescarpone.8681 9 месяцев назад

Wow thanks brother wealth of information. You are really want to get into this. Live up in PA where are you out of if you don’t mind me asking.

@TheRabbitryCenter 9 месяцев назад

Michigan, thanks for watching!

@stephaniebrown7009 Год назад

I love all your helpful videos. However you may want to mention aging the meat before freezing. You do in another video. Although may want to mention it again in this one ...or at the end. Again you do a fantastic job! Thank you.

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment I'll make that the recommended video at the end. Have a great day!

@tombeauchamp806 2 года назад

Very helpful. Thank you

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

You’re very welcome!

@ALLTHINGSTOMMYBITESTV 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

My pleasure Thank you for watching

@deborahgillis7733 2 года назад

So when you say "pull until you hear the neck break" do you gently pull or yank quickly or something else? I have rabbits growing out now and am trying to learn how to process from your videos. Also, is 12 weeks the best time to process for meat and fur? Thanks for all your videos, they are very informative and easy to follow!

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Hanging the dispatch tool knee-high so you're able to just stand up and use your thigh muscles with firm grip- you're using your legs just as much as your arms . One movement using legs and arms and back simultaneously with conviction.

@jbk1022 2 года назад

I had the same question, wasn’t sure how fast/hard to pull to quickly break the neck. I would be afraid I wouldn’t have enough power to quickly do this.

@denislosieroutdoors 4 года назад

Very informative video... thanks for sharing, haven't seen any new videos lately??? back to re-watching older ones lol... When is the best time to remove kits from the mother and how old is best time to harvest them? Denis

@richardmang2558 3 года назад

Weening is done at 8 weeks. There are two different ways weening is carried out. 1) Remove the doe from the kits leaving the kits in their cage which they are used to. This puts less stress on the kits since they are accustomed to the cage and surroundings. They continue to grow quickly since they are not stressed. 2) Remove the male (since males can become aggressive. Boys will be boys.) kits at 8 weeks and then remove the female kits at 9 weeks. This allows the doe's milk production to taper off in stages in stead of all at once which happens if all kits are separated from the mother at the same time. Each way has its pros and cons. The following are bits taken from the book "The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals" Edited by Gail Damerow. Fryer: harvested at 12 weeks or less. Since older bucks tend to taste, well bucky, they are best harvested at the fryer stage. The meat is tender, fine grained, and bright pearly pink, and can be cooked in the same ways as a chicken fryer. Roaster: older than the fryer, generally 4 to 6 months. The meat is firm, coarse grained, slightly darker in color, and less tender than a fryer, and the fat is of a creamier color and stronger flavor than a fryer. Cooking with liquids or oil helps keep the roaster moist and tender. Stewer: older than 6 months. The best cooking methods for a stewer are braising and stewing. Moist cooking is required to tenderize the meat of an older rabbit. I would add that all rabbit meat needs to age long enough to pass through rigor mortis. Otherwise it will be very tough with poor flavor. So a minimum of three days in the refrigerator before being cooked or frozen. An older rabbit that is tough, like an old buck, will benefit from longer aging up to 10 days, beyond 10 days the improvement continues but tapers off.

@richardmang2558 3 года назад

Also remove the "silver skin" from the meat. This allows the spices to penetrate into the meat better and lets the meat cook better. The silver skin is the same as the tough clear membrane on the inside of a slab of pork or beef ribs .

@kindredk9standardpoodles280 2 года назад

Thank you. I think I will start quartering mine instead of leaving whole for freezer now.

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Check out our latest video on quartering ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fCIVuRfVrSw.html

@bearclawcritters Год назад

Why did I start watching this while eating lmao

@geministrial950 4 года назад

I had to do this for the first time a few weeks ago, i cant tell you just how much i cried. But in the end it was a very educational experience!

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

In my Grandpas day it was considered natural to process your dinner yourself. Today, it's considered normal to let massive corporations process our meat which comes at a price. That means more chemicals and additives for your family which none of us want. Today what's considered normal is a very unnatural way of eating meat. There's a very important reason for harvesting your own animals. Yes your rabbits made the ultimate sacrifice but you're also sacrificing your time and effort. Dispatching your animals is the quick and bad part of it but it's only a quick step in the whole process. Breed, Feed, Harvest, Freeze. I'm always impressed by someone willing to do it themselves. That takes more courage than to ask someone else to do it. Farmers love their livestock. I understand the gratitude you feel for your rabbits contribution to your family. No need to be confused by your harvesting. It was your sweat and grit that actually did it and bred, feed and raised these animals all the way to processing day. You gave your rabbits a good life until it came time to process. Even the dispatch was quick and humane and that's something rabbits don't get in the wild. You should be proud. Heck of a job. "it's never plain easy but it does get easier. "

@seven1378 3 года назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter spot on! Well said! Totally agree!

@EronEdwards 8 месяцев назад

Great video! Very thorough! I have only one question and thats about scent glands. Are there any of concern that need to be removed?

@TheRabbitryCenter 8 месяцев назад

That’s a great question. Scent glands are found on a rabbits, chin and very close to the genitals. Priority to processing, We’ll dunk the Rabbit to keep the fur from floating around. We remove the hide. The waxy substances will come off with the hide. The chin scent gland will come off when the head is removed. I score of the pelvic bone with my knife releasing pressure on the colon so I can remove it. At this point, The scent gland will be 100% removed leaving just the meat on the hind quarters. This is a simple method which makes for an easy and clean processing. I keep the hose with a spray wand available when the weathers right and I have a clean bucket of water just in case I need to dunk or clean the Rabbit at any point. The meat is always tasty. Best of luck!

@TheRabbitryCenter 8 месяцев назад

More videos on processing ru-vid.com/group/PLNYLb_YcNZX1KCAEr818BWNb1k4YKHOzp&si=kXsCFi2YWw-fyvvy

@TheTownGuard 7 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@TheRabbitryCenter 7 месяцев назад

You’re very welcome

@thelandscapingking310 9 месяцев назад

Great video thank you for that

@TheRabbitryCenter 9 месяцев назад

So glad you enjoyed it

@SixBarrel Год назад

Great job, this a real life , no dumb things of tiktok. 🍻 If the people dont like , can eat grass 😂😂, cheers 🍺

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

I’m glad you liked it. We have several other processing videos if you’d like to see more. ru-vid.com/group/PLNYLb_YcNZX1KCAEr818BWNb1k4YKHOzp

@mariesonoma 10 месяцев назад

Nice job. Thanks

@TheRabbitryCenter 10 месяцев назад

Your very welcome

@earlpolsenbriones8244 4 года назад

Sir good day can you tell us more about the device you used in dispatching the rabbit? Thank you, your videos are always useful and i used it as reference to my rabbitry

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

I'm glad I could help. I use the hopper popper. It very quickly does the trick. I tried a lot of different things to attempt to find the quickest and easiest method and I kept arriving back at the popper. No affiliation theoriginalhopperpopper.com/Hopper_Popper/

@earlpolsenbriones8244 4 года назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter thank you sir greetings from philippines

@patrickacupan4529 3 года назад

Nice video watching from Philippines 😊

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@jefflim1838 3 года назад

I know you watched this after you saw in the Philippine news tv that some people ate rabbits in the provinces which are not common in Philippines

@FGTGIFarmsAndConsultancy Год назад

Thanks for given out this helpful video. And my own problem is poor level of market in my own country (Nigeria), so please if their is any way you can help with the market. Thanks I really appreciate your effort

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

I'm sorry to hear that here's a video that may help you profit ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cbaUEFHoYv0.html

@TraderRoss Год назад

I don't miss having to kill & clean bunnies. I use to take the livers & fry up for breakfast. make like a egg mcmuffin with them.

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

For years I didn’t even eat the liver, but I’m so glad I finally decided to try it. It’s my favorite part of the Rabbit.

@jbk1022 2 года назад

When I was a kid, about 7, I helped my uncle process a chicken for our dinner, grew up having chickens, he would chop off head instead of breaking the neck. It was the first and only time I processed an animal. Now being an adult, I know it’s part of eating meat, though, the hardest part would be, doing it as humanly as possible, once it’s dead and head removed the rest would be easy.

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Thanks for taking the time to write your comment!

@rubenrocha9549 10 месяцев назад

what do you do with the waste products after processing a rabbit(head,pelt,guts,etc)

@TheRabbitryCenter 10 месяцев назад

Throw away bury or feed to live stock. This video shares more ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_VayAwnzmPs.htmlsi=xISs9TemacHl7aEc

@brody1153 3 года назад

Well I made my self watch this and I’m man enough to say that I’m gonna have to go with chickens for my first live stock

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

Nothing to be ashamed of I enjoy chickens as well. When it comes to rabbits you have to deal with getting over the cuteness but that’s about it. Now Chickens are stinky, messy, noisy(roosters) And processing them can be a bit of a pain if you don’t have a poultry processor machine which is 4-500$ but I enjoy watching them peck around and interact. Good luck with your new chickens

@stayerallen6768 11 месяцев назад

A seat belt cutter works wonders for gutting

@TheRabbitryCenter 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing! Gut hooks (which is very similar) work great when processing deer.

@stevieandreasen7875 10 месяцев назад

Would the bruised part taste weird? I was thinking about saving the last of the carcass for broth

@TheRabbitryCenter 10 месяцев назад

I usually discard the bruised tissue

@kaceykakouris8379 Год назад

Just a question does getting the fur wet still working if you want to keep the hide

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Yes absolutely

@Heather-xm9ul 2 года назад

Very helpful. It's tike for me to get rid of the demon rabbit. As much as I don't like her compared to the others, I'm not looking forward to doing this. It's the first time I've had to process something furry and cute. I got sick after our mercy cull, and sick when we did our rooster too. Eventually that will go away.

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Yes very cute. Maybe the cutest livestock animal ever. But when raised right, they're also abundant and incredibly nutritious and chemical free meat for your family. Try your best not to forget that you did a great job creating a healthy and comfortable environment for your animals. That's more than most mass producing operations that raise animals in bad conditions and pack there livestock meat with dyes, preservatives and chemicals. It's not natural. What we call normal is a far cry from healthy. What your doing is getting back to what's all natural and a truly healthy lifestyle. Filling your freezer with chemical free meat is what all meat eaters should do but some unfortunately don't possess the moxie. Your family is important and they deserve to have good food and if that means you have to get your hands dirty-you're willing to do that because your strong and they're worth it! Rest assured the processing does get easier because with time comes experience and you become more sure of yourself and you'll know in your heart that growing your own food is the absolute right way to live. Hope that helps. Best of luck and thanks for watching!

@priscillawagner6205 7 месяцев назад

We just harvested our first litter of Tamuks. I fed some of the offal (organ meat) to my chickens raw. Can I do the same with the dogs? I tried Google but I got varying opinions on whether it should be raw or cooked offal.

@TheRabbitryCenter 6 месяцев назад

dogs can eat raw rabbit

@kylecragg4071 11 месяцев назад

Great video just wondering why you dip it in the water before skinning it?

@TheRabbitryCenter 11 месяцев назад

To keep the fur from floating around and getting in your eyes and mouth

@kylecragg4071 11 месяцев назад

Makes sense thanks for replying so quick. Keep up the good work I have learned a lot from your videos thanks.

@thatguyskye4308 8 дней назад

Why not wait a little longer so you can use the pelt? How much harder is it to skin being older?

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 дня назад

it’s actually easier, the hide doesn’t rip like a fryer, but waiting means you’ll be processing a roaster which will need to be prepared accordingly.

@HegenerHomestead Год назад

Lol "pee sack" 😂 I'm not looking forward to this part. My husband was going to do the butchering for me cause he hated rabbits but now he's fallen in love with them lol. Such a softie.

@fordguyfordguy Год назад

You can also just ignore your phone……you control it, it works for you.

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

That's very true. I try my best to not ignore folks but create a way they can make their reservation even when I'm unavailable to talk on the phone.

@perrie8890 4 года назад

At around 10:48 you switch to a knife with what looks like a gut hook - is there a reason why you didn't use that hook for gutting the rabbit? Am very curious! Thank you for such a good video.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

Yea no problem that hook needs to be sharpened it's not as sharp as it could be. I use the big knife for the neck and head. The filet knife is my favorite.

@perrie8890 4 года назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter gotcha - thanks for responding

@libertyliberty6728 4 года назад

Where can we buy the tool for the neck of th erabit at the beginnig. Also, My rabbits all new zealand are alway nervous How do you get your rabbit so calm? thank you

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

we sell them if you need one. 20$ shipping is 11$ extra My rabbits may look calm but they're really as nervous as any other rabbit. Being a prey animal for thousands of years it's hardwired into their brain.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

Scroll down to see our harvesting tool www.therabbitrycenter.com/home/

@theporterproject8412 Год назад

How hard do you have to pull to break the neck? That's what I'm worried about. And is it normal for the legs to break when you pull too??

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Younger rabbits 10-12 weeks are easier to dislocate than older senior rabbits. There will be some bruising around the neck but not the legs

@andrewb4130 5 месяцев назад

What kind of knot do you use on that bar to hang it by the legs?

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 месяцев назад

a slip knot

@brooketinch9327 5 лет назад

I have meat rabbits myself. I honestly couldn’t bring myself to do this to them. I love my boys. I’ve honestly never eaten rabbits and I don’t plan to.. lol

@TheRabbitryCenter 5 лет назад

I understand. Its not for everybody and I've spoke with some rabbitries that just can't do it either and quickly end up overstocked in rabbits and selling them for 5-10$ which ends up costing the rabbitry money in the long run. Also, we don't harvest all are rabbits just when we need to. They're very cute which makes it even harder. The first harvest is tough and the second harvest is a little easier and so on. I do love my rabbits very much and I want them all to live a high quality life. I can compare this passion with White tailed deer. Another beautiful animal. I plant a food plot every year and work hard to make the deer comfortable on the property too. But in the end we harvest a couple deer every year. Most importantly, knowing that our Rabbits and Deer are harvested and processed in a clean and humane way means a lot. Its organic and one of the highest quality meats you can eat. Especially compared to the chicken and beef in the stores. If you have a Rabbitry, Its important to be able to harvest if your rabbitry calls for it(only my opinion). Its not the most pleasant thing to do but necessary to keep your animals and cages balanced as well as your pricing. The same goes with deer hunting if you shoot and harvest deer. You should learn how to prepare and cook the venison. Deer hunters that hunt and don't eat venison is a pet peeve of mine. Sorry for the long response. I wish you luck on your rabbitry. Harvest or No Harvest. ;)

@webmash8878 5 лет назад

Only my first time was scary, after that i just did it.

@popeye1313 2 года назад

There are two different Hopper poppers one of them is for 5 lb rabbits and one for over 5 lb so do I need to buy both of them

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Hopper Popper is a quality product. Our Rabbitry sells a dispatch tooL that works on all rabbits If you’re interested checkout.square.site/merchant/32X9MNJFAZBR3/checkout/JD7WF2BZK6MCFO6DX7773EC5?src=sheet

@robpadley1239 8 месяцев назад

Great report , im harvesting my rabbits tommorow

@TheRabbitryCenter 7 месяцев назад

I hope it went well!

@randyheistand7945 9 месяцев назад

Do you soak your rabbits in salt water or brine before bagging and freeze or just rinse good bag and freeze?

@TheRabbitryCenter 9 месяцев назад

there’s more information on this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_WKefuf9dUg.htmlsi=uwnk-FNVYVMie_db

@glendagonzalez2469 3 года назад

Can you make soup or broth from the bones and the meat left after you quarter it?

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

absolutely makes good homemade soup

@MaggsBlueberries 2 года назад

Where can I purchase the hopper popper? It’s not in the YT channel store

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Thanks for asking. We sell a harvesting tool on our website checkout.square.site/buy/7HRM2KLXRZCU5UNNZG6Y4FN7

@hakimartsmarineartsscene3816 Год назад

The Rabbitry Centre thanks for the video i would like to ask you question , you know how to get the Rabbit skin glue? process? from the rabbit? thanks

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Never harvested glue? Just meat, furs, ears & feet. Thanks for asking!

@hakimartsmarineartsscene3816 Год назад

do you know any thing bout it? thanks

@keillorchristoph 9 месяцев назад

Is definitely a hard day for me, but yes it's harder on the rabbit. But my rabbits only have one bad day.

@TheRabbitryCenter 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for commenting

@lhodgens 4 года назад

This is so helpful. I'm considering rabbits because we have an ordinance where I live against raising chickens. Way less gruesome than I anticipated! :-)

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

I'm glad you liked it. Check this one out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_JPQ8zscS3c.html Thanks for watching.

@ironprejudice8903 4 года назад

That crack bro DAYUMM i like rabbit meat tho and that skinning was on point edit: you might wanna keep the liver and kidneys my dude trust me they are a delicacy XD.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

Rabbit meat is delicious. I've asked someone before how to cook them and they never got back with me. Do you have a favorite way to prepare them?

@t.l.c.5510 4 года назад

Loved the video but you need to get yourself a cleaver not a competition cutting chopper LOL. Subscribed. Keep on doing what you do

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Thanks for watching

@lucindamccoy6710 3 года назад

How long after dispatching do yoy skin? Getting ready to process my first ever animal, and first rabbit so i need all the details 😊

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

Dispatch, death throes for 30 seconds, decapitate & skin immediately after body shakes are complete

@lucindamccoy6710 3 года назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter thank you!

@batpherlangkharkrang7976 2 года назад

Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Welcome 👍

@tfhamilton101 Год назад

Quick question on rabbit. I cleaned a wild rabbit the other day and by mistake got soft feces on the back ham. I wiped it off, washed very thoroughly and soaked in water overnight. Should I be concerned about this?

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

If meat was rinsed and cleaned of any feces-your good - cut out any discolored meat if any

@tfhamilton101 Год назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter Thanks for the response!

@Flintlock1776 Год назад

Lol....That first 30 seconds of equipment inventory...couldn't tell if it was a Dexter starter kit or the Rothenburg Torture Museum.

@JennX63 4 года назад

Thanks.

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

you're very welcome

@01taylorlautnerfan 10 месяцев назад

Do you soak them first or vacuum seal right away?

@TheRabbitryCenter 10 месяцев назад

I dry age this video shares more info ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_WKefuf9dUg.htmlsi=igpyPiMeYVBV06fp

@beefsupreme504 2 года назад

Some folks say that cervical dislocation doesn't allow the meat to drain and it makes it taste bad. Is there any truth to this?

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

Not at all. Cervical dislocation is my preferred method for dispatching

@user-jd7si5hv5p Год назад

How can treat sneezing in my buck rabbit and should I treat the rest of them and with what

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Rabbits have allergies as well and just drinking water can get in their nose sometimes. I wouldn’t panic unless it happens along with a white mucus coming from their nostrils. Then you’ll want to get your rabbit treated by a rabbit vet or cull the rabbit from your breeding program

@user-jd7si5hv5p Год назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter thank you

@user-jd7si5hv5p Год назад

@TheRabbitryCenter seemed as if had choked a lil bit might coughed phlegm if is allergies does that sound right. I can't let spread.. should I cull to be safe..it's new rabbit.. anythingi can use to treat the rest of them ..I read acv- just doesn't seem to be enuf. Is any way help.prevent spread -can I give a preventative to the rest .? As well as one that has cough

@avariceseven9443 3 года назад

As a relatively new rabbit own, idk why I'm watching this. It was kinda hard to watch at first but the cutting part etc wasn't that bad. I guess it was just because I saw it alive the first few minutes.

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

It could very well be the worst video to watch if you’re a rabbit pet owner. I try to make our videos entertaining to watch so maybe your were intrigued and for that I thank you for watching. But I don’t recommend this video unless you want to start a meat production.

@Paratrooper23 5 лет назад

Is your knife dull or are you going super slowly and carefully?

@pinkygalvez 5 лет назад

Paratrooper23 The fur and hide are tough...

@nuggetmoses1429 4 года назад

Sharpen the knife.

@Helmholtzwatson1984 3 года назад

Do you not hang (age) the rabbit carcass before putting it to use? Thats fairly common with game. Just curious if rabbit breeders do that too.

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

Aging your rabbit would most definitely make things even tastier. I want a walk in cooler one day. Rabbits already are delicious when you process and cook the same day but I'd like to try a taste test with an aged rabbit. Years ago I put a steel closet rod in a spare fridge and would hang deer quarters using s-meat hooks. I'd lay about a dozen paper towels down to catch any blood. This worked great on Michigan's hot October days early in the deer season. You could age your rabbits the same way.

@Helmholtzwatson1984 3 года назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter awesome thanks for the reply. Just dispatched our first rabbit yesterday morning. Had bottom teeth problems but he was to be our breeding buck so we figured we'd better just cull. Anyway thanks for your videos, very informative and made doing it myself pretty simple!

@tono6941 2 года назад

Is the meat destroyed if the colon rips while pulling it out and a couple pellets touch the meat?

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

No just have a hose ready to rinse immediately or a bucket to pour water over it

@dennism5565 3 года назад

what part of the meat is the silver skin that people complain about? I hear people say it is tough but there is no mention of it in videos I watch. Is silver skin a non issue?

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

Silver skin is more of a problem when it comes to venison also known as sinew The only silver skin on a rabbit would be on the back straps

@keiladavis 4 года назад

Did he say chicken shrimp?😂😂

@TheRabbitryCenter 4 года назад

It's very chewy!lol

@youngsterjoey9038 11 месяцев назад

Is skinning a domestic different than a wild? Cuz that took way longer than it should.

@TheRabbitryCenter 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for asking. Explaining the process on video takes twice as long. This is a processing method to preserve hides as well as meat. When you process a cottontail you just snip it on the back and pull the fur to the points -completely different.

@youngsterjoey9038 11 месяцев назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter makes sense. Appreciate your reply. I don't farm them but have been known to catch a few

@gflack71 3 года назад

What size (how many quarts) is that enamel pot?

@TheRabbitryCenter 3 года назад

This size amzn.to/3buuTrV

@Maxi_Jano 2 года назад

What type of knife are you using?

@TheRabbitryCenter 2 года назад

This kind amzn.to/3i6mRZN

@aminengelbrecht9166 Год назад

Hi. I just wanted to know are new zealand whites good for their pelts/hides and how much dollars does one pelt go for in the united states. Thank you

@TheRabbitryCenter Год назад

Not much. Depending on where you’re selling this can differ greatly. In Michigan you can sell for approximately $10-15 a fur. You can also sell them frozen for $2-3.00 a hide.

@aminengelbrecht9166 Год назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter so after I processed it I can sell it for 10-15 dollars. So if I sell say between 3000 and 4000 pelts per month I should probably sell them at wholesale price which would probably be between 5-10 dollars

@aminengelbrecht9166 Год назад

@@TheRabbitryCenter I am doing research so don't be alarmed by the exorbitant amounts I'm using