RESOURCES GEARED FOR THE Meat rabbiteer
Favorite Book for Beginners
We've had several books over the years. This is by far the best for beginners in our opinion--it will answer all the important questions and covers every aspect of keeping rabbits for meat. (housing/breeding/harvesting/feeding/diseases/etc.)
Great Books on Feeding Forage
Rabbits love fresh food. These two books are the best I've found on feeding fresh forage.
Fantastic Video on Litter Evaluations
Every rabbit keeper needs to learn what to look for in order to keep moving their program forward and improving their results. This is the best video I've found showing how to do exactly that.
Great Video on Hopper Popper Cervical Dislocation
This is how we dispatch, and the tool we use. For us it seems to be the most humane, and the hardest to botch. (Begin the video at 2:25 to see just the dispatch.)
Favorite Video on Processing Rabbits
There are MANY wonderful videos on processing, but this is the one we use and refer back to on every processing day.
Favorite Video on Deboning a Whole Rabbit
There are many videos on this topic--this is the one we put up on the laptop in the kitchen to review on every "breakdown" day.
Excellent Video on Constructing a Pivoting Gambrel
We personally prefer a gambrel that allows the carcass to spin so we can work without having to constantly reposition ourselves. This is a fantastic video that we used to create our gambrels.
Favorite Equipment Company
There are many fantastic companies out there for rabbit equipment. This is our preferred source for cages and accessories. Made in the USA, and they answer the phone with a real person!
What We Feed
We use Tucker Milling Nature Crest line for all our animals. Fantastic company based in Alabama. Great products and excellent customer service. We feed rationed Nature Crest pellets, free feed locally grown orchard grass hay, and organic forage harvested on our property.