The ones we have now are the breeding stock. They’ve ended up with names, against my better judgement. Our Rose is the doe without a toe. Seems like she’s gonna make it. The other doe is called Hyzenthlay and the buck is called Buck Naked. (Steve named him.)
The does are 2 months old and the buck is 3 months old. They’ll be ready to breed when they’re about 4 months old. Gestation takes four weeks.
Each doe should have around 8-10 kits. The kits wean at four weeks old. When they reach four pounds, that’s when you process them. That is usually 4 weeks after weaning.
Tastes like chicken.
Kinda like frog legs? ;o)
I've never had either, frog legs, or rabbit. The 'wildest' I've ever eaten is venison and quail.
So...if all goes well, you’ll have rabbit meat in about five months, and pretty continuously after that, no? A friend had rabbits when I was little - as I recall, it’s not exactly hard to get them to keep reproducing... In their case, they started with two pets and pretty quickly ended up with...well, too many to easily name. Then one day a meat processing guy picked up most of ‘em while the kids were at school, and hey presto, the freezer was suddenly full of what her mom kept trying to pass off as chicken...
I don’t know if I could handle it with my own rabbits, if I had ‘em...bunnies are awful cute. I guess it’s a bit easier when you don’t do the actual processing, though.
How about, "Flo, the doe with the bad toe? A rabbit with a bad habit."
How about, "Flo, the doe with no toe? A rabbit with a bad habit."