Dragon's Reach Rabbitry

02/07/2024

Not Voting Blue...

"But TRUMP..."

I acknowledge that allowing Trump to get in may injure our democracy and not benefit the Palestinians. But it is morally repugnant to me to use the ONLY mechanism I have at my disposal -- my vote-- and fail to speak against genocide. Unless and until genocide starts on our own soil, there is NOTHING -- not abortion bans, not burning of the Constitution, NOTHING -- that supercedes more Palestinians bombed in Gaza than there were Jews marched into the gas chambers. It is ABHORRENT at a humanitarian level and NO ONE who sees the atrocities committed there can, in good conscience, vote for ANYONE still supporting Israel.

11/19/2023

Loving the new terraces and feeding station installed in the doe colony!

05/11/2023

Lots of new baby buns to choose for pets or breeding stock. Adults ready-to-breed and Bred Does are available, also. Pound-for-pound, rabbits convert feed to meat BETTER than cattle! Located in Oak Bay. Appointment required. Will be attending BOTH local Fur 'n' Feather Sales this month!

03/26/2023

Meat rabbit facts from rabbit ranch

A female rabbit is called a doe. A male rabbit is called a buck. A young rabbit is called a kit.

Rabbit meat is all white meat. Rabbit has 795 calories per pound. Compare: chicken at 810, veal at 840, turkey at 1190, lamb at 1420, beef at 1440 and pork at 2050.

Rabbit has the highest percentage of protein. Rabbit has a lower percentage of fat than chicken, turkey, beef, or pork with unsaturated fatty acids at 63% of the total fatty acids. The cholesterol level in rabbit meat is much lower than chicken, turkey, beef, pork.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has stated that domestic rabbit meat is the most nutritious meat known to man. Research shows that rabbit meat has been recommended for special diets such as for heart disease patients, diets for the elderly, low sodium diets, and weight reduction diets. Rabbit meat helps stomach disorders.

Rabbit is not a readily found protein and is considered to be the most easily digested meat on the planet and works great for clients with allergies. Rabbit meat is 99% fat free, and is said to resemble the flavor and texture of free range chicken.

One doe can produce 70-110 lbs. of dressed meat each year.

There are over 50 known breeds of rabbits.

There are over 300 different recipes for rabbit.

Rabbit wool is lighter and warmer than any other animal wool.

After slaughter 93% of the entire carcass is useable.

Only about 7% of the rabbit consists of bone.

Rabbits have no diseases communicable to humans.

Most felt hats are made from rabbit pelts.

Rabbit fur can duplicate 85% of all other furs.

The rabbits foot has been a good luck charm for centuries.

Gardeners will virtually beg for rabbit manure as plant food.

Rabbits are the only edible farm animal able to produce 1,000% of it's own weight in offspring per year.

They can breed all year round and produce a litter in only one month's time.

Rabbit manure is almost odor free if kept fairly dry.

Rabbit manure will not burn plants even when applied fresh.

Domestic rabbit meat does not have a strong or wild taste.

Rabbits can begin reproducing by 4 to 5 months of age.

Rabbits are born with their eyes closed (which open in 9-14 days) and fur-less.

01/30/2023

Dragon's Reach Rabbitry will soon be announcing the sale of whole, unskinned, ungutted, freshly-dispatched rabbits for $20 each for dog food. Many are over 10 lbs.

These rabbits have had a good life in a free run pen, and now it's time to contribute their part to healthy eating for local families. Limited supply while I figure out demand.

***By Appointment Only***

You will pay at gate for a live rabbit, I will humanely dispatch at no cost, and bring it to you. I will be using the Ballista Bolt Gun so there should be little or no blood. If butchered right away, the meat is suitable for human consumption and the hides for tanning/crafts.

Older, larger, stewing animals available as well as young fryers. Indicate preference before ordering. Same price.

How I use whole fresh rabbits: I peel back the skin, remove the back and front haunches and backstrap for me, and do nothing more. My dogs get everything else -- hide, head, feet, entrails. My dogs are big, so each gets a half of the rabbit. Absolutely EVERYTHING gets used.

I feed raw to my dogs, OUTSIDE, and for me I usually instapot the rabbit, longer for older animals. I'll post some recipes.

01/29/2023

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01/29/2023

10/27/2022

https://www.ruralsprout.com/raise-rabbits/

When folks decide they want to add animals to their homestead the obvious first choice is always chickens. But I'm hear to tell you rabbits are the better option!

09/26/2022

Lots of colourful Cali/NZ cross meat rabbits to start your own meat production! Chocolate, black & white, blond, blond & white, white with dark points, agouti. 6 weeks to 6 months old. Bred does available for additional fee, prepaid. $25 each

07/08/2022

The Solution to rising meat prices: Raise Your Own.

Pound for pound, rabbits are cheaper to raise than any other form of meat.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8721936/quebec-class-action-beef-suppliers-price-fixing/

The lawsuit alleges that the largest beef suppliers in Canada acted in concert to ``unduly restrict competition related to the production, supply or sale of beef'' in Quebec.

06/30/2022

Let bred does and female kits loose in their double-fenced yard, and already had 2 escapees make it into my vegetable patch! Going to pick up a live trap tomorrow!

06/13/2022

06/11/2022

https://youtu.be/Ekam2lE83Ls

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06/11/2022

Dragon's Reach Rabbitry will be at the upcoming Fur 'n' Feather Sale next Saturday the 18th, with lots of adorable breeding stock ready to go! Unrelated lines of California/NZ crosses and Silver Fox Crosses to choose from. Big litters, fast-growing kits. $25 each.

06/11/2022

Why dinosaurs are all scary-looking...

06/11/2022

Three doe rabbits and a buck rabbit can keep a family of 4 in meat year-around and the offal can feed the dogs. Rabbits are quiet, easy to keep clean, have a 31-day gestation and have large litters. They are easy to dispatch and taste like chicken. Pound for pound, rabbits have a better feed conversion at 1-to-1 than beef at 3-to-1 (3 lbs. of grain to produce 1 pound of meat). Rabbit manure can be used straight on the garden without composting. The hides can be sold salted.

05/28/2022

Why meat prices keep rising...

05/24/2022

Dragons Reach Rabbitry will be at the Granite Town Fur 'n' Feather Sale on May 28th with colourful baby meat rabbits for raising or breeding.

$30 for 1
$25 for multiples (each)

These babies will be ready to go in midmid-June. They are New Zealand crosses, with large litters, high meat-to-bone ratio, and fast growth rates. Lots of pretty colours! Get breeders young and raise them as pets so they are easy to catch if they get loose. Please Like our page: Dragons Reach Rabbitry.

04/16/2022

04/12/2022

Some of the new faces here at DRR!

04/10/2022

A good resource on colonies:

http://www.frogchorusfarm.com/rabbitcolonies.html

We have kept our rabbits in colonies for some time, with generally good results. This page discusses those experiences.

04/10/2022

INFLATION is on everyones minds... so is SUSTAINABILITY.

Solve BOTH by raising your own m.e.a.t. rabbits.

M.e.a.t. Rabbit Starter Kits available soon!

Bred Doe (bred to different buck) + Unrelated Buck = Year-Around Food for $100!

==> Little space is needed -- see below for some ideas.
==> A plastic tote with a hole cut in the side stuffed with hay is a cheap kindling box.
==> Used dog crates or Ex-Pens make excellent "Rabbit Tractors".
==> A corner of the shed/garage or unused dog house is great for winter!