06/13/2024
Trying to reach a less wasteful sustainable lifestyle? This is some great information on how to use 100% of your herd. I'm still working towards many homesteading goals. Thank you SunStone Orchard & Rabbitry for being raw and informative.
I get many questions about how we utilize our rabbits 100% on our homestead, so I thought I’d make a list to help you waste less too!
If you didn’t know, our herd is for meat first, we raise exclusively Rex for a protein source, not just for us, but for our animals as well.
Our rabbits are harvested at 5lbs live weight or 12 weeks of age, whichever comes first.
2.5-3.5lbs of meat per rabbit is packaged for our freezers. We stockpile 52 rabbits for ourselves and sell or barter our surplus.
So what’s leftover after a harvest?
🐰Heads, dog food, whole fresh or frozen.
🐰Feet, front & back, dog food, fresh, frozen or dehydrated.
🐰Pelts, I’d love to make a Rex quilt, it’s a dream, all are frozen, most are bartered.
🐰Hearts & livers, offal, my favorite meal after harvest, I do not part with any of these.
🐰Lungs, trachea, kidneys, cat/dog food, fresh or frozen.
🐰Stomachs, spleen, intestines, the pigs really enjoy the stomachs, as they are full of grain, but this bucket usually ends up in the compost pile.
🐰Poops, up to 300+ pellets a day, the best thing for any garden, flower or vegetable. Rabbit p**p is cold compost, which means you can use it immediately, without harming your plants.
🐰Blood, watered down makes a great foliar feed in your garden.
🐰Bones, bone broth, bone meal.
This cycle repeats itself every 6-8 weeks on our farm.
Who else has creative uses for utilizing rabbits 100%?
