How to Raise and Butcher Meat Rabbits: COMPLETE GUIDE

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
  • By popular request from my TikTok following, here's an in-depth video about how to dispatch and butcher meat rabbits using the best methods I have found. I also go into the basics of raising meat rabbits and give a sneak peak into my rabbit colony setup.
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  • @sagesmokesurvival
    @sagesmokesurvival  3 месяца назад +64

    Learn how to breed and feed meat rabbits for FREE with this course:
    seth-larsen-s-school.teachable.com/p/self-sufficient-meat-rabbits-the-complete-guide

    • @cedarpoplar
      @cedarpoplar 3 месяца назад +3

      Try doing chorizo. Lots of chile guajillo, pepper 🌶, garlic, vinegar, and salt. Marinate the ground meat. It tastes like heaven when you're hungry. All along with refried beans 🤌🗯

    • @kdreamscosmos4279
      @kdreamscosmos4279 Месяц назад +1

      Do you want your daughter to be treated like this?

    • @Alif-dg6oz
      @Alif-dg6oz 24 дня назад

      Enjoyed this many thanks.
      We live in the highlands of Scotland where rabbits are a real pain in the ass. Always thought about disposing of them and saving for food. Would have to hide them from the kids though.
      Missing out on selling the masks, those of us who tie our own flies for fly fishing pay some silly prices just for the mask.

    • @ajmalsayed-q5t
      @ajmalsayed-q5t 5 дней назад +1

      Youre eating a pet rabbit not a wild rabbit

  • @meromero6284
    @meromero6284 5 месяцев назад +3783

    "never like doing this, but this is how meat is made" yep! True!

    • @Gert169
      @Gert169 4 месяца назад +23

      yup thats why it was said.....dont understand these types of comments

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 4 месяца назад +137

      ​@@Gert169It's called "agreeing"

    • @Mc4King
      @Mc4King 3 месяца назад +52

      @@Gert169you must be fun at parties

    • @Gert169
      @Gert169 3 месяца назад +3

      @@WanderTheNomad nope that would be I agree..not saying the exact same thing

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 3 месяца назад +14

      @@Gert169 So you're saying that OP doesn't agree with the video...?
      I guess saying "yep! True!" is not a form of agreeing. wow. you learn something new everyday.

  • @thomasmorrison6068
    @thomasmorrison6068 4 месяца назад +1951

    I like how you address the hard parts about doing this and show that those who farm their own meat aren't heartless, but actually have compassion for their animals

    • @ryanuptheroad
      @ryanuptheroad 3 месяца назад +36

      Absolutely. Same with those compassionate dog farmers who take great care of their animals.

    • @sevencrickets9258
      @sevencrickets9258 3 месяца назад +25

      ​@@ryanuptheroadYou would agree that there is a big difference between dogs and rabbits yes? We as a society don't eat dogs because they have historically been very useful tools. Rabbits are only good for meat. I understand they can both be pets in today's day and age, but to pretend there is no reason for the distinction in the value of the animals is silly. By the way, given the large number of homeless going without food, and prisoners being fed with tax dollars, I do think it is irresponsible to just incinerate unwanted muts day in and day out. Check them for diseases, butcher them, and provide for somebody.

    • @Jeroen4
      @Jeroen4 3 месяца назад +14

      You do realize this difference is completely arbitrary

    • @sevencrickets9258
      @sevencrickets9258 3 месяца назад +9

      @@Jeroen4 It's not arbitrary. Dogs can be used as a tool to get you more food than the dog can provide in and of itself. Rabbits cannot do that. With regard to provision of food, rabbits are only good for the meat they provide in and of themselves. I admitted that eating dog isn't really a problem in my mind, especially when we just destroy dogs and waste them every single day in shelters. That's a waste in my mind. All that said, another thing to consider is the economics of producing the food. I imagine it is much cheaper pound for pound to get rabbit meat. Also not an arbitrary difference.

    • @georgegeorge-tc6bb
      @georgegeorge-tc6bb 3 месяца назад +41

      “Good life & 1 bad moment”
      No wild rabbit gets such a quick end

  • @TheHorzabora
    @TheHorzabora 4 месяца назад +1845

    This is genuinely the most respectful and detailed - and thoughtful - video demonstrating this on RUclips.

    • @jakub.konipas
      @jakub.konipas 3 месяца назад +6

      There are much better videos, but not in english.

    • @taylorham9532
      @taylorham9532 2 месяца назад +9

      @@jakub.konipasso you’re to tell me there’s better ‘information’ but with a language barrier making the information harder to grasp? this is a good video and you commented on it to popularize it…you’re not real

    • @jakub.konipas
      @jakub.konipas 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@taylorham9532 it is good, but definitely not as good as the that guy above wrote. What is your problem?

    • @WitchKingofAngmar-of3sj
      @WitchKingofAngmar-of3sj Месяц назад +1

      ​@@jakub.konipas Hey Sauron it's a long time I don't see you buddy...

    • @Levikrw
      @Levikrw 18 дней назад +1

      Your chickens are in the background thinking “I better keep laying eggs!”

  • @jaz6475
    @jaz6475 4 месяца назад +1549

    All meat animals should be kept humane and dispatched respectful. This man is a perfect example. Those rabbits are happy and healthy

    • @SSStofu008
      @SSStofu008 3 месяца назад +19

      And then they get everything taken away from them….

    • @noahwhitesell6123
      @noahwhitesell6123 3 месяца назад +74

      that’s how it’s been for thousands of years, that’s the circle of life for livestock and they don’t care nearly as much as humans do about when it comes to losing family

    • @BigCheeseEvie
      @BigCheeseEvie 3 месяца назад +55

      ​@@SSStofu008damn sucks to not be an apex predator 😂

    • @SSStofu008
      @SSStofu008 3 месяца назад +9

      @@BigCheeseEvie true we do have power over animals but we also have power over babies but I don’t think that’s a good enough reason to hurt babies when we don’t need too

    • @BigCheeseEvie
      @BigCheeseEvie 3 месяца назад +24

      @@SSStofu008 what does this have to do with babies?

  • @pablojp3498
    @pablojp3498 3 месяца назад +953

    I realised I am a hypocrite while watching this.
    While you were killing it I wanted to look away but I am a meat eater and this is the reality.
    Thanks for your job

    • @watsonwrote
      @watsonwrote 3 месяца назад +51

      Interesting -- I'm a vegetarian but I watched the dispatch a few times because I'm writing a story and was doing research with this video. It's a complicated feeling but I never felt like I needed to look away, just understand.
      I used to eat meat when I was a kid though and always felt like I should honor the life if the animal by acknowledging that it gave its life for me instead of avoiding the reality. I'll still eat meat on the occasion that it's offered to me and will be wasted otherwise, because meat going to waste is very disrespectful to the life that was given. (I don't meat because I don't enjoy the taste or texture, so I don't choose meat dishes.)
      I wish more people faced where meat comes from because I believe there would be less waste and cruelty. A lot of people act like meat comes from meat trees and will even raise their kids like that. Most people now are raised in cities or suburbs so they've lost touch with where their food comes from.
      All this to say it might be worth considering why you feel comfortable ingesting the flesh of an animal but not accepting how that animal came to be dead and in your mouth. I'm not at all saying you should feel guilty or become vegetarian, but avoiding the process seems like shame and guilt more than respect and gratitude.

    • @fickdeingesichtnutte
      @fickdeingesichtnutte 3 месяца назад

      youre not a hypocrite, just not used to it

    • @MrMrbobo46
      @MrMrbobo46 3 месяца назад

      Yea but this is Kinda different. Rabbit meat usally isnt for eating. Atleast i never ate IT and i dont know anybody who did. Its completly different with cows or Chicken. Chicken are purely egg and meat sources in my eyes but rabbits are pets.

    • @fc-rq2bi
      @fc-rq2bi 3 месяца назад +2

      I have seen my mom killed a fish with a pestle, I thought it was normal until i found this video. Damn we, Asian are cold lol

    • @Pack_Watch
      @Pack_Watch 3 месяца назад

      Imagine 💀

  • @o.Royal.o
    @o.Royal.o 4 месяца назад +425

    I respect you for the respectful dispatching. It's always tough to see a cute critter get killed, but watching you pet it and comforting it beforehand also comforted me. A huge plus to not see any blood whilst dispatched.

    • @ryanuptheroad
      @ryanuptheroad 3 месяца назад +12

      Saw a similar video with a dog farmer comforting the animal before dispatching it, minimal blood, seemed like the dog didn't suffer much.

    • @sebsant1348
      @sebsant1348 3 месяца назад +3

      @@ryanuptheroaddog??? 😳

    • @Abbanellie
      @Abbanellie 2 месяца назад +13

      ​@@sebsant1348They're just a vegetarian trying to freak people out lol

    • @ifyourmarriedyourasimpandacuck
      @ifyourmarriedyourasimpandacuck 2 месяца назад

      ​​@@sebsant1348yeah,asian people eat dogs, just because we don't doesn't mean we should disrespect them. Indians don't care we eat cows 🤨

    • @fropepsi
      @fropepsi 2 месяца назад +5

      ​@@ryanuptheroad Carnivore meat doesn't taste well if you didn't know. Even if the dog was on a vegetarian diet it wouldn't make much of a difference. If you really wanted to piss people off, atleast say something like a hamster or any other rodent.

  • @cozmoos
    @cozmoos 4 месяца назад +957

    I’ve never watched a butchering video that showed the dispatch. How’d you manage to convince the RUclips gods to let that fly?

    • @user-wg4dm6mz8j
      @user-wg4dm6mz8j 3 месяца назад +131

      It’s a learning video

    • @sarzootashoota351
      @sarzootashoota351 3 месяца назад +66

      Probably not monetized

    • @KikinCh1kin
      @KikinCh1kin 3 месяца назад +85

      There is no blood or gore. RUclips allows just about anything for educational videos as long as its not blood or gore.

    • @cryshunt7226
      @cryshunt7226 3 месяца назад +22

      @@KikinCh1kin theres blood but i wouldnt say gore

    • @Dctctx
      @Dctctx 3 месяца назад

      @@cryshunt7226gore is blood

  • @WarPoet-In-Training
    @WarPoet-In-Training 4 месяца назад +349

    I REALLY appreciate how clear and concise this was. Very informative and it really encourages me that this is something im capable of.

    • @sagesmokesurvival
      @sagesmokesurvival  4 месяца назад +34

      So glad I can help!

    • @kierandoherty1600
      @kierandoherty1600 4 месяца назад +3

      ​@@sagesmokesurvival great video . Would there be enough brain from that rabbit to tan the hide?

    • @theducknugget9232
      @theducknugget9232 9 дней назад +1

      @@kierandoherty1600I read somewhere that the brain of most animals Is enough to tan it’s own hide

  • @Halak014
    @Halak014 6 месяцев назад +835

    Thought this was gonna be gnarly but this was very objective and calm. Good that videos like these are out here to show where meat comes from.

    • @Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper
      @Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper 3 месяца назад

      I am a meat eater.But I just can't.I teared up.I didn't watch

    • @Dctctx
      @Dctctx 3 месяца назад +12

      @@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepperyou should know where your meat comes from

    • @Jeroen4
      @Jeroen4 3 месяца назад +4

      Stop eating meat then.

    • @Rhbplayzbird
      @Rhbplayzbird 3 месяца назад +3

      ​@@Jeroen4 Nuh

    • @tridentgameing6192
      @tridentgameing6192 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@Jeroen4 yes doing it now after watching this 😢

  • @pentadeuce1086
    @pentadeuce1086 6 месяцев назад +2141

    One advantage to the broomstick method seems to be that you're not facing the rabbit. Cause to be honest; I don't know if I could do that if I'm looking at it's face. Also what happens with the eyes there freaks me out.

    • @ERROR-CitationNeeded
      @ERROR-CitationNeeded 5 месяцев назад +78

      Think about every burger you’ve eaten, every chicken wing, every piece of bacon, for that matter think about every fruit and vegetable you’ve eaten, at least the meat is from an animal which is long dead, plants are alive until they’re annihilated in our stomach acid. I personally used to struggle with the idea of eating anything until I heard about a study regarding the vibrations plants make while being digested and they effectively scream, but when the researchers exhibited a thankful/grateful emotion while eating, the plants did not emit this vibration at all. That led me to realizing that every meal is a living sacrifice, and the idea of praying to your food became much more understandable, because this thing has given up its life so that ours may continue. This particular method of offing an animal is relatively fast, clean, and in my opinion respectful because of how little beating around the bush is involved. This is in lieu of factory farmed animal living conditions and butchering; these rabbits lived happy, well nourished lives and they meet their end not by a brutal predator but by a loving, caring Shepard. We have a responsibility to our very surroundings, as well as our fellow denizens of the realm to live modestly, and take the health of everything seriously.

    • @anderson40th60
      @anderson40th60 5 месяцев назад +188

      Great point about the method used.
      For first timers, I highly suggest dispatching the rabbit (or other animals) with someone whose done it before. This is how I learned to process chickens and it GREATLY helped to work through my being squeamish.

    • @timcook3846
      @timcook3846 5 месяцев назад +24

      try The good old Indic "jhatka technique", quick and merciful 💯

    • @spitfire577
      @spitfire577 4 месяца назад +19

      ​@@ERROR-CitationNeeded
      Thank you for sharing your amazing analogy I think it's a very respectful way of being a decent and compassionate person. Kudos to you ❤

    • @connecticutwormsgardens
      @connecticutwormsgardens 4 месяца назад +211

      I've been raising meat rabbits for over 40 years. I've used at least six different methods of dispatch. Some methods have me facing the rabbit some methods have the rabbit facing away. I'm fine with either. What I know is that the animal that I'm processing was raised in a kind and caring way and was instantly and painlessly dispatched. People have become so unattached from their food. A burger is something that comes from the store in a blood-free package neatly wrapped in cellophane. You should watch some of the slaughterhouse videos and see how cows are slaughtered. As far as the eyes, they are just part of the animal and once you commit to raising your own food, you learn to accept that the moment the animal is dispatched, it feels nothing and it becomes meat, not a rabbit any longer. Not the eyes nor any other part should be disturbing. The only thing that should be disturbing is not knowing where your meat comes from, because the truth of it is scary.

  • @bambam3937
    @bambam3937 4 месяца назад +149

    I grew up with meat rabbits and thought I wouldn’t learn much from this video, I was wrong. His way of dispatching is way easier and takes less effort than how I learned to do it. I also did not know about the rigger mortis making the meat tougher if I put it in the freezer right away, I just thought rabbit meat was inherently more tough than chicken.
    Thanks for the great content👍🏻

  • @arfyego0682
    @arfyego0682 3 месяца назад +184

    I like that you acknowledge and appreciate the emotional toll of this process. It should never be fun or entertaining to take life, and it's very encouraging to see the taking of life being done with the level of solemnity and respect appropriate for it :]

    • @ryanuptheroad
      @ryanuptheroad 3 месяца назад +4

      Is it respectful to take the life of someone when you don't need to?

    • @arfyego0682
      @arfyego0682 3 месяца назад +31

      @@ryanuptheroad That's how omnivorous species(like us) work. One must take life to continue life, sadly. :(

    • @Dan-pv1sg
      @Dan-pv1sg 3 месяца назад +13

      ​@@ryanuptheroadthe act of taking a life may not be respectful - or respectable. However, it can be done in a respectful way, which is exactly what the guy in the video does. He comforts the creature and makes sure the process is as quick and painless as possible.
      TL;DR - cope, seethe and mald, vegan.

    • @khomatech6428
      @khomatech6428 3 месяца назад +3

      @@ryanuptheroad how many rabbits are chopped up by the combine harvesting your grains?

    • @MonkeyDIvan
      @MonkeyDIvan 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@arfyego0682Us being omnivores does not mean we are forced to eat meat however. The fact that vegans exist is the only proof you will ever need in that regard. Killing when you don't have to is always ethically immoral.

  • @Digitalsurfer265
    @Digitalsurfer265 3 месяца назад +246

    The chickens watching with curiosity made me laugh😂

    • @GamerChick5567
      @GamerChick5567 3 месяца назад +53

      Waiting like a pack of velociraptors 😆

    • @missustealie
      @missustealie 3 месяца назад +14

      ​@@GamerChick5567I truly saw their ancestor dinosaurs in them watching them stalk around for blood and meat scraps 😂

    • @Pack_Watch
      @Pack_Watch 3 месяца назад +11

      Theyre next

    • @eddieguillen8579
      @eddieguillen8579 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@@missustealieThey were testing the fence for weaknesses

    • @jessev2401
      @jessev2401 2 месяца назад +2

      Their like, sucks to be a rabbit!

  • @joannc147
    @joannc147 6 месяцев назад +300

    Ah, you are the first meat rabbit person to talk about the age of the rabbit - thanks for that! Very informative.

  • @rafyraffee
    @rafyraffee 2 месяца назад +36

    Honestly, a incredibly respectful show of how it's done. The rabbits live pretty good lives beforehand, unlike their commercial counterparts.

  • @joscelynvos5473
    @joscelynvos5473 4 месяца назад +87

    Everyone who enjoys eating meat should learn this kind of thing. There's too much of a disconnect now a days. Thanks for the really good video!

  • @THE_ECONNORGIST
    @THE_ECONNORGIST 4 месяца назад +112

    This was interesting and you were very respectful whilst dispatching the rabbit. Very easy for people to forget where meat comes from when it’s in a packet in the shops.

  • @tedley70
    @tedley70 6 месяцев назад +164

    Thank you! We're moving toward homesteading and sustainability, and your TikTok convinced me to start with rabbits. I came to RUclips to complete my education, and here you are, providing it fully!

    • @sagesmokesurvival
      @sagesmokesurvival  6 месяцев назад +26

      That is awesome! Best of luck to you!

    • @jr6547
      @jr6547 5 месяцев назад

      You can now add this to your resume.

    • @TheErickAmezcua
      @TheErickAmezcua 5 месяцев назад +4

      Lots of us are moving more towards that! We sense that things are unsustainable on a fundamental level. We yearn for roots.

  • @tsuyomesharkz
    @tsuyomesharkz 20 дней назад +9

    I’ve owned and taken care pet rabbits for years, so I did feel a little sad , but , I have a lot of respect for what you do !! Your rabbits look so well taken care of , you humanely butcher them , and you don’t waste anything. I aspire to live a life like that one day on land of my own. I wish the best for you and your rabbits 🐇

  • @_Jolyn
    @_Jolyn 4 месяца назад +57

    I was dreading the dispatch and skinning. However, I think that was one of the best ways I've ever seen. Rabbit didnt seem distressed and quite content. Quick and painless. Great video and thank you for sharing!

  • @Eric-gi9kg
    @Eric-gi9kg 6 месяцев назад +101

    The mask could be sold to fly tiers or mom & pop fly shops.
    Now I know why my wild rabbit was a bit tough.. it went straight into the freezer after butchering.
    Best tutorial I have seen for harvesting rabbit

  • @tonyawithano5875
    @tonyawithano5875 Месяц назад +10

    Thank you, this is a great instructional video.
    It prompted a lot of questions.
    1. If worms are seen in the intestines:
    -Is the meat still safe to eat?
    -Should the entire colony be treated for worms?
    -Are the intestines still safe to feed to your chickens?
    2. How is it safe to feed intestines to the chickens before removing the fecal matter?
    3. If you clean the stomach and feces from the intestines, are there any bushcraft uses for them other than feed?
    4. If any of what you mentioned is seen on the liver:
    -Is it still safe to eat the meat?
    -Is there something that needs to be done with the rest of the colony?
    Thank you very much

  • @josefranciscochavez5787
    @josefranciscochavez5787 Месяц назад +9

    This has got to be the most informative/useful video I’ve seen on RUclips

  • @sarahawthorne8588
    @sarahawthorne8588 4 дня назад +2

    I cried, but didnt look away during dispatch. I want to raise meat rabbits for our family and I know this is part of the process. Thank you for this video and information, and for treating your rabbits with love and dignity, even in death.

  • @heidihughes8184
    @heidihughes8184 6 месяцев назад +94

    Very informative. I’m not sure I could do this, but I respect anyone who can 👍

  • @jakealcock5905
    @jakealcock5905 2 месяца назад +73

    Why am I watching how to butcher a rabbit at midnight? 😂

  • @carsongoins7894
    @carsongoins7894 21 день назад +3

    I just dispatched mine and my wife’s first rabbits and this was so helpful. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart

  • @DeDaanste
    @DeDaanste Месяц назад +8

    Hi, thank you so much! I am a Dutch woman trying to set up a budgetless self sufficient life in Hungary and was a bit scared raising rabbits for the slaughtering part. But you made me feel like I can do this, no matter how cute they are. Now I have to find some material to build a nice tractor for the rabbits that will come. Have a wonderful day!

  • @crunchycountrycatholic
    @crunchycountrycatholic 6 месяцев назад +88

    You did awesome. We have two separate colonies in order to have a variety in genetics. We have 2 bucks and 6 does total.
    We have a mix of breeds and i have decided the mixed breeds have been heartier for us, especially in the summer.
    My husband and i split the tasks. He dispatches and eviscerates them then brings them directly to me in the kitchen and i clean them all up, let them rest a few days in the fridge then cook or freeze them. We smoked one for the first time this weekend and it turned out fantastically.
    Brining makes them extra delicious. Fried in tallow has been great. They make a delicious broth too. Ill haveto try deboning and grinding the meat soon. That sounds fantastic. I may have to try for a smoked rabbit sausage soon.
    That coat is a gorgeous color! We are saving out hides to make a nice rabbit blanket for the kids for Christmas.
    Your nesting box set up is neat. I may try that in one of my colonies
    Love seeing your videos.

    • @leannedeleeuw4122
      @leannedeleeuw4122 6 месяцев назад +3

      What age to do you process to give you firm enough skin to save the fur?

    • @crunchycountrycatholic
      @crunchycountrycatholic 6 месяцев назад +11

      @@leannedeleeuw4122 we harvest at about 4 months old. So far that has worked well for us. I do not have a problem with a rabbit being tough. Low and slow cooking and under fluids is the safest route

    • @BigCarmine
      @BigCarmine 6 месяцев назад

      Going to start raising butcher rabbits again. Used to raise New Zealands years ago and was planning on raising them again, but would like to hear suggestions from current breeder's. I know things change over time.

    • @crunchycountrycatholic
      @crunchycountrycatholic 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@BigCarmine I have a new Zealand buck and one doe, then I have a rex and a white California, my best breeders have been meat mutts. Nothing fancy, just a good rounded animal. I've gone thru a few different breeders until I've settled on a few I like. It may take you a year or so to decide which breeders are healthy, raise large healthy litters to processing date. For example, I had a problem with one new Zealand whose kits always got weaning enteritis and had to process her and try a different doe.
      Best of luck! It is always fun to try your hand at raising your food again

  • @alennnnn
    @alennnnn 5 месяцев назад +20

    I love how straight forward and to the point you are. Wish everybody made videos like you.

  • @kendrapringle316
    @kendrapringle316 4 месяца назад +9

    I really appreciate that you managed expectations with the emotional side of buttering them. I felt like you handled this in such a fantastic way with a great blend of practicality and dignity.

  • @belphegor8072
    @belphegor8072 6 месяцев назад +121

    I respect a man that makes a time stamp 4:20

  • @mykebryan8299
    @mykebryan8299 3 месяца назад +31

    Doing the skinning in front of the chickens is wild🤣

    • @crazybunnykills
      @crazybunnykills 3 месяца назад +10

      Gotta show those mini dinosaurs who's boss!!

    • @iwritesmut59
      @iwritesmut59 24 дня назад

      @@crazybunnykills let them know this could happen to them if they get out of line😂😂😂

  • @Guiltttrippp
    @Guiltttrippp 5 месяцев назад +28

    It's one of the better dispatch videos I've seen.

  • @tommasoscala2352
    @tommasoscala2352 3 месяца назад +52

    I think its just right to force yourself to watch dispatching, we eat meat every day, the least we should do is acknowlege how is made

    • @bobcat2840
      @bobcat2840 3 месяца назад

      Amen brother

    • @garethtompkins7232
      @garethtompkins7232 2 месяца назад

      That's what I was thinking

    • @krystalcanfield9492
      @krystalcanfield9492 2 месяца назад +4

      So true. And this is literally as humane as it gets. The cruelty that meat animals go through in slaughterhouses is infinitely worse than this. Not to mention they spend their lives in miserable conditions most of the time.

  • @Holy_Weazle
    @Holy_Weazle 6 месяцев назад +102

    Yikes... That was honestly very difficult to watch, but thank you for posting anyway. I never knew what kind of process goes into farming meat rabbits, so this was very informative. I would love to grow my own food responsibly, and this looks like a great way. Glad that you're taking care of the rabbits so well.

  • @vikingroots6850
    @vikingroots6850 3 месяца назад +12

    Thank you for posting this educational video. We often become too detached from the meat we consume. This was a thoughtful and responsible guide.

  • @frededwards15
    @frededwards15 5 месяцев назад +43

    Wow just found your channel and it took me back 40+ years ago sitting with my grandfather on the reservation and him showing me the exact same thing

    • @StoicThrower
      @StoicThrower 4 месяца назад +7

      I was thinking about the muskrat I used to skin for gas money to get to school. Looooong time ago 😅

    • @Gert169
      @Gert169 4 месяца назад +3

      @@StoicThrower and you cant do that kind of thing anymore

    • @johnrhodes3350
      @johnrhodes3350 3 месяца назад

      ​@@Gert169is that a question or a statement?
      Genuinely interested.

  • @merendell
    @merendell 6 месяцев назад +16

    Not sure I'll ever actually use any of this information but I do like having a rough idea of the procedure... just in case it does become relevant one day. Thanks for the demo.

  • @little_lapin
    @little_lapin 2 месяца назад +8

    Even though rabbits and bunnies are my favorite, I'm glad this video was recommended. You take care of them very well, and that makes me super happy. Thanks for sharing this :)

  • @richardclausen154
    @richardclausen154 День назад

    Been raising my own meat for decades and hands down rabbits hit me the hardest.
    I give a prayer of thanks before butchering and I truly mean it.
    Great video once again!

  • @marcleroux3426
    @marcleroux3426 4 месяца назад +12

    the chickens be like "they killed jimmy, we safe for today ladies"

  • @jacobchambers96
    @jacobchambers96 Месяц назад +6

    I used to keep rabbits as pets so it was a little hard to watch. However, as someone who eats meat, id be a hypocrite to say that I disagree with this process. An interesting and educational video which is kept very respectful towards the rabbits when slaughtering.

  • @lydiawilliams3051
    @lydiawilliams3051 6 месяцев назад +14

    Thank you for posting this in depth video! Seriously considering doing rabbits and this made it seem not so daunting! Butchering chickens seems much harder

  • @ollkorrect4353
    @ollkorrect4353 7 дней назад

    finally someone that actually shows the entire butchering process! Thank you.

  • @steve3054USMC
    @steve3054USMC 3 месяца назад +175

    I’m a hunter and a combat veteran. I started raising rabbits for food. I don’t have the heart to kill them. I’ve gotten soft

    • @dr.downvote
      @dr.downvote 3 месяца назад +27

      Skill issues

    • @sbrensbeve6913
      @sbrensbeve6913 2 месяца назад +18

      I get that, it can be hard

    • @Abbanellie
      @Abbanellie 2 месяца назад +40

      ​@@dr.downvoteThere's nothing wrong with having compassion. Ignoring your feelings and morals out of discomfort is weaker than coming to peace with them

    • @nickfrancalangia9586
      @nickfrancalangia9586 2 месяца назад +10

      It's alright to get soft.

    • @steve3054USMC
      @steve3054USMC 2 месяца назад +5

      @@nickfrancalangia9586 I have no problem eating rabbits when someone else cooks them

  • @sebastianfries274
    @sebastianfries274 Месяц назад +4

    It is currently 10:15 PM, I just watched a half hour long video of scything grass, and I will absolutely never use this information, but the algorithm is on a roll.

  • @zackzimmer7167
    @zackzimmer7167 Месяц назад +4

    Chickens: Where is our rabbit sacrifice?
    4:16

  • @DarrinDarwinacious
    @DarrinDarwinacious 2 месяца назад +2

    You're really good at taking care of these rabbits and you seem to have a lot of respect for them, thanks for teaching people how to do this for free.

  • @alfredocalzadilla7251
    @alfredocalzadilla7251 3 месяца назад +6

    Hey thank you for posting this video. It shows us the true value of food. These animals are giving up their lives for us to be able to eat. I NEVER throw away or waste any food.

    • @GabrielTobing
      @GabrielTobing 3 месяца назад

      Same

    • @SSStofu008
      @SSStofu008 3 месяца назад +3

      Yea and humans when I eat humans i never waste a piece

    • @tridentgameing6192
      @tridentgameing6192 2 месяца назад

      Actually becoming vegetarian is also good way

    • @zayne-sarutobi
      @zayne-sarutobi 7 дней назад

      Must be nice ​@@SSStofu008

  • @Gunshoesrugs
    @Gunshoesrugs 6 месяцев назад +15

    Being from ga I’ll tell you right now rabbit is delicious I was raised on a farm so I learned fishing deer hunting chicken ect. So love seeing videos like this learning these things is essential

  • @vikingskuld
    @vikingskuld 5 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you excellent way to do a video. So honest and professional. I was raised to hunt and clean my own fish and animals since i was out of kindergarten. This was one of the best most humain demonstrationsbi have ever seen.

  • @13daniel1974
    @13daniel1974 2 месяца назад +1

    Well done. Efficient, compassionate, and realistic.

  • @Cooperdemonc
    @Cooperdemonc 22 дня назад +1

    I have little experience in anything involving butchering, and the thought of the act seemed grim, but that didnt seem that bad. You mentioned there is little to no pain, and that helped ease me. I think you did a good job.

  • @jtothefx
    @jtothefx 5 месяцев назад +5

    You bring class to a subject that is tough for other to watch. Well done 👌

  • @fredbecker607
    @fredbecker607 6 месяцев назад +31

    The rabbit bedding and manure is also great for gardens.
    Our girls raised goat since they were young. The oldest won't butcher them. The youngest butchers at least one a year. The older girl does butcher chickens,ducks, geese, and turkey. She is getting better at deer also.

  • @kiidjoda
    @kiidjoda Месяц назад +2

    Thank you for this very informative video! Its actually really comforting to know that you use the whole rabbit too

  • @theclassicrockperson
    @theclassicrockperson Месяц назад +1

    An incredibly informative and respectful video. I grew up around similar, and you can tell how well the rabbits are cared for all around.

  • @pozitiveshokkk
    @pozitiveshokkk 3 месяца назад +3

    My grandpa also raised rabbits and chickens.And they have the best possible life what a farm animal can have in my oppinion.For my Pa,it was allways a hard thing to take this animals life,who rased from the literal beginning for they life,but it was a must to butcher them.For his familly.For us.And he taught us to take care for this animals,and also to prepaire them.Sometimes in the 90's before I borned,my father losed there job,so this was the only way for father,our mother and my two sisters to eat meat once a week.It's not an easy thing to do,but this is reality.Thank you for this video.Makes me remember my Pa and the way he taught me to respect life.

  • @thegarbagefly
    @thegarbagefly 6 месяцев назад +7

    Awesome and informative video. Im looking forward to homesteading in the next few years and i can't get enough of content like this.

  • @skoomasteve6144
    @skoomasteve6144 Месяц назад +2

    This longer form is awesome content

  • @albertjurkowski9038
    @albertjurkowski9038 2 месяца назад +2

    What a beautiful, respectful, and informative guide you made. Thank you!

  • @Mohammed-tc9me
    @Mohammed-tc9me 2 месяца назад +5

    Chicken: Let's watch a horror movie 😂😂

  • @Tasty4339
    @Tasty4339 6 месяцев назад +9

    Excellent video...clear concise instructions. The broomstick method is awesome and will ease my heart. Love your vids brother.

  • @thetokingtoad1000
    @thetokingtoad1000 Месяц назад +3

    Very educational thank you

  • @Madamoizillion
    @Madamoizillion 3 месяца назад +4

    This was really informative. I've been thinking for a while I might like to raise meat rabbits, because it's one of my favorite meats and a lot more sustainable than any meat you can buy, and I'd be able to raise them in my large suburban backyard without them being noisy or destructive like 🐔 s. I thought before this that I could handle the dispatching and butchering and watching the actual process rather than just reading a guide gives me confidence that I could actually do it.

  • @BasMeek
    @BasMeek 6 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you so much for this video. Very valuable information. Unless you're a complete vegetarian for life I believe everyone should at least know how an animal is butchered. It's okay if you never want to do it, but this is a part of the process of getting meat on your plate.

    • @BasMeek
      @BasMeek 6 месяцев назад +7

      Also want to add that I'm happy to learn this from someone who treats animals and how to butcher them with respect. You dispatch the rabbit in a very ethical way and everything in the video from the way the rabbits live to how healthy their organs are shows it. Thank you.

  • @P227_
    @P227_ 3 месяца назад +5

    Bro, I'm from Brazil, and unfortunately here it's rare to eat rabbit, I ate it once, and it's definitely my favorite meat after beef. with this said, I really doesn't know why I watched this video whitout skipping any part, nor do I know anyone who raises rabbits here, but I was very entertained by your content.

    • @Joyce_TheWriter
      @Joyce_TheWriter 3 месяца назад

      RUclips me recomendou e eu fiquei pensando nisso, no quão raro é uma criação e principalmente achar carne de coelho por aqui, deu vontade de começar uma criação! Eu nunca comi carne de coelho😊

  • @rockandyou27
    @rockandyou27 3 месяца назад

    This is honestly the most respectful quick way to dispatch a rabbit. COVID19 Pandemic taught me a lot in life and I want to be sustainable. I've been watching so many RUclips videos on how to dispatch a rabbit for 2 years now and none of them made me feel comfortable doing it myself. You're very clear on your video from the start warning your viewers to the dispatch up to the end of the video. You've used clear words and explain things well. It made me comfortable doing it with my own rabbit homestead farm. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Keep up the good work!

  • @kiddfaith4397
    @kiddfaith4397 Месяц назад +1

    Neat. My mother raised meat rabbits before I was born, but she didn’t butcher them herself. A truck would come by on a schedule to pick up the young rabbits ready to go. I found this video to be educational and informative!

  • @prescottmccarthy
    @prescottmccarthy 6 месяцев назад +3

    All looks great! I do pretty much the exact same process. We do about 60/yr. One fun thing you should try is when you slice the stomach skin look for a small hole just above the rib cage to poke the tip of your knife into to make the cut. Makes for a nice upward angle with the blade facing away from the organs reducing chance of puncture.

  • @FishHuntFreedom
    @FishHuntFreedom 4 месяца назад +3

    Great video. My great grandfather raised meat rabbits and I never cared much to learn about it when I was young. Needless to say I wish I would’ve paid more attention to that old man when I had the chance. Than you, for sharing your knowledge. Subbed

  • @user-vl2vm8ev6w
    @user-vl2vm8ev6w 3 месяца назад +8

    The chickens are all standing around saying, yo look what he's doing to Bill 😅

  • @satriag9672
    @satriag9672 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow, less torture and quick butcher every useful part used very efficient
    Really nice video

  • @peterconnor4193
    @peterconnor4193 Месяц назад +2

    Haven't butchered a rabbit for over 40 years, god i feel old , great video tho very informative

  • @CW19941
    @CW19941 6 месяцев назад +9

    Thank you for showing all aspects of raising animals for meat. Its better than the mass produced pre packaged meat in the storee.

    • @quostad
      @quostad 5 месяцев назад

      Definitely

  • @aharonvarna5992
    @aharonvarna5992 5 месяцев назад +5

    You are a good man. Thank you for showing us this process.

  • @onerustydatsun951
    @onerustydatsun951 2 месяца назад

    Thank you, this is good info. Not only were you thorough in your presentation, you didn’t use any complicated jargon and you showed everything that you talked about, which is great for visual learners like myself

  • @Le_Bold_Thinker
    @Le_Bold_Thinker 10 дней назад

    That's very informative, and it's nice to know that you're using the entire animal, and not leaving it's remains to just rot somewhere.

  • @throttlehunger07
    @throttlehunger07 2 месяца назад +3

    Those chickens are paid actors 😂😂😂

  • @collinwhitman9097
    @collinwhitman9097 5 месяцев назад +5

    Definitely would love to see more videos on meat rabbits.

  • @tkling5909
    @tkling5909 2 месяца назад +1

    holy...that kill was so clean and quick, i didn't expect you to show the whole scene.

  • @djtjpain
    @djtjpain Месяц назад +1

    Love your full circle approach.

  • @Tylerthomasmiller84
    @Tylerthomasmiller84 4 месяца назад +4

    This was beautiful. Wonderful job. Super respectful. Excellent.

  • @Jonesyhabib123
    @Jonesyhabib123 3 месяца назад +4

    Man, the kill was so cleanI couldn’t even tell when the rabbit died🤣. I had to rewind to make sure you weren’t demonstrating on taxidermy

  • @socal33
    @socal33 3 месяца назад

    As a small homesteader in NE Georgia, I really appreciate how you produced this video. We have chickens, turkeys, a goat, and two cows. I'm about to venture into New Zealand rabbits. Your instructions here have me very excited about the beginning of this endeavor. Learning curves with new animals are steep.

  • @adamkrizek7596
    @adamkrizek7596 3 месяца назад +1

    My grandpa has been raising and butchering rabits almost his whole life but I couldn't learn from him for reasons I don't want to get into, so even though I saw him butchering them many times, some stuff just wasn't clear to me, so thank you so much for this.

  • @Dominick13777
    @Dominick13777 6 месяцев назад +7

    Never thought of raising meat rabbits. Great info, thanks

  • @AH64492
    @AH64492 6 месяцев назад +23

    Well done sir. I have held off on doing rabbits thinking there was more to this. With your video I think I will be giving this a shot. 👏👏👍

    • @sagesmokesurvival
      @sagesmokesurvival  6 месяцев назад +10

      Great! Best of luck to you!

    • @ThatGmoney
      @ThatGmoney 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@sagesmokesurvivalI love humane you were, but this video was enough for me I can’t eat rabbits anymore. 😭😭😭😭

  • @AXIOS.By.Kennedy
    @AXIOS.By.Kennedy 5 месяцев назад +2

    My grandma bought me that same flannel you're wearing 3 years ago :) solid wardrobe piece, it's held up.

  • @Minecraftfreaks5
    @Minecraftfreaks5 2 месяца назад +1

    As a meat eater I feel obliged to watch as a form of paying respect to the Animals I have consumed. Very nice and calm video!

  • @pdudy8261
    @pdudy8261 6 месяцев назад +4

    Rabbits are in my plan too! Nice job showing how its done

  • @sharcblazer99
    @sharcblazer99 3 месяца назад +3

    This is how its supposed to be, you respect the animals that provide for you.

  • @TheUnhousedWanderer
    @TheUnhousedWanderer 4 месяца назад

    I can't wait to get to this point. I've been living in densely populated cities, but I've never felt like this is where I belong. I want to have my own farm and become self-sufficient in every way

  • @andrewzhan5207
    @andrewzhan5207 2 месяца назад +1

    I greatly appreciates the information, and the humane way to dispatch the rabbits
    This is a video to get educated, not to be grossed out and leaves a flaming comment.

  • @aaishahbong3824
    @aaishahbong3824 3 месяца назад +3

    Thanks for taking the time to show this...great job!

  • @chalenmeh4611
    @chalenmeh4611 6 месяцев назад +13

    Great video! Its important to understand, respect snd appreciate our food.

  • @foliagetree
    @foliagetree 4 месяца назад +2

    Wow I've been watching your RUclips shorts for a long time and this dispatch video has really just came in very handy for me I just found a dead rabbit on the road and it was a fresh kill so I picked it up thanks buddy thanks buddy.

  • @finleycollects
    @finleycollects 3 месяца назад +1

    this is one of the best educational videos I've seen in the youtube