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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 🤌🗯
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.
@@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
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
@@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 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.
I finally convinced my husband to let me start a meat rabbit colony this year. I played this video back to back a couple times today while I harvested my first rabbit. I managed to tear the hide around the hind legs a good bit while I figured out how to work with it, but otherwise it was a smooth process. Thank you for this video; it was straightforward and easy to follow.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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 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.
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
Great owner and butcher, they really trust you and you have a quick easy and painless dispatch. Much respect. Raising your own meat gives an animal a much better life. Great job.
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 :]
@@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.
@@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.
Just want to give a solid shoutout for actually showing the process of taking the rabbits life. Many other people would just describe and then do it off camera. By showing the actual process it would make me more comfortable doing jt in the future. Without showing the actual process, id be nervous about if im doing it right and would hesitate more. If just going of a description, id be scared of accidentally prolonging pain caused. Thanks for not being scared of showing what others shy away from.
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.
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.
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.
@@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 ❤
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.
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.
YT recommended this video despite me not really ever seeing these type of videos. Very interesting. I also love that this guy is real and caring about the process. Doesn’t sugarcoat why rabbits are emotionally harder to butcher than chickens
I have raised/butchered rabbits for me and my family for many years after watching you with the first cut I went straight to your website and ordered the knife. Great videos keep them coming!
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!
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!
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👍🏻
صحيح هذه الطريقة سريعة لكن الدماء بقيت داخل العضلات .. لقد قام بشنق الحيوان وهذا الامر يفسد طعم اللحم .. وعملية قطع الشرايين العنقية ليست مؤلمة ويموت الحيوان خلال 3 ثواني لأن الدم لن يصل الى الدماغ فيدخل الحيوان في غيبوبة سريعة وتجعل القلب لايضخ الدم خارجا مما يجعل طعم اللحم افضل
I appreciated the calm, compassionate but clinical approach you took. I also thought it was an excellent point that you could do almost the equivalent of an autopsy on the harvested rabbit to check the health of your farm stock and other rabbits. That's a point I hadn't considered. Edit to add: I love your artificial burrows, too. That's a really cool idea.
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 🐇
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 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
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!
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
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.
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.
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 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
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.
@@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
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!
@@dr.downvoteThere's nothing wrong with having compassion. Ignoring your feelings and morals out of discomfort is weaker than coming to peace with them
Thank for not censoring anything. It's important not to hide visual details, and any who get that far in without quiting aren't squeamish enough to quit anyway.
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!
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.
@@SSS208-s Do you compare cannibalism with normal nutrition XD Did you know that human flesh and especially blood is very incompatible with the human body and leads to diarrhea and vomiting, even if it is cooked:D this is a safeguard of nature, that animals like us humans do not simply eat each other instead of hunting the herbivores. So your comparison makes no sense at all.
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.
That method is probably the best most humane way. They’re nice and calm , comfortable in their last few seconds of life. And the deed is done in a blink
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.
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
I’m trying to become more self sufficient, and it was actually your channel that got me interested in meat rabbits. Thank you for the breakdown, and keep on keepin on!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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😊
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.
total respect for the way you explain and care about the butchering as much as possible, for those folks whos never seen where their meat comes from or how its made... well, learn now
Very nice, clean, and fast processing! Reminded me of when I dispatched, processed, and prepared chickens and cottontails. Great channel, I'm definitely subscribing.
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 :)
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.
im no farmer, butcher or anyone even vaguely looking to start doing this, but videos like this are interesting and helpful in my opinion cause someone who may see this as unethical or whatever should get a vaguely helpful insight to how and why people do the things that they do. i dont really have any reservations to hunting or collecting food like this, but i could imagine someone seeing how much respect you have for this process would help shine a new light for them
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.
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
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.
In my opinion, this is simply great! every person who eats meat should be aware that meat is processed in this way. The end of the animals is humane and the animal is exposed to as little stress as possible. Thank you for a wonderful and informative video.
Really appreciate how gentle and thoughtful you are with your animals, the little guy you butchered didn't even kick once, glad they don't suffer that way
Im so glad glad this is reaching the right peoples, i came here from your instagram post and some of the commentors blow me away with their woke'ism. What an awesome video, thanks to you my partner and i are looking at growing our own meat rabbits. You've gained a sub on both platforms 🤙
Raising your own meat allows you to give the animals a far better quality of life compared to factory farming. People tell hunters and farmers "that's horrible!", and then turn around and are perfectly fine with eating hotdogs made from pigs that were confined to a cage their entire miserable lives. The hypocrisy is astounding.
this is amazing brother, brought memories of my granpa in heaven who had a magic hand butchering rabbits... an all-round farmer and my hero growing up. Just one thing I would like to point out for anyone watching is that out there in an open space in the mountains or near a forest burying discarded pieces fresh like that with the scent and all at surface level and with constant moving of that same ground can attract undesired creatures to your farm which can cause lots of damage and they will either stirr up the earth to find those pieces (talking wildhogs) or go for a bigger prize near by (talking fox, bear)... I did see that your place is well-fenced but I would not reccommend doing that, if you don't have dogs to chew up the pieces, access to waste management system or an organic enclosed container, then perhaps dig a deeper hole, walk to a forest near by and dump it offering a treat for nature to take care of it but don't bury it all in the same spot! anyway, love your channel, subscribed!
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.
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.
I appreciate that you dispatched him very humanely; cleaned and verified every piece of it...will eat most of it, and give the earth whatever's left... I respect that very much. Well done sir.
I firmly believe that if you eat meat you should know how it's farmed, from start to finish. This is a first class video. The animals are well cared for without an ounce of cruelty.
This proves how we city dwellers got detached from nature. I'm a meat eater, I love rabbit meat. Yet a chill run through my spine when I saw the dispatching
This was really interesting. Also I find it very noble and far better than store bought meat. I believe everyone should have a better understanding of where their meat comes from.
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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 🤌🗯
Do you want your daughter to be treated like this?
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.
Youre eating a pet rabbit not a wild rabbit
Am I the only one who got squeamish when he cut off the rabbits “Gonads”?
This is genuinely the most respectful and detailed - and thoughtful - video demonstrating this on RUclips.
There are much better videos, but not in english.
@@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
@@taylorham9532 it is good, but definitely not as good as the that guy above wrote. What is your problem?
@@jakub.konipas Hey Sauron it's a long time I don't see you buddy...
Your chickens are in the background thinking “I better keep laying eggs!”
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
Absolutely. Same with those compassionate dog farmers who take great care of their animals.
@@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.
You do realize this difference is completely arbitrary
@@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.
“Good life & 1 bad moment”
No wild rabbit gets such a quick end
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.
I am a meat eater.But I just can't.I teared up.I didn't watch
@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepperyou should know where your meat comes from
Stop eating meat then.
@@Jeroen4 Nuh
@@Jeroen4 yes doing it now after watching this 😢
Honestly, a incredibly respectful show of how it's done. The rabbits live pretty good lives beforehand, unlike their commercial counterparts.
Yeah 100%
I finally convinced my husband to let me start a meat rabbit colony this year. I played this video back to back a couple times today while I harvested my first rabbit. I managed to tear the hide around the hind legs a good bit while I figured out how to work with it, but otherwise it was a smooth process. Thank you for this video; it was straightforward and easy to follow.
that's very cool. gf is so squeamish about meat despite wanting to homestead.
"never like doing this, but this is how meat is made" yep! True!
yup thats why it was said.....dont understand these types of comments
@@Gert169It's called "agreeing"
@@Gert169you must be fun at parties
@@WanderTheNomad nope that would be I agree..not saying the exact same thing
@@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.
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
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.
youre not a hypocrite, just not used to it
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.
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
Imagine 💀
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.
Saw a similar video with a dog farmer comforting the animal before dispatching it, minimal blood, seemed like the dog didn't suffer much.
@@ryanuptheroaddog??? 😳
@@sebsant1348They're just a vegetarian trying to freak people out lol
@@sebsant1348yeah,asian people eat dogs, just because we don't doesn't mean we should disrespect them. Indians don't care we eat cows 🤨
@@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.
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
Great owner and butcher, they really trust you and you have a quick easy and painless dispatch. Much respect. Raising your own meat gives an animal a much better life. Great job.
I REALLY appreciate how clear and concise this was. Very informative and it really encourages me that this is something im capable of.
So glad I can help!
@@sagesmokesurvival great video . Would there be enough brain from that rabbit to tan the hide?
@@kierandoherty1600I read somewhere that the brain of most animals Is enough to tan it’s own hide
@kierandoherty1600 I learned something new today, thank you! Didn't know that braintanning was a thing
1:46 1:46 1:46 @@lambrechtsmax
I’ve never watched a butchering video that showed the dispatch. How’d you manage to convince the RUclips gods to let that fly?
It’s a learning video
Probably not monetized
There is no blood or gore. RUclips allows just about anything for educational videos as long as its not blood or gore.
@@KikinCh1kin theres blood but i wouldnt say gore
@@cryshunt7226gore is blood
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 :]
Is it respectful to take the life of someone when you don't need to?
@@ryanuptheroad That's how omnivorous species(like us) work. One must take life to continue life, sadly. :(
@@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.
@@ryanuptheroad how many rabbits are chopped up by the combine harvesting your grains?
@@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.
Just want to give a solid shoutout for actually showing the process of taking the rabbits life.
Many other people would just describe and then do it off camera.
By showing the actual process it would make me more comfortable doing jt in the future. Without showing the actual process, id be nervous about if im doing it right and would hesitate more. If just going of a description, id be scared of accidentally prolonging pain caused.
Thanks for not being scared of showing what others shy away from.
Ah, you are the first meat rabbit person to talk about the age of the rabbit - thanks for that! Very informative.
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.
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.
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.
try The good old Indic "jhatka technique", quick and merciful 💯
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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 ❤
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.
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.
YT recommended this video despite me not really ever seeing these type of videos. Very interesting. I also love that this guy is real and caring about the process. Doesn’t sugarcoat why rabbits are emotionally harder to butcher than chickens
I have raised/butchered rabbits for me and my family for many years after watching you with the first cut I went straight to your website and ordered the knife. Great videos keep them coming!
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!
That is awesome! Best of luck to you!
You can now add this to your resume.
Lots of us are moving more towards that! We sense that things are unsustainable on a fundamental level. We yearn for roots.
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!
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👍🏻
What was your method?
@@theshadowthie1pooping on the rabbits mouth
صحيح هذه الطريقة سريعة لكن الدماء بقيت داخل العضلات .. لقد قام بشنق الحيوان وهذا الامر يفسد طعم اللحم .. وعملية قطع الشرايين العنقية ليست مؤلمة ويموت الحيوان خلال 3 ثواني لأن الدم لن يصل الى الدماغ فيدخل الحيوان في غيبوبة سريعة وتجعل القلب لايضخ الدم خارجا مما يجعل طعم اللحم افضل
I appreciated the calm, compassionate but clinical approach you took. I also thought it was an excellent point that you could do almost the equivalent of an autopsy on the harvested rabbit to check the health of your farm stock and other rabbits. That's a point I hadn't considered.
Edit to add: I love your artificial burrows, too. That's a really cool idea.
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 🐇
All meat animals should be kept humane and dispatched respectful. This man is a perfect example. Those rabbits are happy and healthy
And then they get everything taken away from them….
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
@@SSS208-sdamn sucks to not be an apex predator 😂
@@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
@@SSS208-s what does this have to do with babies?
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 chickens watching with curiosity made me laugh😂
Waiting like a pack of velociraptors 😆
@@GamerChick5567I truly saw their ancestor dinosaurs in them watching them stalk around for blood and meat scraps 😂
Theyre next
@@missustealieThey were testing the fence for weaknesses
Their like, sucks to be a rabbit!
Why am I watching how to butcher a rabbit at midnight? 😂
same bro
Same here bro 😂
Same my man
May be possible in future you will own a big rabbit farm
Same it’s 11.30
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!
Very informative. I’m not sure I could do this, but I respect anyone who can 👍
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
What age to do you process to give you firm enough skin to save the fur?
@@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
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.
@@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
Doing the skinning in front of the chickens is wild🤣
Gotta show those mini dinosaurs who's boss!!
@@crazybunnykills let them know this could happen to them if they get out of line😂😂😂
They were looking forward to it.
I respect a man that makes a time stamp 4:20
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!
Thank you for filming the dispatching process. Its important educationally for everyone
I love how straight forward and to the point you are. Wish everybody made videos like you.
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
I was thinking about the muskrat I used to skin for gas money to get to school. Looooong time ago 😅
@@StoicThrower and you cant do that kind of thing anymore
@@Gert169is that a question or a statement?
Genuinely interested.
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
Skill issues
I get that, it can be hard
@@dr.downvoteThere's nothing wrong with having compassion. Ignoring your feelings and morals out of discomfort is weaker than coming to peace with them
It's alright to get soft.
@@nickfrancalangia9586 I have no problem eating rabbits when someone else cooks them
Thank for not censoring anything.
It's important not to hide visual details, and any who get that far in without quiting aren't squeamish enough to quit anyway.
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!
It's one of the better dispatch videos I've seen.
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.
Same
Yea and humans when I eat humans i never waste a piece
Actually becoming vegetarian is also good way
Must be nice @@SSS208-s
@@SSS208-s Do you compare cannibalism with normal nutrition XD Did you know that human flesh and especially blood is very incompatible with the human body and leads to diarrhea and vomiting, even if it is cooked:D this is a safeguard of nature, that animals like us humans do not simply eat each other instead of hunting the herbivores. So your comparison makes no sense at all.
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.
This has got to be the most informative/useful video I’ve seen on RUclips
That method is probably the best most humane way. They’re nice and calm , comfortable in their last few seconds of life. And the deed is done in a blink
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.
Thank you for posting this educational video. We often become too detached from the meat we consume. This was a thoughtful and responsible guide.
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
I’m trying to become more self sufficient, and it was actually your channel that got me interested in meat rabbits. Thank you for the breakdown, and keep on keepin on!
Thank you for RESPECTING these animals.
Even though you eat them and keep for meat, you still let them live happy life.
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.
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
Amen brother
That's what I was thinking
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.
Nah I was curious.
These rabbits are some of the healthiest I have ever seen. Props to you man, no better proof of a good farmer then the quality of life of his animals.
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!
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.
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😊
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.
total respect for the way you explain and care about the butchering as much as possible, for those folks whos never seen where their meat comes from or how its made... well, learn now
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
Very nice, clean, and fast processing! Reminded me of when I dispatched, processed, and prepared chickens and cottontails. Great channel, I'm definitely subscribing.
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 :)
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.
What a beautiful, respectful, and informative guide you made. Thank you!
im no farmer, butcher or anyone even vaguely looking to start doing this, but videos like this are interesting and helpful in my opinion cause someone who may see this as unethical or whatever should get a vaguely helpful insight to how and why people do the things that they do. i dont really have any reservations to hunting or collecting food like this, but i could imagine someone seeing how much respect you have for this process would help shine a new light for them
5:10 love how your T-Rexes are already waiting
Great now I want to grow rabbits again
Also its cool that constant hay will keep the rabbits teeth short
Rabbits are in my plan too! Nice job showing how its done
Wow, less torture and quick butcher every useful part used very efficient
Really nice video
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.
In what way respectful ???
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
Awesome and informative video. Im looking forward to homesteading in the next few years and i can't get enough of content like this.
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.
Well done. Efficient, compassionate, and realistic.
In my opinion, this is simply great! every person who eats meat should be aware that meat is processed in this way. The end of the animals is humane and the animal is exposed to as little stress as possible. Thank you for a wonderful and informative video.
Really appreciate how gentle and thoughtful you are with your animals, the little guy you butchered didn't even kick once, glad they don't suffer that way
Never thought of raising meat rabbits. Great info, thanks
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. 👏👏👍
Great! Best of luck to you!
@@sagesmokesurvivalI love humane you were, but this video was enough for me I can’t eat rabbits anymore. 😭😭😭😭
Excellent video...clear concise instructions. The broomstick method is awesome and will ease my heart. Love your vids brother.
hey it was pretty cool how you addressed that this isn’t always easy. it is how we can eat we use animals but we don’t have to be heartless about it.
Probably the most interesting thing I have seen in weeks
Im so glad glad this is reaching the right peoples, i came here from your instagram post and some of the commentors blow me away with their woke'ism.
What an awesome video, thanks to you my partner and i are looking at growing our own meat rabbits.
You've gained a sub on both platforms 🤙
Raising your own meat allows you to give the animals a far better quality of life compared to factory farming. People tell hunters and farmers "that's horrible!", and then turn around and are perfectly fine with eating hotdogs made from pigs that were confined to a cage their entire miserable lives. The hypocrisy is astounding.
True that
You bring class to a subject that is tough for other to watch. Well done 👌
Thank you for this very informative video! Its actually really comforting to know that you use the whole rabbit too
this is amazing brother, brought memories of my granpa in heaven who had a magic hand butchering rabbits... an all-round farmer and my hero growing up. Just one thing I would like to point out for anyone watching is that out there in an open space in the mountains or near a forest burying discarded pieces fresh like that with the scent and all at surface level and with constant moving of that same ground can attract undesired creatures to your farm which can cause lots of damage and they will either stirr up the earth to find those pieces (talking wildhogs) or go for a bigger prize near by (talking fox, bear)... I did see that your place is well-fenced but I would not reccommend doing that, if you don't have dogs to chew up the pieces, access to waste management system or an organic enclosed container, then perhaps dig a deeper hole, walk to a forest near by and dump it offering a treat for nature to take care of it but don't bury it all in the same spot! anyway, love your channel, subscribed!
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.
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.
I appreciate that you dispatched him very humanely; cleaned and verified every piece of it...will eat most of it, and give the earth whatever's left... I respect that very much. Well done sir.
This was beautiful. Wonderful job. Super respectful. Excellent.
Thank you for approaching this professionally and realistically. It is what it is.
Thank you!! I don't know if I could do this. But having the knowledge is priceless.
I firmly believe that if you eat meat you should know how it's farmed, from start to finish. This is a first class video. The animals are well cared for without an ounce of cruelty.
This proves how we city dwellers got detached from nature. I'm a meat eater, I love rabbit meat. Yet a chill run through my spine when I saw the dispatching
Thank you for showing all aspects of raising animals for meat. Its better than the mass produced pre packaged meat in the storee.
Definitely
This was really interesting. Also I find it very noble and far better than store bought meat.
I believe everyone should have a better understanding of where their meat comes from.
Appreciate you sharing this educational content. It’s vital to be aware of and respect how our food transitions from farm to table!
the chickens be like "they killed jimmy, we safe for today ladies"