|
|
Post by darlene on Jun 14, 2012 23:47:07 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by Heather on Jun 15, 2012 11:02:48 GMT -5
Great page, Darlene. Thanks. I've doing it sort of right ;D Maybe, I will try cutting the head off first next time instead of last  Did you check out the cartoons on the side? ciao |
|
|
|
Post by goingpostal on Jun 15, 2012 11:18:56 GMT -5
They make pulling it off the legs look so much easier than it goes around here. ;D I just made another big order of rabbit and paid extra for it to be skinned this time, they gut them too so saves me a lot of nasty hassle, I can just chop up and freeze.
|
|
|
|
Post by darlene on Jun 17, 2012 22:38:07 GMT -5
[/IMG] Did you check out the cartoons on the side? ciao[/quote] I just checked them out,omg they're great! ;D |
|
|
|
Post by ferr8er on Jun 19, 2012 3:18:44 GMT -5
do any of you give your ferrets the heads or do you bin them??.this is also a good reference site for those curious about hunting with ferrets  |
|
|
|
Post by goingpostal on Jun 19, 2012 9:19:56 GMT -5
I give them small heads but have to smash them up with a hammer first.
|
|
|
|
Post by Sherry on Jun 19, 2012 9:28:40 GMT -5
A couple if mine will chew on the ears, but even if I cleaver them open they don't eat them.
|
|
|
|
Post by ferr8er on Jun 19, 2012 11:44:16 GMT -5
i got given 3 rabbits of a guy that shoots everyday,so he gets plenty of them.i put half a gutted rabbit in with mine( fur and head )and they ate the lot.there was a small piece of fur left.i think they got a taste for rabbit from their few trips out,cant wait to get them out for a full season
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2012 16:25:57 GMT -5
I don't bother skinning...just knock the guts out and in they go. In summer I cut them into quarters but still leave the fur on. I leave the heads on also, and they eat them; they usually leave the bridge of the nose, zygomatic arches and the toughest part of the skull. They eat all the flesh and organs, though. Ferr8er- Ferreting is great, hey. We've been having a good season thus far.  |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 15:31:55 GMT -5
Is it easy to gut a rabbit while it still has fur? And once you remove the guts do they still eat them as part of the rabbit meal or do you separate the rabbit into smaller size meals? If so what parts would you include per meal? I can source rabbit quite easily but since I'm only having the one ferret (for now) I doubt she will eat a whole one!
|
|
|
|
Post by racheld on Sept 7, 2014 19:52:42 GMT -5
Grody but helpful!
When you're prepping rabbits for ferrets instead of humans all you really have to do is take out the stomach/intestines, isn't it?
|
|
|
|
Post by bitbyter on Sept 7, 2014 20:41:05 GMT -5
Yes. It cuts down on mess and they usually don't eat the digestive tract. The thing is though that if you leave the fur on and just cut the body cavity open the ferret will usually start eating it from the inside out (to avoid the fur). The can easily get a lot of blood on themselves. I get my rabbits gutted, skinned and beheaded.
|
|
|
|
Post by racheld on Sept 7, 2014 20:47:18 GMT -5
It'll probably get portioned out after I take out the intestines, I just have one wee babe and it wouldn't make sense to throw a whole rabbit in for him.
|
|
|
|
Post by racheld on Sept 7, 2014 20:47:29 GMT -5
It'll probably get portioned out after I take out the intestines, I just have one wee babe and it wouldn't make sense to throw a whole rabbit in for him.
|
|
|
|
Post by msav on Sept 7, 2014 22:39:41 GMT -5
I quarter a 5 to 6 lb rabbit and feed it in four meals. I save the organs and feed it on a liver/heart/organ meal.
I also skin the rabbit. It is easier to handle after I have quartered it.
|
|
.png
