Hmm I think you will find that it is illeagle to home kill anything but domestic birds so if you are Id keep quite about itedward.21 wrote:i know it wont be to everyones taste but we are raising rabbits to feed our 3 border collies. you can keep enough to feed your dogs all the time and a family of four three days a week in an an average sised garage.
good luck and good prepping
Dog food?
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If it's for your own consumption and you know what you are doing then it is perfectly legal to kill your own livestock at homejunmist wrote:Hmm I think you will find that it is illeagle to home kill anything but domestic birds so if you are Id keep quite about itedward.21 wrote:i know it wont be to everyones taste but we are raising rabbits to feed our 3 border collies. you can keep enough to feed your dogs all the time and a family of four three days a week in an an average sised garage.
good luck and good prepping
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err what he said, thanks hermit
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Why not just buy dog food?edward.21 wrote:i know it wont be to everyones taste but we are raising rabbits to feed our 3 border collies. you can keep enough to feed your dogs all the time and a family of four three days a week in an an average sised garage.
good luck and good prepping
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Part of being self reliant is to find alternatives to the commercial stuff from supermarkets or at a time when dog food becomes just too expensive to buy.itsybitsy wrote:Why not just buy dog food?edward.21 wrote:i know it wont be to everyones taste but we are raising rabbits to feed our 3 border collies. you can keep enough to feed your dogs all the time and a family of four three days a week in an an average sised garage.
good luck and good prepping
Raising wabbits is a self sustaining food source for humans or dogs.
Same reasons why we grow vegetables, or keep chickens for eggs, or raise our own pigs, or knit our own jumpers, or ..........I could go on!
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I'm aware of the ethos of self reliancy, Su! However, I have never heard of anyone doing this before. Even hard-core preppers that I follow on Youtube buy dog food and are not raising a domestic animal to throw to the hounds! Barbaric.preppingsu wrote:Part of being self reliant is to find alternatives to the commercial stuff from supermarkets or at a time when dog food becomes just too expensive to buy.itsybitsy wrote:Why not just buy dog food?edward.21 wrote:i know it wont be to everyones taste but we are raising rabbits to feed our 3 border collies. you can keep enough to feed your dogs all the time and a family of four three days a week in an an average sised garage.
good luck and good prepping
Raising wabbits is a self sustaining food source for humans or dogs.
Same reasons why we grow vegetables, or keep chickens for eggs, or raise our own pigs, or knit our own jumpers, or ..........I could go on!
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But rabbits are not just domestic animals/ pets. You can raise them for meat as you would certain chickens. You don't just have to go and shoot wild rabbits. And I'm sure that they would not just throw them to the hounds - they could be cooked with veg added as dogs need a balanced diet too
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I'm aware of the ethos of self reliancy, Su! However, I have never heard of anyone doing this before. Even hard-core preppers that I follow on Youtube buy dog food and are not raising a domestic animal to throw to the hounds! Barbaric.[/quote]
im sorry if i offended you itsy, but i dont think it is in the least barbaric. my rabbits are raised humainly on grass and have a good life. they are then dispatched humainly and with respect. and i use every part of the rabbit in one way or another. side note what goes into normal dog food?
im sorry if i offended you itsy, but i dont think it is in the least barbaric. my rabbits are raised humainly on grass and have a good life. they are then dispatched humainly and with respect. and i use every part of the rabbit in one way or another. side note what goes into normal dog food?
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food for thought.
http://www.squidoo.com/rawmeatdietfordogs
http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5019e/y5019e0g.htm
http://www.motherearthnews.com/sustaina ... azglo.aspx
http://www.naturalnews.com/012647_pet_food_dog.html
the last one is a bit suedo but you get the point.
http://www.squidoo.com/rawmeatdietfordogs
http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5019e/y5019e0g.htm
http://www.motherearthnews.com/sustaina ... azglo.aspx
http://www.naturalnews.com/012647_pet_food_dog.html
the last one is a bit suedo but you get the point.