In your opinion - ducks or rabbits for 1st meat animal?
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CrimsonRose
Lovin' The Homestead
Oh my goodness!!! that picture is awesome!
Denim Deb
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Ok, is he trying to ride the bunny, kill it or what?
tortoise
Wild Hare
Y'all know that Flemish Giants are not meat rabbits, right? 
tortoise
Wild Hare
They're not food efficient and there isn't nearly as much meat on one as you would think.Wifezilla said:Why not? I think there is more meat on that bunny than my 2 drakes put together
Beekissed
Mountain Sage
Mostly bones...BIG bones. I always preferred NZ but I 've seen some mighty nice Californians.
CrimsonRose
Lovin' The Homestead
I raise Flemish for meat 
I personally HATE to kill any animals... so when I do I want it to count... our last flemish giant provided 3 full meals for our family of 5! They are big boned but so are turkeys... They need the bigger bones to support the larger body which = more meat!
That being said they DO eat the food as well... so we did break down and buy some new zealands as well... but if you want a large roaster rabbit or just a lot of meat then Flemish is the way to go... in the end you do have more time and money in growing them out though...
I personally HATE to kill any animals... so when I do I want it to count... our last flemish giant provided 3 full meals for our family of 5! They are big boned but so are turkeys... They need the bigger bones to support the larger body which = more meat! That being said they DO eat the food as well... so we did break down and buy some new zealands as well... but if you want a large roaster rabbit or just a lot of meat then Flemish is the way to go... in the end you do have more time and money in growing them out though...
miss_thenorth
Frugal Homesteader
From what I was told, the FCR of a flemish is much slower than NZ or calis. I have mixed mutts that are 1/2 cali, 1/4flemish, 1/4NZ. that mix seems to work extremely well for me. I keep a pure bred buck and breed him to my meat mutts.
tortoise
Wild Hare
Back to the original thread question: If you find yourself not being able to butcher, it's easier to get rid of cute fluffy bunnies than a bunch of quacking ducks. At least for more money. I sold off a bunch of my meaties (rabbits) for $60 each. I don't mind having a little less meat in the freezer at that rate!
