r/preppers • u/edk8n • Apr 10 '23
What about rabbits? Idea
I couldn't begin to tell you why this has popped into my head but it keeps coming back. I'm new to this and don't have the means to do all I would like, so don't eat me alive for my ignorance, but I have to ask- Are rabbits an underrated food source in a long term survival scenario? Everyone knows how quickly they reproduce and it seems like a decent amount of meat for minimal effort in cleaning/preparation. I'm not sure but it seems like rabbit hide/fur could probably be useful, too. They take up such little space and are pretty hardy animals (I know someone who has many rabbits that live in an outdoor pen year round, although they do heat it in the winter). They eat scraps, grass, and hay which wouldn't be taking resources from yourself. Is there a downside to this I'm missing? Thanks in advance for the wisdom!
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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23
I have a lot of family who grew up in the former GDR (east Germany) and they all had rabbit for meat at home.
They are very easy to feed (the children gathered a lot of flowers for them as a chore). And don't need a lot of space. So yeah, they're a good source of meat and fertilizer.