Weathertop Pasture-Fed Rabbit

Years ago the USDA stated that domestic rabbit meat was the most nutritious meat known to man. Some of the factors that contributed to this claim are that rabbit meat is the highest in protein, lowest in fat, and the most easily digested of any meat available. The Department of Agriculture, when making these extraordinary claims was merely talking about rabbit in general, not rabbit raised on pasture. At Weathertop Farm, we’ve taken the best meat available and made it even better by providing pasture.

Like everything else we raise, our rabbits have access to plenty of pasture so as to maximize their Omega-3 content along with many other benefits. The mothers are kept in outside shelters within their individual cages where they nest and kindle their litters. Fresh pasture is brought to them twice a day to supplement their feed until the little ones are weaned and put directly out in pens. These pens are moved daily so the rabbits can eat their greens fresh while enjoying all the other benefits of sunlight, exercise and fresh air.

Rabbits are not just healthy and tasty; they are also one of the most ecologically beneficial animals to raise. It takes very little land or fossil fuel to get an incredible amount of meat from just one mother doe. Many countries that do not have the luxury of space that we enjoy here in America capitalize on the rabbit’s efficiency and eat a great deal more rabbit than we do. To top it off, rabbit manure is an extraordinary fertilizer and one of the easiest to deal with. Unlike the manure of a cow or chicken, which burns plants when applied straight, rabbit manure is considered ‘cold’ and can be applied directly to the garden.

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