Peter rabbit

camel · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:21 am Post subject: Re: Peter rabbit

TRBLSHTR wrote:

:wtf: Hey camel-you mentioned-"chillers".Was that for p
preserving the meat and if so what was it used for?

Chillers are coolrooms we hang the carcases in before processing. Most used for human consumption. Carcases are gutted in the field the moved to chiller and hung till chiller full then sent to process works. Used to send a lot overseas, but now only domestic market as the supply of rabbits is no longer stable enough to get the numbers, also most went to China, now farmed over there in a big way. Skins were sent to hat factory in Kempsy NSW, Akubra, they now get their skins from big european rabbit farms. Ours go to the rubbish dump because cost too much to dry and hang then ship off. Not enough return to be make it a viable market

radar · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: Peter rabbit

Hey Elvie, theres some company down your way that actually sends processed farm shot rabbits up north to Jafa land so the rich and obnoxious can have wild wabbit.

For all you non NZers Jafaland is another name for Auckland. About 1/3 of NZ population live in greater auckland area - Jafa stands for "Just another Fn Aucklander"

Elvis · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: Peter rabbit

well Radar there is hope for us yet. I wonder how much MAF red tape is involved. If we could only work out a market for possom carcasses and get ban on spotlighting on DOC land lifted we could really make inroads into the population.

stovepipe · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Peter rabbit

Hmmmm....feedin' bunnies ham, n, cheese, n onion sammiches.

Brilliant! No more parboiling, straight on the spit. You blokes got it goin' on idearwise!

Man I'm drolling just thinkin' about it...seasoned from the innerds out. *drool*

Bushmaster · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Peter rabbit

Oh knock it off Stovie....!!! All yer doin' is hurtin' yerself

camel · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:06 am Post subject: Re: Peter rabbit

Yep Stovie, they been feeding corn to chooks and ducks to make them taste like corn and go yellow, you get grass fed cattle and sheep so they taste nice, so why not ham, cheese and onion rabbit, you are right it would save on the effort to stuff them

stovepipe · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:01 am Post subject: Re: Peter rabbit

Mmmmm.... a ham-n-cheese-n-onion flavored BBQ wabbit sammich!