Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Rabbit is expensive protein. Eggs are the cheapest protein. Not suggesting anything.

Not so worried about costs as I am about nutrition.

Is it necessary to raise the rabbits to 9 lbs? Maybe try a combo of chicken and rabbit? I tried feeding my dogs rabbit, they weren't overly keen on it. I feed eggs three times a week, one egg per dog, lightly scrambled, as well as a variety of meat sources (chicken, turkey, beef, fish) and organs. If you raise your own meat/dual purpose breeds, you should be able to have chicken year round too, although it may cost more than the cornish cross and take longer to get there.

Would it not be easier to buy an entire cow, have it butchered the way you want, organs, bones etc. One kill freezer full for a year?

I've found this website to be invaluable. I use it to compare the vitamin/mineral content of various foods. Meats are all good protein sources, but the vitamins and minerals vary. I set the amount to 100 grams for each food so I can compare equal values. Here's the one for whole raw chicken.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/pou ... ucts/640/2

What a site Robbie. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for the site, Robbie. Love it.

Raising a whole cow is not an option. We are looking at smaller animals. With 5 dogs, also, the organs in a cow would only go so far. I like the ratio of the organs in a whole carcass.

I bought a French Lop buck and a Flemish doe and am trying colony raising for now. I will raise a few for the dogs but am liking the meat for my family as well. I think I will combine with chickens, whole, for the dogs. May even consider getting leftover roosters at auctions that are full size (and that go for a buck or two) and give them...

This is the best group and I am so grateful for all the tips/information.

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Raising a whole cow is not an option. We are looking at smaller animals. With 5 dogs, also, the organs in a cow would only go so far. I like the ratio of the organs in a whole carcass.

I didn't mean raise the cow, purchase one off a farmer have him/her take to butcher directly. Sounds like you have a well thought out plan though.

Buying roosters at an auction sounds like a good plan, let someone else raise them, lots of breeders as well would sell them to you really cheap or even free.

If you lived closer to me you could utilize some of my culls!