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Butchering Equipment

Butchering Equipment

(c) Gryph- if you repost this article, please post with a link back to my website.
First of all, start with VERY sharp tools if at all possible: the sharper the better. I like to keep a hand-held knife sharpener handy when I’m using my fixed-blade knives. Nothing will make your job harder than dull tools. The following tools and equipment are what I recommend for this entire process, and it’s best to have it all laid out and set up before you even put hands on your rabbits. My preferred knife is the Havalon Piranta Z Folding Blade Skinning Knife- purchased on Amazon for about $35.00. It has replaceable blades, making sharpening unnecessary. It comes with a sheath and 12 blades.
  • Bucket to drain blood into and collect entrails or any unused part of the rabbit.
  • Garbage can liners for bucket to make clean up easy (optional)
  • Twine or other method to hang rabbit carcass
  • Stationary object to hang rabbit from (a fence works great, or two nails/screws in a wall/tree)
  • SHARP knife
  • Knife sharpener (optional)
  • Bypass pruners, heavy shears, or similar cutting implement
  • Bar for cervical dislocation (rebar is fantastic- try to use metal if at all possible to prevent breaking)- rebar can be purchased in pre-cut lengths at most hardware stores in the cement section
  • Meat storage method (I prefer Ziploc-style gallon bags for meat, pelts, and heads and quart bags for organs, feet, belly flaps, ears, etc)
  • Table or other similar surface to rest bucket and cutting board on
  • Cutting board
  • Apron or other clothing covering (optional)
  • Gloves (optional)
  • Cooler with ice water or other cooling device
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  • Home
  • Rabbit Resources
    • Apocalypse Bunnies
    • Wild Rabbits
    • Reasons to Raise Rabbits
    • Printables
    • Start Here
    • Rabbit Lingo Demystified
    • Getting Started >
      • Choosing a Breed
      • How Many Do I Need
      • Buying Rabbits >
        • Be A Good Buyer
        • Holiday Pets
        • Before You Buy
        • Finding a Good Breeder
        • Transporters
      • Supplies and Equipment >
        • Suppliers
    • Your New Rabbit
    • Colonies and Tractors
    • Conformation
    • Record Keeping >
      • How To Make a Pedigree
      • Is A Pedigree Important
      • Changing Rabbit Names
      • Tattoo Systems
      • Registering Rabbits
    • Breeding >
      • Getting Ready For Kits
      • Cobreeding
      • Weaning
      • Sexing Kits
      • Wild Rabbits
    • Rabbits for Meat >
      • Rabbit Meat Facts
      • Butchering Equipment
      • Dispatching
      • Processing
    • Cooking Rabbit >
      • Cooking Tips
      • Using the Extra Bits
      • Sloppy Hoppies
      • Rabbit Alfredo
    • Health and Treatments >
      • Care and Grooming
      • Nutrition
      • First Aid Kits
      • Ear Mites
      • Fur Mites
      • Malocclusion
      • Bloat
      • Natural Rabbit Remedies
    • Showing Rabbits >
      • Entering a Show
      • The Day of the Show
      • Show Etiquette
    • Genetics >
      • Genetic Terminology
      • Genetic Alphabet
      • A-Locus
      • B-Locus
      • C-Locus
      • D-Locus
      • E-Locus
      • En-Locus
      • Other Genes
      • Punnett Squares
      • Further Genetic Resources
    • Rex or Mini Rex
    • Sales Policy
    • RHDV
  • About
    • Directions
    • Contact
  • Events
    • Classes and Workshops
    • PNW Farm Barter Faire
  • Critters
    • Rabbits
    • KuneKune Pigs
    • Sheep
  • ISO
  • Links
  • For Sale
  • RFSAS
    • RFSAS Pinned Post
    • Forbidden Topics
    • RFSAS Rules
    • RFSAS FAQs
    • RFSAS Breeder Data Entry Forms >
      • RFS&S Breeder Map
      • RFS&S Breeder Listings
    • RFS&S Breeder Map
    • RFSAS Breeder List >
      • American
      • American Chinchilla
      • American Fuzzy Lop
      • American Sable
      • Argente Brun
      • Belgian Hare
      • Beveren
      • Blanc de Hotot
      • Brittania Petite
      • Californian
      • Champagne d'Argent
      • Checkered Giant
      • Cinnamon
      • Continental Giant
      • Creme d'Argent
      • Czech Frosty
      • Dutch
      • Dwarf Hotot
      • Dwarf Papillon
      • English Angora
      • English Lop
      • English Spot
      • Flemish Giant
      • Florida White
      • French Angora
      • French Lop
      • Giant Angora
      • Giant Chinchilla
      • Harlequin
      • Havana
      • Himalayan
      • Holland Lop
      • Jersey Wooly
      • Lilac
      • Lionhead
      • Mini Lop
      • Mini Rex
      • Mini Satin
      • Netherland Dwarf
      • New Zealand
      • Palomino
      • Polish
      • Rex
      • Rhinelander
      • San Juan
      • Satin
      • Satin Angora
      • Silver
      • Silver Fox
      • Silver Marten
      • Standard Chinchilla
      • Tamuk
      • Tan
      • Thrianta
      • Velveteen Lop
      • Other Breeds and Mixes