Eating Roadkill Rabbit

[Barreti]

Well guys, I cooked the Rabbit last night and took off all the meat which fell off the bone really nicely.

Tonight I made Mark Gilchrists tomato pasta with Rabbit and eat just 1/3 of it.
It was blimmin lovely, and for less than £1 a portion what a bargain !

I'll be on the lookout for other stuff for sure.

Thanks very much everyone for your comments, you put my mind at rest so I could eat it without wondering if I should go sit on the pot afterwards

Edited by Barreti on Tuesday 2nd February 21:20

[Simpo Two]

Barreti said:

It was as much as anything an experiment to see if I really did have the stomach to gut and skin an animal, which I think as a meat-eater I have an obligation to be able to do.

Well done! When the intenet breaks and the supermarkets have no food, you'll be a survivor!

[cslgirl]

What about myxomatosis? Most of the rabbits I see here are full of it and seem to be the ones laying in the road. Would you be able to tell if its got the early stages of it? Would it do you any harm if eaten?

This was next to the shed the other day



When it turned round, its eyes were all closed up and didn't look very nice. Obviously you can tell its got myxomatosis now but just wondered in the early stages if there is any sign.

[LordGrover]

Are you feeling okay barreti?

[markcjd]

cslgirl said:

What about myxomatosis? Most of the rabbits I see here are full of it and seem to be the ones laying in the road. Would you be able to tell if its got the early stages of it? Would it do you any harm if eaten?



When it turned round, its eyes were all closed up and didn't look very nice. Obviously you can tell its got myxomatosis now but just wondered in the early stages if there is any sign.

Myxomatosis does not affect humans but is devastating to rabbits. This is not only due to its lethality but also the fact that rabbits take 7-14 days to die from the virus, offering plenty of opportunity to spread it around the warren.

That said I would always be careful of eating infected rabbits as they are prone to gather injuries whilst infected that CAN cause problems. The eyes being swolen and puss filled is a good indicator of the virus.

Edited by markcjd on Thursday 4th February 14:47

[Barreti]

LordGrover said:

Are you feeling okay barreti?

I'm quite grumpy today after dropping Mrs B off at the airport at 5:30am yesterday, then being unable to sleep until 1am last night.

Other than that I'm fine, but thanks for your concern Doc

[Scraggles]

myxy rabbits are best killed, puts them out of pain, if not sure how to do it, large hammer over the head works well

raodkill that have killed myself is good, road kill that has been there for some time and has possibly frozen, thawed out, refrozen etc for a few days is less good

[cslgirl]

Thanks for the info on Myxi.

The rabbit looked absolutely awful to be honest, killing it would have definitely been the best thing to do.
I don't think I would be able to hammer it to death though. If I had a gun, I would have shot it, but beating it round the head...maybe if I had a few brave beers first.

My husband killed a pike which took a few goes, I was in the other room with my fingers in my ears going la la laaaaaaaaa so I couldn't hear the banging noise.

There is also a pheasant that frequents my garden too. Maybe I should get a gun, would certainly save on food bills lol.

[littlegreenfairy]

markcjd said:

cslgirl said:

What about myxomatosis? Most of the rabbits I see here are full of it and seem to be the ones laying in the road. Would you be able to tell if its got the early stages of it? Would it do you any harm if eaten?



When it turned round, its eyes were all closed up and didn't look very nice. Obviously you can tell its got myxomatosis now but just wondered in the early stages if there is any sign.

Myxomatosis does not affect humans but is devastating to rabbits. This is not only due to its lethality but also the fact that rabbits take 7-14 days to die from the virus, offering plenty of opportunity to spread it around the warren.

That said I would always be careful of eating infected rabbits as they are prone to gather injuries whilst infected that CAN cause problems. The eyes being swolen and puss filled is a good indicator of the virus.

Edited by markcjd on Thursday 4th February 14:47

If you see a rabbit like this - please shoot it or do what you can to end it's life. It's a horrible illness and will cause death and best to put it out of it's misery quickly.

[Scraggles]

got an 8lb wedge splitter, it will remove most animals from this life to someplace else, understand myx is not a nice way to go for a rabbit

[markcjd]

littlegreenfairy said:

If you see a rabbit like this - please shoot it or do what you can to end it's life. It's a horrible illness and will cause death and best to put it out of it's misery quickly.

Hold by the back legs, head down with your thumb in the nape of the neck below the skull.

Sharp pull on neck whilst twisting thumb into spine.

[Simpo Two]

markcjd said:

Hold by the back legs, head down with your thumb in the nape of the neck below the skull.

Sharp pull on neck whilst twisting thumb into spine.

Home Office licence?

[Scraggles]

wtf do u mean home office licence ?

no licence needed for killing rodents, rabbits and roadkill :_)

[Fort Jefferson]

Barreti said:

Now I've got it cleaned I think I might as well eat it. But I wondered it if was OK to do.

I've only ever done it with rabbits I've ran over myself, so I knew how long they were dead. But if you cook it well, I don't see why not.

I once ran over one in my mini van when I was about 19. I picked it up and put it in the passenger foot well. Turned out I'd only knocked it out, and it got up and started running about, so I had to stop and despatch it myself.

[Scraggles]

last 2 rabbits that got in the way of the car, one tried to outrun the car, caught it's hind legs and had 2 car wheels over it, all the bones looked like they went everywhere, the other one got a glancing blow and took off down some hole