I've decided I don't want to eat guinea pigs. However they convert weeds into protein. I could then feed them to my chickens.
Guinea pig permaculture
I've decided I don't want to eat guinea pigs. However they convert weeds into protein. I could then feed them to my chickens.
Look at those little cuties holy shit post more of them
would you eat rabbit?
Not OP but yes I would and I have.
Rabbit is good and somehow doesn't register to my mind as "rodent" like squirrel (or Guinea pig)... Would eat squirrel all day in a survival situation but short of that, no way. Rabbit, on the other hand is fun to hunt since it doesn't take much time or effort to hunt or prepare, and is normal human food.
>Rabbit is good and somehow doesn't register to my mind as "rodent" like squirrel (or Guinea pig)
Rabbits actually aren't rodents
I do, rabbits are GOAT when it comes to self-sufficiency, given how fast the breed and and grow. One male and three females will give 30 to 50 rabbits to eat per year, and that's limiting to two pregnancies per year to preserve the females health.
A guinea pig I wouldn't eat, maybe a bit because they have more of a "pet" status in my mind, but the main reason is that it's way too little meat for the work it would be to kill and process .guinea pigs are tiny, you'd need two for one single portion of meat, and they're slower to reach harvest size (4 month for guinea pig, 2 months for rabbit)
guinea pigs are just not worth it as food source
This one looks awesome.
She is cool but I think she's infertile. Both her sisters already had a litter.
she's a femcel, go easy on her.
She is pregnant!
BLESS!
Cute dogs.
Dude i think your chickens might be sick or something.
They have autism.
Autism wheeks
I do the same thing with rabbits. I can eat them and their poop is great for the garden
I ate guinea pig in Cusco, Peru. Honestly it was rather good.
Sendero Luminoso probably ate many guinea pigs.
Are they too lean like rabbits?
Domestic well fed rabbits are not the same as the rabbits Louise and Clark were eating in the middle of winter in Oregon. They do have some fat.
I was trying to decide between them and rabbits and I went with rabbits. They're harder to contain but otherwise more efficient with inputs. Weather that be pellets or all the scraps that don't go to the chickens.
Jesus you fuckin slit it's throat with a kitchen knife? Buy an air gun and shoot it in the brain stem like a human being.
I killed it before I slit it's throat. And pairing knives are great for butchering animals.
what's that for
looks like some anton chigurh shit for rabbits
>However they convert weeds into protein
How about geese?
They convert weeds into smelly shit.
Apparently you can get 7-8 years out of them if you look after them well.
can confirm
pic related: 8 year old guinea pig
Cut it open and count the rings!
Curious about self-sufficiency here.
How do rabbits do with wintertime forage? I've noticed that, in my region, they seem to get most of their winter calories from browsing bush bark/buds and tender conifer buds.
Could one forage enough of these plant foods to supplement/replace the need for rabbit feed?
Alternatively, could one have a plot of "weeds" that you cut and dry for wintertime browse, like hay?
It'd be simpler to gather fodder over the summer and feed them that over the winter. They'll be in better condition to start breeding come spring.
Makes sense. Basically like hay but with more nitrogen-rich plants?
You could have a lawn that you routinely scythe for winter fodder.
Possibly dumb question: If you keep rabbits or guinea pigs for generations, do you have to constantly introduce new rabbits or guinea pigs for genetic diversity, or is it okay to have them constantly be inbred?
You can breed relatives of your going to eat the babies. Its best to be more careful for you breeding stock otherwise they get neurotic and tumory. But you only need to replace your breed stock every 3-5 years.
I can actually answer this! I did a bunch of reading about rabbit husbandry. Basically for rabbits as long as they arent full siblings (half siblings are fine), you can keep going that way as long as you cull the retards.
For this reason, "breeding trios" are a common configuration for rabbits. One male and two females, which you breed repeatedly. Then when they get too old you choose a good male from one of the female broods and two good females from the other female's brood, resulting in half-sibling incest for the next generation.
Rabbits arent picky apparently. No idea about guinea pigs though
A guinea pig thief was hanging around this morning.