I Want my Hossenpeffer
Posted on 08/05/2010 8:42:35 AM PDT by SMARTY
I just found out there is a bunny living by the garage door, under the cement stoop.
I put some small carrots there. He smelled them but didn't eat them. He is eating the dandelions (lots of those around)
Should I try to feed him? What would I give him that would not attract unwelcome critters?
Just feed him the same thing you would feed rats or skunks.
Lettuce.
Sounds like he has lots of food. Put out some water for him.
carrots are not good - too sweet, leads to gut problems - dark leafy vegetables; kale, turnip greens, mustard greens, collard greens, hay, and yes, they really like dandelions
Don’t make him feel too comfortable. ‘Coons got my kids’ bunny.
I’d let him keep eating the dandelions...and as was posted, give him some water...
then when he’s drinking it, catch him with a net and field-dress him...rabbit stew is mighty tasty...;)
“Should I try to feed him? What would I give him that would not attract unwelcome critters?”
You mean, like liberals? They will swallow anything...
Unfortunately, the presence of the beast itself will attract “unwelcome critters”.
Bugs is a real living thing, not a toy doll.
It will store some food under there, defecate and urinate under there, give birth under there, and carry over whatever disease it may pick up in its travels under there.
All of that will bring the other critters, including the bacterial kind.
Best to get rid of it.
> Sounds like he has lots of food. Put out some water for him.
Seconded.
A Rabbit
Olive Oil
Garlic, Onions and Chillies (if you like it HOT)
Root Vegetables Carrots Sweet Potatoes or any other root veg you have
A couple of pints of chicken stock
Salt and Pepper to taste
I’m assuming it is a wild rabbit and not an escaped pet rabbit. Generally they take care of themselves with grass and other plants in the area. I just saw one chewing on a neighbor’s lawn this morning. If you gave a rabbit a carrot they would more likely eat the greens than the orange root. Lettuce, broccoli and alfalfa are good, but I learned that second hand from people with a pet rabbit and those might be the equivalent of feeding the rabbit dessert.
Our bunnies and squirrels are feasting on apples which, sadly, are falling before they totally ripen.
Don’t feed him. He can take care of himself just fine. Your lawn is his buffet.
“Why iz ‘dat?”
Stoopit.
Petsmart. They have lots of bags of rabbit food there. 10 bucks for a large bag.
Servings: 5
Author Notes: This recipe for rabbit is from Sylvia Bashline’s fabulous Fish and Game Cookbook. Sylvia is a former food columnist for Outdoor Life Magazine who has won top honors from the Outdoor Writers Association. This terrific book provides over 200 classic recipes, many of which have been neglected by standard cookbooks.
Ingredients: 2 rabbits cut into serving pieces
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 medium onion
4 whole cloves
12 whole black peppercorns
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 cup port
2 1/2 cups beef stock or bouillion
Instructions:
Stud the peeled onion with the whole cloves. Make a small bouquet garni by tying the peppercorns, parsley, thyme and bay leaf in a small cheesecloth pouch. Preheat oven to 350° F.
Sprinkle rabbit pieces with salt and pepper and sauté in the butter until brown on all sides. Place in a 3 quart casserole. Add salt, bouquet garni and studded onion, followed by the lemon juice, port and stock or boullion. Cover and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Ten minutes before it’s done, remove the cheesecloth bag. The pan juices can be thickened to make a gravy.
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