American Rabbit

American Rabbit

We have been fortunate to start a breeding colony of American rabbits - one of the rarest of all rabbit breeds and listed as critical on the American Livestock Breeds Conservation priority list. They are also listed on the Slow Food USA Arc of Taste.

Never tried rabbit? It is an all white meat similar to chicken breast. It is skinless. You can use it in just about any recipe you have for chicken. It is very tasty, has a nice texture, and cooks very cleanly in stewing recipes. I know its hard for some people to think of rabbits as meat animals but rabbits are very efficient at converting plant matter into meat. They are a "forgotten" meat animal that hopefully will regain popularity.

For questions or to confirm availability

please email us at admin@winddancerranch.us

Rabbit prices are $6/lb based on the dressed weight

Please reserve rabbit via email - although they do "multiply like rabbits" we have great demand for them and there is a waiting list.

If you would like to see our breeding rabbits please visit our heritage rabbits page.

We have been trying out different ways to graze our rabbits and offer them as close to a "free range" lifestyle as possible. We tried the "real" free range scenario and soon had dozens of little white rabbits hopping about the place at dusk. It looked like a rabbit wonderland. Surprisingly they escaped the coyotes but their burrowing wrecked havoc on our barns and it was impossible to regulate breeding. Collecting them for butcher also became very unpredictable as we might go several days without seeing them if they decided to stay underground. So we had to come up with something else.

Our latest attempt is the "rabbit tractor" which has a wire floor with 2" x 4" gaps that allow the rabbits to eat grass but is not wide enough for them to slip through if they try to dig. Its also strong enough to withstand an assault by a coyote or raccoon. We are using it with the rabbits once they are weaned and they seem to love it.