Welcome to Cacophony Ranch
We’ll write here about many aspects of our homestead, including our animals, gardens, foraging, cooking, charcuterie, and fermentation.
We’re just getting started, and we hope you’ll join us!
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Raising Meat Rabbits in Colonies
Our meat rabbits live in colonies. This is a bit controversial in the meat rabbit community, as the general consensus (and the advice given in most of the books I’ve read on the topic) is that cages are the safest, cleanest, and most responsible environment in which to raise rabbits. For that reason, we started […]
Why We Raise Our Own Meat
Many people think that raising and slaughtering our own animals for meat sounds a bit macabre. This topic comes up a lot when we talk with friends, family, and acquaintances about what we’re doing. We hear “I could never do that!” or “Isn’t it hard to kill something cute?” a lot. Sometimes we’re even accused of being cruel […]