2 weeks ago, I was letting in the dog, and I thought she had found a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest, because I though I heard squeaking, but the next day, we would really figure out what it was. Bunny Rabbits. The next day, were working out in the yard, and we all hear that same squeaking noise again, but a lot more often. We go to find Blitzy, and she has 2 baby rabbits she has dug out of their nest. Whats so funny though, is that once Blitzy knew they were alive, she didn't want to hurt them. She sat their with here ears back and waiting until we found out.(Which took one of the baby rabbits dodging my feet because I hadn't seen it yet) One of the rabbits had a scratch on its ear, (from Blitzy) and the other on its back (Again, from Blitzy) we look up that if ANY rabbit has been punctured by a dog's teeth, that its spit would get into its veins, and kill it within 3 days unless it got a medicine. We figured that she got them out last night, or early that morning so we figured we had around 2 days, but none the less we found a animal shelter, and took the little wounded soldiers there, and there nice and happy there, and I think there going to release them into the wild today. But on with the story (Nope, its not over yet!) every morning she wakes us up to go see the rabbits, and she looks out the window thinking, "Kill da rabbit, kill da rabbit, kill da rabbit!" - Loony Toon's quote (Sorry, I HAD to put that in here somewhere...) and one day, some how (We STILL don't know how...) she gets UNCHAINED from her leash, and gets another rabbit out if its nest. Thankfully, that soldier had not been wounded. The day before yesterday mom saw one of the rabbits leaving its nest, and one is still in the nest as of now. I have no pictures at the moment, but ill upload some of the pictures soon.
EDIT: Later, we come to find out that the one with the scratch down its back died, but the one with its ear scratched lived.
Recipe
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3 pounds rabbit, cut into stew sized pieces
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup grapeseed oil
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup celery, diced
2 cups diced carrots
2 onions, finely diced
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 bay leaves
6 cups water
4 cups red wine
4 medium-sized potatoes, diced
1/2 cup sliced sauteed mushrooms
Directions
Using half the flour (3/4 cup) coat the pieces of rabbit, shaking off any excess. Heat the oil and butter in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, and brown the floured rabbit on all sides. Add the celery, carrots, onions, salt, pepper, bay leaves, 6 cups water and red wine, and stew for about 2 hours. Add the potatoes 45 minutes into the stewing process. Once the rabbit and all the vegetables are cooked, use some water to form a paste with the remaining 3/4 cup flour. Stir the flour mixture into the pot as a thickener. Add the already sauteed mushrooms to the stew and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings, if necessary, and serve.
NUUUUU!!! MEH RABBITS! THEY ARE TO LIVE! NOT TO SETTLE OUR STOMACHS!!!
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