Best way to kill a rabbit ? Tell the rabbit gwb just got elected a third term. The resulting instant bloodloss and death keeps the meat from tasting weird.
Why wait? They do great in cold weather so long as the wind is blocked and they can keep dry. The harder time on them is usualy the summer heat. If all set up for them now would be a great time to get them as you could give them a month or so to acclimate to their new home then breed them and have bunnies around the begining of April and fryers by June.
I might try yo get some earlier, we have been re-wiring the house and buliding our rasied vegtelable beds. It is more out of my time than the rabbits well being. I hook a couple of barrels up to my gutters though. so we will have water as long as it rains