Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition Author: Visit Amazon's Bob Bennett Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1603424563 | Format: PDF
Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition Description
From the Back Cover
Everyone who owns and cares for rabbits will benefit from Bob Bennett's practical guidance and comprehensive care instructions. Solid advice on breed selection, year-round care and feeding, and safe housing and sanitation help every owner -- from the commercial producer to the dedicated fancier -- raise happy, healthy rabbits.
This revised and updated fourth edition includes:
* Breed photographs
* Building plans for safe, comfortable housing
* Coverage of disease prevention and treatment
* Humane handling techniques
* Guidelines for showing
* Marketing and sales tips
About the Author
Bob Bennett is the author of six books on rabbit raising, including Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, as well as numerous magazine and newspaper articles. He has served as the editor of Rabbits magazine, has been a contributing editor to Countryside magazine, and is the founder of Domestic Rabbits and a past director of the American Rabbit Breeders Association. Bennett lives in Vermont, where he has raised rabbits for more than 50 years.
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 4th edition (October 29, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1603424563
- ISBN-13: 978-1603424561
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I'm torn on this book. While it's a great book for those interested in raising rabbits for meat (not as pets), I am disappointed nonetheless. I had wanted to learn as much about raising rabbits on a homestead, mostly Angora rabbits for fiber, but there is scarcely a mention of fiber rabbits in this book. I am not offended that this book ISN'T about keeping pets - my animals work for me, and I could even one day see myself raising rabbits for meat. However, I hadn't expected it to be the SOLE focus of the book without even a chapter to another kind of rabbit keeper.
In a nutshell, a simple expansion on the title to the book: "Raising Rabbits for Meat," would go a long, long way. It's really not a bad book - but clarification in the title would reduce the disappointment in those looking for a practical book on keeping rabbits as pets or for any other purpose, like mine. Since it's a homesteading book of sorts, a chapter (even a guest chapter, if the author doesn't have experience) in caring for Angoras would be immensely helpful.
I rated this book low because Storey is mislabeling the book - under the title it says: "Breeds-Care-Housing". NOTHING about it being a meat animal book. Storey's Guides are usually the best (which is why I bought the book in the first place), but the title is misleading.
On a side note, anyone who has a recommendation on a good book about Angoras, send it my way!
UPDATE: ONE YEAR LATER (9/2012):
This fall, after much deliberation, I decided to raise a few rabbits for meat. Knowing the book was heavily, if not entirely, focused on raising rabbits for meat, I turned to Bennet's Storey guide.
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