Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition [Paperback]

Bob Bennett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 2009

Storey’s Guide to Raising Rabbits is as essential to the owner of pet rabbits as it is to the farmer raising rabbits for meat or fur. Breed selection, year-round care and feeding, safe housing, humane handling, and disease prevention and treatment are all addressed.

The 4th edition, there are 264,000 copies in print, contains new and expanded features:
• Guidelines for showing
• Updated breed guide photographs
• Tips and advice on marketing

Storey's Guide to Raising Series is the essential animal husbandry information from the trusted source. With a combined total of 1.7 million copies in print.

Praise for the book:
"After reading your book I was so excited, I hopped right into raising rabbits!" - Sam, Walla Walla, WA

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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.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 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)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Animal Care & Pets > Rabbits
  • #27 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Agricultural Sciences > Animal Husbandry

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Rabbit Book, July 28, 2010

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Sheila in California - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition (Paperback)

Absolutely the best rabbit book around! This guy has been raising rabbits since he was a little kid and he really knows his stuff. He has a wonderful concept (and I haven't seen this anywhere else) for building and setting up rabbit cages. He talks about things (like raising earth worms beneath the rabbit cages) that other people don't even mention. He has excellent advise about the nuts-and-bolts of raising rabbits (how often to breed, how to kindle in cold climates, how to feed, etc). If I could only have ONE rabbit book this would be it. And be sure to get the most recent edition (I think it was published in 2009 or 2010). It really is different (more updated and better) than previous editions. Also, the best price I found for this book was on Amazon.com.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what we were looking for and wanting to know!, April 12, 2010

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Crystal Calhoun "Made To Be Unique" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition (Paperback)

Very helpful book for those wanting to raise a bunch of rabbits!

I love how practical this writer is! He covers rabbits being great for so many purposes and how to enjoy the benefits of each of those purposes. ie.

* raising, care and breeding (of course)
* also killing and dressing them up for meals and how healthy they are to eat
* selling young to various markets/sources
* using their droppings for excellent fertilizer (and even to sell as fertilizer)
* ideas of having a worm farm with that fertilizer (for even further money making avenues)

the list goes on.... it's a great book, highly recommended!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Rabbit books of all time., April 15, 2010

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Jess - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits, 4th Edition (Paperback)

This book was exactly what I was looking for. A good descriptive book that talks to the reader like they are right there. Bob takes you through his years of experience in rabbit raising. He tells you how to start right, and how to make your rabbitry something that you can enjoy for years to come. It is a very good beginners book as well as an expert book. No matter where you are in the proccess of raising rabbits, Bob talks about the modern ways that you can improve.