Rabbit Housing Planning, Building, and

This is the definitive guide to safe, sanitary, and efficient facilities for your rabbits. Bennett provides clear, step-by-step instructions for building all-wire hutches and the necessary accessories, including feeders, watering systems, nest boxes, and surrounding shelters and fencing. He includes building plans for both small- and large-scale facilities, as well as guidelines for making your rabbit housing as attractive as it is functional. From the direction a hutch door should swing to how to ensure proper ventilation and protection from predators, this reference covers everything you need to know to create a healthy, productive rabbit-raising operation.

Bob Bennett is the author of six books on rabbit raising, including Storey’s Guide to Raising Rabbits and Rabbit Housing, 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. An Air Force veteran, Bennett has a master’s degree from New York University and lives in Vermont, where he has raised rabbits for more than 50 years.

Preface

Chapter One: Planning Your Rabbitry
A Brief History
Primary Considerations

Chapter Two: Building All-Wire Hutches
Choosing Welded Wire
Sizing the Hutch
Planning the Door
Plan: Easy Wire Hutch
Multiple Hutches
Plan: 10 Small Hutches
Plan: Top-Opening Hutch

Chapter Three: Outfitting the Hatch
Types of Feeders
Watering Methods
Installing a Watering System
The Best Nest Box
Plan: Wire Nest Box with Flanges
Plan: Wire Nest Box without Flanges
Building Your Own Carrying Cage

Chapter Four: Sheltering a Backyard Rabbitry
Simple Three-Wall Structures
Closed Buildings
Installing Hutches
Fencing All Around

Chapter Five: Building and Outfitting a Big Operation
Heating and Cooling
Ventilation
Manure Management

Chapter Six: Tools, Equipment, and Routines
The Necessities
Optional Items
Miscellaneous Equipment
Rabbitry Routine

Resources
Index

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Rabbit Housing Planning, Building, and Equipping Facilities for Humanely Raising Healthy Rabbits

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