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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext The Best Hutches for Your RabbitsProvide a secure environment for your rabbits with a well-built rabbitry. Rabbit-raising expert Bob Bennett has built more than a few hutches over the years, and he shares his plans for designing and building efficient facilities for sheltering backyard rabbits in safety and comfort, whether it's just two or as many as one hundred. If you're interested in growing into a large-scale commercial operation, Bennett will help you begin your expansion, too. Profiles of rabbit owners across the United States offer first-hand accounts of successful housing projects, lessons learned from those that were less successful, and inside glimpses of innovative methods and unique facilities. Vorwort Plans for designing and building efficient facilities for sheltering backyard rabbits in safety and comfort, whether it's just two or as many as one hundred. Zusammenfassung Plans for designing and building efficient facilities for sheltering backyard rabbits in safety and comfort, whether it's just two or as many as one hundred. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceChapter One: Planning Your RabbitryA Brief HistoryPrimary ConsiderationsChapter Two: Building All-Wire HutchesChoosing Welded WireSizing the HutchPlanning the DoorPlan: Easy Wire HutchMultiple HutchesPlan: 10 Small HutchesPlan: Top-Opening HutchChapter Three: Outfitting the HatchTypes of FeedersWatering MethodsInstalling a Watering SystemThe Best Nest BoxPlan: Wire Nest Box with FlangesPlan: Wire Nest Box without FlangesBuilding Your Own Carrying CageChapter Four: Sheltering a Backyard RabbitrySimple Three-Wall StructuresClosed BuildingsInstalling HutchesFencing All AroundChapter Five: Building and Outfitting a Big OperationHeating and CoolingVentilationManure ManagementChapter Six: Tools, Equipment, and RoutinesThe NecessitiesOptional ItemsMiscellaneous EquipmentRabbitry RoutineResourcesIndex...
