Sign-In
Cart
Hobby Farmer's Handbook to Raising Rabbits for Meat: Sustainable Rabbit Farming for the Homestead, from Hutch to Harvest
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781961846128
Publisher: LP Media Inc.
Published: Feb 24 2025
Pages: 244
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
I think the biggest thing a person needs to consider before getting into raising meat rabbits is, 'Are you really going to do it?' Cages can be built and reconfigured easily enough. Rabbit breeds can be decided upon, tried, and then changed if necessary. But do you really want to dedicate the time every day, no matter what the weather's like, to care for them? Are you prepared to face possible failures, keep learning, and most importantly, are you ready to actually butcher and eat the rabbits? Rachel Heaton - Hardly Simple Farming
Raising meat rabbits demands more than just selecting the right breed or building a sturdy cage, it's a commitment that requires daily attention, resilience in the face of setbacks, and facing the reality of butchering. But where do you begin, and what about the concerns you haven't even considered yet?
In the Hobby Farmer's Handbook to Raising Rabbits for Meat, you'll find the answers to the questions on your mind, and discover the answers to questions you didn't even know to ask. Backed by decades of experience and interviews with 37 seasoned meat rabbit breeders, this book equips you with the know-how, confidence, and support you need to see your rabbitry through from its very first hutch to that all-important, and difficult, first harvest.
If you're ready for an honest, step-by-step guide that prepares you for every aspect of raising meat rabbits, you've come to the right place.
Inside, you'll learn about:
- Setting Up Your Rabbitry - Compare hutches, cages, and colony pens to find the housing solution that suits your space and climate. Discover step-by-step building methods, predator-proofing tactics, and smart layouts to keep your operation organized and efficient.
- Choosing and Breeding Stock - Uncover which breeds excel in meat production, how to identify high-quality breeding pairs, and the techniques that increase litter size while minimizing stress on your does.
- Daily Care and Maintenance - Master the essentials of feeding, watering, and manure management so you can transform waste into nutrient-rich compost. Adopt a straightforward routine that keeps your rabbits thriving, without demanding every minute of your day.
- Preventative Health and Medical Care - Learn to spot early signs of common illnesses, administer first-aid, and establish effective health protocols to keep your rabbits disease-free. Stay a step ahead with expert-backed strategies that reduce the need for costly vet visits.
- Processing and Marketing - Understand humane butchering methods, proper packaging, and crucial food safety standards. Then, explore insider tips on labeling, pricing, and promoting your rabbits if you choose to sell your meat or pelts.
In these pages, you'll find straightforward lessons, checklists, and real-life stories gleaned from decades of raising rabbits. This guide is designed to help you avoid the common stumbling blocks, from picking healthy breeding stock to ensuring every rabbit is processed with care and respect.
Whether the goal is putting fresh meat on the family table or sharing with neighbors, this handbook offers a solid starting point. Readers will gain practical know-how, a sense of confidence, and a clear path through each stage of rabbit raising, without feeling overwhelmed or lost in the details.
Also from
Darnforth, Candace
The Complete Guide to Italian Greyhounds: Training, Properly Exercising, Feeding, Socializing, Grooming, and Loving Your New Italian Greyhound Puppy
Darnforth, Candace
Leighty, Rene
Paperback
The Complete Guide to Siamese Cats: Selecting, Raising, Training, Feeding, Socializing, and Enriching the Life of Your Siamese Cat
Darnforth, Candace
Hardcover
The Complete Guide to Italian Greyhounds: Training, Properly Exercising, Feeding, Socializing, Grooming, and Loving Your New Italian Greyhound Puppy
Darnforth, Candace
Leighty, Rene
Hardcover
The Complete Guide to Persian Cats: Preparing For, Raising, Training, Feeding, Grooming, and Socializing Your New Persian Cat or Kitten
Darnforth, Candace
Hardcover
The Complete Guide to Poochons: Choosing, Training, Feeding, Socializing, and Loving Your New Poochon (Bichon Poo) Puppy
Darnforth, Candace
Paperback
The Complete Guide to Poochons: Choosing, Training, Feeding, Socializing, and Loving Your New Poochon (Bichon Poo) Puppy
Darnforth, Candace
Hardcover
The Complete Guide to Shorkies: Preparing for, Choosing, Training, Feeding, Exercising, Socializing, and Loving Your New Shorkie Puppy
Darnforth, Candace
Paperback
The Complete Guide to Persian Cats: Preparing for, Raising, Training, Feeding, Grooming, and Socializing Your New Persian Cat or Kitten
Darnforth, Candace
Paperback
The Complete Guide to Shorkies: Preparing for, Choosing, Training, Feeding, Exercising, Socializing, and Loving Your New Shorkie Puppy
Darnforth, Candace
Hardcover
Il grande libro del Levriero Italiano: Addestrare, esercitare correttamente, nutrire, socializzare, toelettare e amare il tuo nuovo cucciolo di Levrie
Darnforth, Candace
Leighty, Rene
Paperback
The Complete Guide to Siamese Cats: Selecting, Raising, Training, Feeding, Socializing, and Enriching the Life of Your Siamese Cat
Darnforth, Candace
Paperback
Also in
Agriculture
The Pig and I: The Tale of Our Relationship with a Beast We Eat
Endresen, Kristoffer Hattleland
Hardcover
Wildly Successful Farming: Sustainability and the New Agricultural Land Ethic
DeVore, Brian
Hardcover
The Secret History of Food: Strange But True Stories about the Origins of Everything We Eat
Siegel, Matt
Hardcover
Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal: A Food Science Nutrition History Book
Bittman, Mark
Hardcover
Finding the Flavors We Lost: From Bread to Bourbon, How Artisans Reclaimed American Food
Kuh, Patric
Paperback
Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game: Beef, Veal, Pork, Lamb, Poultry, Rabbit, Venison
Mettler, John J.
Paperback
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
Tsing, Anna Lowenhaupt
Paperback
Flow Hive's Book of Bees and Beekeeping: Protect, Enjoy, Harvest
Anderson, Cedar
Anderson, Stuart
Hardcover
The Unsettling of America (50th Anniversary Edition): Culture and Agriculture
Berry, Wendell
Paperback
Seeds of Hope: The Azure Standard Story--Abundant Living Through Healthy Food
Stelzer, David
Hardcover
Backyard Homesteading, Second Revised Edition: A Back-To-Basics Guide for Self-Sufficiency
Toht, David
Paperback
The Home Blacksmith: Tools, Techniques, and 40 Practical Projects for the Home Blacksmith
Ridgway, Ryan
Paperback
Mushrooming Without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms
Schwab, Alexander
Paperback
Let's Become Fungal!: Mycelium Teachings and the Arts: Based on Conversations with Indigenous Wisdom Keepers, Artists, Curators, Feminists and Mycolog
Ostendorf-Rodríguez, Yasmine
Paperback
Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie
Hage, Dave
Marcotty, Josephine
Hardcover
Africulture: How the Principles, Practices, Plants, and People of African Descent Have Shaped American Agriculture
Carter, Michael, Jr.
Hardcover
Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food Volume 89
Sutherland, Lisa
Nestle, Marion
Hardcover
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Tenth Anniversary Edition: A Year of Food Life
Kingsolver, Barbara
Kingsolver, Camille
Hopp, Steven L.
Paperback
The Chicken Ladies' Guide to Life with Chickens: The Joys of Delicious Eggs and Raising a Healthy Flock
Callahan-Kasmala, Holly
Dicarlo, Chrisie
Paperback
The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses
Sweeney-Lynch, Sharon
Jones, Richard a.
Hardcover
The Complete Guide to Home Permaculture: How to Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving and Productive Ecosystem
Hall, Brandy
Hardcover
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping a Pet Rabbit: Handling, Feeding, Housing, and Grooming
Cinteza, Adriana
Paperback
The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-To-Basics Guide
Seymour, John
Hardcover
Feed the People!: Why Industrial Food Is Good and How to Make It Even Better
Dutkiewicz, Jan
Rosenberg, Gabriel N.
Hardcover
The Science of Spice: Understand Flavor Connections and Revolutionize Your Cooking
Farrimond, Stuart
Hardcover
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn
Robson, Deborah
Ekarius, Carol
Hardcover
We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate
Grunwald, Michael
Hardcover
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land
Penniman, Leah
Paperback
The Beginner's Guide to Backyard Homesteading: Step-By-Step Instructions for Raising Crops and Animals
Lombardo, Lisa
Paperback
Life on the Octopus Farm: The Ethics and Future of Growing the World's Most Intelligent Invertebrate
Schweid, Richard
Paperback
The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower's Guide to Ecological Market Gardening
Frost, Jesse
Paperback
The Julia Rothman Collection: Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food Anatomy
Rothman, Julia
Paperback
The Oyster Book: A Chronicle of the World's Most Fascinating Shellfish--Past, Present, and Future
Martino, Dan
Paperback
Beekeeping For Beginners: The Beginning Beekeepers Guide on Keeping Bees, Maintaining Hives and Harvesting Honey
Morrow, Erin
Paperback
The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
Fortier, Jean-Martin
Paperback
Accidental Shepherd: How a California Girl Rescued an Ancient Mountain Farm in Norway
Greensfelder, Liese
Hardcover
The Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds & How to Use Their Fibers
Robson, Deborah
Ekarius, Carol
Paperback
The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner: What to Do & When to Do It in the Garden, Orchard, Barn, Pasture & Equipment Shed
Hansen, Ann Larkin
Paperback
The Last Sweet Bite: Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found
Shaikh, Michael
Hardcover
What I Stand On: The Collected Essays of Wendell Berry 1969-2017: (A Library of America Boxed Set)
Berry, Wendell
Hardcover
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping: From Setting Up Hives to Harvesting Honey
Morrison, Alethea
Paperback
Farmall Cub Encyclopedia: The Essential Guide to Models, History, Implements, and Repair
Updike, Kenneth
Gingell, Rachel
Paperback
The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer, Revised Edition: How to Produce High-Quality Herbs on a Market Scale
Carpenter, Jeff
Paperback
Keeping a Family Cow: The Complete Guide for Home-Scale, Holistic Dairy Producers, 3rd Edition
Grohman, Joann S.
Paperback
Debunked by Nature: How a Vegan-Chef-Turned-Regenerative-Farmer Discovered that Mother Nature Is a Conservative
Engelhart, Mollie
Paperback
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition: Breeding, Care, Facilities
Simmons, Paula
Ekarius, Carol
Paperback
The Backyard Chicken Keeper's Bible: Discover Chicken Breeds, Behavior, Coops, Eggs, and More
Federman, Rachel
Ellis, Sonya Patel
Ford, Jessica
Hardcover
The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality
Jones, Chris
Paperback
Eating on a Mountain at the End of the World: How I Found Love, Humor, and Beauty in My Quest for Ethical Food
Vernon, Zackary
Paperback
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
Nordhaus, Hannah
Paperback
How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do & Say What They Say
Caughey, Melissa
Paperback
Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects
Stewart, Amy
Hardcover
Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer
Reisinger, Brian
Paperback
Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Meatpacking Company
Driver, Alice
Hardcover
Beeswax Alchemy: How to Make Your Own Soap, Candles, Balms, Creams, and Salves from the Hive
Ahnert, Petra
Paperback
Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests
Mudge, Ken
Gabriel, Steve
Paperback
Song of Increase: Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World
Freeman, Jacqueline
Paperback
The Regenerative Garden: 80 Practical Projects for Creating a Self-Sustaining Garden Ecosystem
Rose, Stephanie
Paperback
How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
Fielding-Singh, Priya
Paperback
Self-Rising: The Magic Rise Behind Biscuit and Cornbread Culture
Quinn, R. B.
Carman, Linda
Merrell, Mindy
Hardcover
The Lost Flock: Rare Wool, Wild Isles and One Woman's Journey to Save Scotland's Original Sheep
Cooper, Jane
Paperback
Polyface Designs: A Comprehensive Construction Guide for Scalable Farming Infrastructure
Salatin, Joel
Slattery, Chris
Paperback
A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment
Hénaut, Stéphane
Mitchell, Jeni
Paperback
One-Cow Revolution: Achieving Food Independence with a Grass-Fed Family Cow
Dougherty, Shawn
Dougherty, Beth
Paperback
Kids with Knives: Teaching Teens to Cook with Curiosity, Connection, and Confidence
Weinstock, Judith J.
Paperback
Unraveling: What I Learned about Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater
Orenstein, Peggy
Paperback
Microgreens and Shoots: How to Select, Grow, Harvest, and Package Nutrient-Dense Greens for Profit
Hansch, Corinne
Paperback
Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom
Provenza, Fred
Paperback
The Oyster Book: A Chronicle of the World's Most Fascinating Shellfish--Past, Present, and Future
Martino, Dan
Hardcover
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
Johnson, Catherine
Grandin, Temple
Paperback