The Field Guide to Rabbits - Hardcover

Johnson Dont Use, Samantha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760331936 ISBN 13: 9780760331934

Publisher: Voyageur Press, 2008

Synopsis

When you are researching rabbits, this first-ever, full-color pocket guidebook to all kinds of rabbits will be a valuable resource in choosing the perfect rabbit. This book will help guide you through the maze of rabbits and arm you with information on all of the 47 breeds recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association, as well as provide you with information on their shapes, sizes, colors, fur varieties, and more. In addition, there is a basic history of rabbits; insights on bunny behavior; coverage of pregnancy, kindling, and raising kits; and information about bunny behaviors and tips for showing rabbits. Whether you are just starting out or already have years of experience, this guide puts a wealth of information at your fingertips, so that you can quickly identify a rabbits breed wherever you happen to be; whether youre wandering about a country fair, attending a rabbit show, or shopping at a pet shop. Cuddly house pet, 4-H project, or farm animal, the rabbit is a perennial favorite of children and adults across the country. This first-ever, full-color, pocket guidebook is a handy resource for anyone choosing or caring for a rabbit. For those who want to raise rabbits, whether for pleasure or profit, or for the merely curious, there could be no better guide than this thorough, convenient, and accessible book. • 47 detail-packed breed profiles • Highlights of differences in shapes, sizes, colors and fur varieties • Insights into bunny behavior and tips for showing your rabbits

About this title

About the Author

SAMANTHA JOHNSON (Phelps, Wisconsin) and her brother, Daniel, have collaborated on a number of rural-living guidebooks, including How to Raise Rabbits and Beginner's Guide to Beekeeping. Both are 4-H alumni and live on the family farm, Fox Hill Farm, in far northern Wisconsin. Samantha is a certified horse show judge and raises purebred Welsh Mountain ponies and Dutch, Holland Lop, and Netherland Dwarf rabbits.

From the Back Cover

When you are researching rabbits, this first-ever, full-color pocket guidebook to all kinds of rabbits will be a valuable resource in choosing the perfect rabbit.

This book will help guide you through the maze of rabbits and arm you with information on all of the 47 breeds recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association, as well as provide you with information on their shapes, sizes, colors, fur varieties, and more. In addition, there is a basic history of rabbits; insights on bunny behavior; coverage of pregnancy, kindling, and raising kits; and information about bunny behaviors and tips for showing rabbits.

Whether you are just starting out or already have years of experience, this guide puts a wealth of information at your fingertips, so that you can quickly identify a rabbit s breed wherever you happen to be; whether you re wandering about a country fair, attending a rabbit show, or shopping at a pet shop.

Samantha Johnson received her first rabbit at age eleven and has been a rabbit owner and enthusiast ever since. She lives on a farm in northeastern Wisconsin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760331936
• ISBN 13: 9780760331934
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144