[Jilly Pickles]

Can anyone recomend a good book about breeding rabbits for meat?

[mumofstig]

Rabbits know how to breed without reading a book  :happy:

Sorry I couldn't resist 

[Zeb]

[Roughlee Handled]

Sorry No.

Wife will not let me go down that route.

[elibump]

John Seymour mentions it in his self sufficiency book.  We've spent the last 2 years looking for some clapiers (rabbit tennement blocks) to do just that but no luck yet. 

Our local Co op has several books about breeding rabbits for food but it depends how good your french is.

Eli xx

[Rubellite]

I've got a reprint of the penguin handbook "Keeping Poultry and Rabbits on Scraps".
ISBN 978-0-141-03862-9.
Quite interesting.
"Keeping Poultry and Rabbits on Scraps was originally re-issued in this charming edition after the war, in 1949. Here it is once again, a facsimile edition with all the delightful original illustrations and advice to keep your chickens and rabbits happy, whether they are in acity garden or roaming in a farmyard"

I got it from Ebay, I think or maybe Amazon 

[richyrich7]

Small holders manual by Katie Thear has a section on rabbits.
can be found on amazon or try your local library 

[Jilly Pickles]

Thanks for the info, and the laugh.

Eli: my French is so so never thought of that, may give it a try. have got John Seymores book, but looking for more info.

Rubellite: thank you.

Richyrich: thank you

Jilly 

[bayleaf]

 I found a book called 'Rabbit Keeping' by C.F Snow published in 1951, but went through loads of reprints (mine is from 1972). It was published as 'A Foyles Handbook'. I found it in Scotland on holiday at Wigtown. It says at the front: 'This is a handy, practical guide for all who keep or intend to keep rabbits for meat and fur.' I've found it ideal and recommend it. Try searching for it on amazon or ebay.
Hope you can find a copy.

[richyrich7]

This any good ?
I've only had a quick look so not sure of there worth

http://www.csiro.au/files/files/p5ei.pdf

only a little article

http://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Raising_livestock/Keeping_Rabbits_for_Meat/

[bayleaf]

Jilly,
With regard to my earlier posting, there are lots of copies of the book on Ebay (UK site) - cheapest was 3.99

Regards
Bayleaf

[Jilly Pickles]

Thanks guys, O/H also found.

www.rudolphsrabbitranch.com.

Rabbit meat here we come

[spud]

We've spent the last 2 years looking for some clapiers (rabbit tennement blocks) to do just that but no luck yet.

Thanks for that word ;-)  I would like to keep meat rabbits, but I need a really great self cleaning housing system and I haven't seen anything that ticks all my boxes just yet.

Cheers