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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Keep Angora rabbits with better care, cleaner fiber, calmer grooming routines, and realistic small-scale sales expectations.The Angora Rabbit Keeper's Handbook is a practical beginner guide for new keepers, fiber artists, homesteaders, smallholders, spinners, and small-scale producers who w…ant to raise Angora rabbits humanely and understand the full journey from rabbit care to finished fiber.Angora rabbits are beautiful, productive animals, but their coats do not manage themselves. Daily grooming, safe housing, good ventilation, heat protection, proper nutrition, regular wool harvesting, health observation, and clear records are essential-not optional extras.This book helps serious beginners understand what Angora keeping really involves before buying rabbits, building cages, planning a breeding program, or trying to sell fiber.Inside, you'll learn how to: - Understand Angora rabbit history, temperament, wool growth, and daily care needs- Compare English, French, German, Giant, and Satin Angoras for grooming workload, fiber yield, and beginner suitability- Find reputable breeders and choose healthy first animals- Set up safe housing, cages, ventilation, cooling, resting boards, and predator protection- Feed Angoras with the right balance of hay, pellets, protein, water, and supplements- Build daily grooming routines that prevent mats, coat damage, wool block, and welfare problems- Recognize and manage mats, stained fiber, coat breaks, molting, and breed-specific coat issues- Harvest wool by plucking, combing, or shearing depending on breed and coat cycle- Sort, grade, clean, store, and prepare Angora fiber for spinning or sale- Spin Angora fiber and blend it with wool, alpaca, silk, and other fibers- Recognize common health problems, heat stress, sore hocks, dental issues, parasites, and emergency warning signs- Keep health, breeding, grooming, harvest, and sales records- Understand beginner breeding decisions, kindling preparation, kit care, and responsible placement- Manage a small fiber rabbitry with better workflow, scheduling, sanitation, and ethical standards- Package, price, market, and sell raw fiber, prepared fiber, yarn, and finished products more professionallyThe book also includes a first 90 days plan, breed quick-reference cards, safe and unsafe food lists, grooming tool guidance, fiber grading and storage references, health emergency cards, rabbitry record templates, harvest calendars, a business planning worksheet, useful organizations, and a glossary of Angora terms.This guide does not romanticize Angora keeping. It explains the beauty of the fiber while being honest about the daily work, welfare responsibility, heat risk, grooming commitment, and modest economics of a small rabbitry.If you want to raise Angora rabbits with humane care, better fiber quality, and a clearer plan from the first cage to the first sale, this handbook will help you start properly.
