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    Fur from Rabbits - A Collection of Articles on Pelt Dressing, Killing, Marketing and Other Aspects of Fur Farming
    Fur from Rabbits - A Collection of Articles on Pelt Dressing, Killing, Marketing and Other Aspects of Fur Farming
    Fur from Rabbits - A Collection of Articles on Pelt Dressing, Killing, Marketing and Other Aspects of Fur Farming
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    Fur from Rabbits - A Collection of Articles on Pelt Dressing, Killing, Marketing and Other Aspects of Fur Farming

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    This book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of rabbit farming, covering such topics as pelt dressing, killing, marketing and many other aspects related to rabbit farming for profit. This easy-to-digest guide is full of simple instructions and helpful tips, making it ideal for beginners and those looking to get into the practice. Contents include: “Cuniculture (Rabbit Farming)”, “Killing For Pelt”, “How To Dispose Of Pelt-Rabbit Skins”,“Rabbit Keeping For Flesh, Wool And Fur”, “Management Of Pelt Rabbits”, “Marketing Pelts”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on cuniculture.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateMar 6, 2013
    ISBN9781447489351
    Fur from Rabbits - A Collection of Articles on Pelt Dressing, Killing, Marketing and Other Aspects of Fur Farming

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      Fur from Rabbits - A Collection of Articles on Pelt Dressing, Killing, Marketing and Other Aspects of Fur Farming - Read Books Ltd.

      KILLING FOR PELT

      If the best prime skins are required, the age for pelting is from 6 months upwards, depending on the time of the year and season. Best skins are obtained round Christmas.

      The pelting season for prime skins is from October up to April. If pelted when not in prime condition the pelt is of much less value. It is advisable at times to kill off stock regardless of skin value, when it is considered it will take the rabbit a long time to moult out.

      Fur rabbits are also used in the same way as table rabbits and killed at all stages for the carcase trade.

      To determine whether a rabbit is ready to pelt needs great care, and only experience will give the best results.

      First note the general appearance of the fur. Make sure that it is sleek and shows no obvious signs of moult.

      Then examine more closely, blow the fur back, and look for young hair shooting up from base.

      If patches of young hair are found, usually in circles, this proves the rabbit is still moulting or in some cases is due to fighting. If the latter it may be advantageous to pelt, as the other part of the skin may be prime and start moulting before the other patches clear.

      The skin should be clear white if the rabbit is in prime coat. Usually rabbits are in prime coat for a very short time. In cold periods round Christmas they remain in coat for quite a time.

      Do not pelt before you are sure the rabbit is ready; better late than early. Any black patches on the skin side of the pelt when dried denote moult. This serves as a guidance when selecting other stock, to the inexperienced.

      Rabbits usually finish their moult at (a) neck, (b) flanks and rump, (c) centre back. There is no definite rule as they vary with seasons, but it is characteristic that in seasons all rabbits finish their moult in a certain place.

      The prime skin is the product of a fully matured rabbit, and is in the biggest demand at the highest prices. These are usually the chief aim of commercial rabbit breeders.

      There are, however, other stages when the fur is in full coat. At 4 to 5 months, rabbits will be found to come into full coat for a short time, and skins have a considerable value. For those intending to breed fur rabbits with meat as the primary object, this is an important side to the business. With this object in view, meat is the product and skins the by-product, and the latter can come to the most money. It is important to note that at 4 to 5 months killing stage, the rabbits will come into this intermediate coat at different stages.

      Some rabbits mature quicker than others; with slow growing rabbits the skin development is retarded. A very small percentage never

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