A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



Then you may chance to get a glimpse of 

 one hurrying out of sight when you go to 

 feed them; but not until the sixteenth day 

 do they really play about and eat solid food. 



When six weeks old, all the babies can be 

 taken away from the mother and placed in 

 a large hutch for two or three weeks, to 

 gain strength and self-reliance before leaving 

 home. 



If you wish to increase your stock, keep 

 one or two baby does from each family. They 

 can be kept together in one hutch until four 

 months old, after which they should be 

 allowed to have individual establishments. 

 This will, of course, necessitate the purchase 

 of another buck to prevent in-breeding. 

 After successful results have made you an 

 enthusiast on the rabbit subject, there are 

 many varieties which can be gradually added 

 to the establishment; but don't attempt 

 Himalayans or Dutch until you have mas- 

 tered some of the problems of paternal 

 influences on color and markings. 



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