A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



The floor of the hutch should have a thick 

 layer of sawdust, common bedding hay, or 

 dried leaves whichever is easiest to pro- 

 cure. It doesn't matter, so long as the 

 hutches are thoroughly well cleaned out 

 twice a week, and Mrs. Bunny is provided 

 with bedding for nest building. Avoid 

 touching the small box when cleaning, after 

 the doe commences to fill it, until the babies 

 are three weeks old. Then empty out the 

 nest and replace with loose hay. Give the 

 does clean, empty bedrooms a week after 

 each family is taken away from them. 



When obtainable, their principal food 

 consists of the lawn cuttings, clover, plan- 

 tain, dandelion, oak leaves, lettuce, the cob 

 leaves of sweet corn, in fact, almost all 

 garden stuffs, and a small handful of oats 

 once a day. In winter give hay, oats, and 

 corn mixed, apples, carrots, tops of celery, 

 etc. Avoid turnips or cabbage, because they 

 make the odors from the hutches very dis- 

 agreeable; and cabbage is dangerous for 



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