GETTING A START 63 
You have an opportunity to get acquainted 
with the habits of the stock, what they like 
to eat, just what sort of care seems to produce 
the best results, and to acquire that confidence 
in yourself as a feeder that is so necessary for 
success. No matter how much you read about 
the care of rabbits there is nothing that equals 
experience, even if for a few months. 
The start can be made by purchasing a doe 
of breeding age and have her bred to a good 
buck by the breeder from whom you make the 
purchase. This will give you a litter in thirty 
days at a very cheap figure and you can later 
have the doe bred to another buck and in this 
way start two strains for a very small outlay 
of cash. Buying a breeding age doe will prob- 
ably be more expensive than buying small 
stock because of the value and scarcity of the 
does, but it will save about a year’s time in the 
matter of getting immediate returns. 
Where possible, it is best to buy either a 
pair or a trio of breeding age animals. This 
will give you returns at once and you will be in 
