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floor also gives the rabbits more air in the 
summer, affording better ventilation. In the 
winter, the slat floors are bedded with straw or 
marsh hay to a depth of about six inches. This 
cuts off the chances of draughts or cold winds 
blowing up from below and at the same time 
you will find that the droppings will work 
through the hay to a large extent and find their 
way to the ground below. The urine will run 
away before it has a chance to freeze and in 
this way the interior of the hutch, particularly 
the floor, is always dry and clean. 
The solid floor always makes more work in 
keeping the hutches clean because all of the 
droppings have to beremoved by theattendant 
himself. This makes more work, and for the 
busy man whose time is limited, or for the boy 
who has school work most of the year or who 
wants to keep rabbits along with work after 
hours, will find the slat floor a great time saver. 
Of course, where you have your hutches one 
above the other in tiers, you will have to use 
solid floors in all hutches above the ones near- 
