86 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
hutches to the tier, making nine hutches im all. 
In a rabbitry of this size, one could maintain 
eight breeding does and one buck easily. The 
herd would allow a new litter every week or 
ten days, if one wanted to breed the does the 
year around and as often as possible. 
The cost to build a rabbitry of this nature 
would vary according to the price of lumber 
in different localities. I might add that the 
studding was of 2 by 4 rafters and that the 
shed had double walls made of ship-lap and 
the outside wall was further covered with red- 
wood siding. 
The open front of the shed was covered 
with one inch wire mesh and fitted with a 
door, to permit the attendant to get inside 
and at the same time to keep off dogs and 
other enemies of the rabbits. After the pic- 
ture was taken the lower half of the wire cov- 
ering was reinforced by means of 1 by 2 slats 
which were set six inches apart all across the 
front of the rabbitry. This proved an effective 
barrier against dogs, who sometimes will go 
