90 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
open outward and downward, and above each 
hay rack there is a rest shelf for the doe, to 
enable her to get away from the youngsters 
who have a continual appetite once they com- 
mence to run around in the hutch. 
The other side of the hutch has the same 
appearance as the side shown in the picture, 
The floor is made of 1 by 1 slats set half an 
_ Inch apart and the center partition rests on top 
of these slats. The floor in the nest box is 
made solid in order to afford plenty of pro- 
tection to the youngsters in cold weather. 
Young rabbits, you know, are not brooded as a 
hen broods her chicks, so it is necessary to take 
every precaution to keep them warm. The 
mother doe will pull all of her fur off that it is 
possible to pull out to keep them warm, but 
sometimes, even then, they will freeze. The 
only young rabbits that I have ever lost were 
frozen. 
Complete plans for this hutch, as well as for 
the others mentioned, are given herewith. 
This hutch, providing asit does, four hutches, 
