HOW TO BUILD THE HUTCHES 93 
Many people who have barns, sheds or large 
garages have constructed rows of hutches along 
one side of these buildings. While this may 
provide hutch room at a minimum of expense 
there are many reasons why this is an un- 
desirable way to proceed. 
In the first place, rabbits do not thrive in 
indoor rabbitries. That has been proved again 
and again. There is nothing that equals the 
outdoor hutch. The rabbit is an outdoor 
animal and even though he is highly domes- 
ticated that does not alter the facts. He must 
have fresh air and plenty of it. Where the air 
is poor or the rabbitry is poorly ventilated, 
you will find the quarters invariably damp and 
heavy. This breeds disease germs and in the 
course of time the stock will sicken and die. 
It also retards the constitutional vigor of 
the stock and losses of the young are frequent. 
There is only one hutch and that is the outdoor 
hutch. If you want to use an old shed or barn 
rip out one whole side of it in order to afford 
this ventilation and light. The rabbit, in order 
