118 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF RABBITS 
nursing does, they will require a noon feeding, 
as mentioned elsewhere, but that can generally 
be arranged for. If the business man is not 
home at noon he can generally persuade the 
good wife to do it for him, or else some of the 
boys in the neighborhood. When a boy is 
running the rabbitry for spending money, he 
can do the work himself, if he is home for 
lunch. But if this is not possible, some ar- 
rangement can usually be worked out to take 
care of the bunnies in fine shape. 
There is such little routine to the work 
that it is more than repaid by being regular. 
Then if you are a true fancier and naturally 
love the animals you will never find the work 
of caring for the rabbits a drudge or a burden. 
It will be a pleasure even in the most severe 
weather. 
Women make excellent rabbit fanciers. 
They seem to be more regular in their habits 
and more thorough in the care they bestow 
upon them. This is one reason why the aver- 
age woman is a better hand at raising chickens 
