BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



together during hot weather. The rows of hutches 

 open on sides and ends with a roof over the top, and 

 single hutches in rows of one or two deep under the 

 shade trees are the best for hot climates. Extra 

 precaution is necessary to keep out rats. It will also 

 be necessary to protect the fancy, colored varieties 

 from the sun's rays, as they fade very quickly. 



To fanciers breeding for market, I would suggest 

 the small movable hutches, shown in the cuts under 

 the name "Table Rabbit Hutches." They are sup- 

 posed to be used by the fancier living on truck farms 

 or large lots where grass is plentiful. These hutches 

 are tuilt from 5 to 10 feet long, 22 inches wide, and 

 from 18 to 24 inches high, with a sloping roof made 

 of tar paper, or any substance that will keep rain 

 from soaking through. The roof should be on hinges 

 so it can be lifted up. It has no floor but chicken 

 wire, which is also placed around the sides and ends. 

 In one end place a small platform about 4 inches 

 high and 10 by 18 inches in size. 



Housing. 



Some fanciers like to build these hutches with 

 curtains of oil cloth over one end and a small part 

 of the sides. These curtains may 'be rolled up in good 

 weather, but in case of storm they can be lowered 

 and will protect the rabbits from a driving rain. The 

 object of the chicken wire on the bottom is to make 

 them self-cleaning, and to permit the rabbits to make 

 their own living. You simply move them from one 

 place to another, and the rabbits eat the grass through 



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