BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



hutches should first be built about 12 to 14 inches 

 from the ground. They should be 10 feet long, 24 

 inches wide by 24 inches high and covered on both 

 sides with fine poultry mesh. One end of the hutch 

 should be built solid 22 inches square and absolutely 

 free from draughts. In order to make them draught 

 proof it will be necessary to make the outside walls, 

 ends and roof of matched lumber, then leave a space 



OUTDOOR RABBITRY 

 With shed roof about four feet above roof of upper row of hutches, 

 the back and front to have slides for closed or open hutches 



of 3 inches and make the inside of matched lumber 

 also. Fill the 3 inch space with sawdust. This will 

 make a warm house in winter and a cool one in sum- 

 mer. In winter the end should be kept filled with 

 straw for the rabbits to burrow in. 



Burlap or canvas dropped over the front on cold 

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