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rub sawdust from the corner of the foster doe's hutch 

 on the youngsters which you are going to give the 

 foster doe. The Dutch make the best foster mothers. 

 It would be well to use rubber gloves and rub plenty 

 of the hair from the doe whose youngsters you are sep- 

 arating, or rub your hands in the sawdust on the floor 

 of the hutch before handling them. An older and more 

 difficult way is to take one of the youngsters, kill it, 

 open the bladder, let the substance run over your hands 

 and then handle the youngsters. In giving them to 

 other does, it is necessary to keep them out of 

 sight and to rub your hands in the hair of each doe to 

 which you are giving them. This plan should be car- 

 ried out by first placing them in a basket upon taking 

 them from the doe. After separating the youngsters 

 and before placing the doe back in the hutch, a nice 

 tempting feed of green food and bread and milk should 

 be placed in the hutch. This will attract her attention 

 and she will probably forget all about the youngsters 

 until time to nurse them. 



The first two weeks it is advisable to keep the 

 youngsters away from oats, green food, carrots or 

 roots of any kind. Take the doe out of the hutch 

 when feeding her for two weeks. By that time the 

 youngsters' stomachs commence to develop strength 

 and can stand the different food. They should have 

 plenty of good sweet bread and milk each day from 

 the time they commence to run around, but never per- 

 mit it to stand around until it sours. 



At about two months of age, separate the doe from 

 the young by placing the doe in a separate hutch 



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