BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



is put in the dish and the oats on top of the milk, 

 they will both rapidly disappear. Does with young 

 should be fed more than once a day, and a morning 

 feed of bread and milk works fine. At night alfalfa, 

 or clover hay and carrots are necessary, and in ex- 

 tremely cold climates water at night is not necessary 

 so long as carrots are given, but does with young 

 should have the water both morning and night. The 

 other stock will need water only in the morning and 

 just what they will drink at once. In winter it is 

 well to take the chill of? the water, also the oats, 

 making them warm. 



Warm mashes should be fed often during cold 

 weather. A good mash from barley meal, ground lin- 

 seed meal, and bran ; barley meal five pounds, bran 

 three pounds, and one half teaspoonful of ground lin- 

 seed meal. This will produce an excellent coat. 



Potato peelings boiled soft, mixed with fine oat- 

 meal and fed warm is another good mash. 



Warm oat meal and milk in the morning, during 

 the winter months is excellent. 



Crisp dry white bread in the oven until slightly 

 browned, then crush fine with a roller, and add to 

 a mash of meal or oats. Boiled rice with milk is also 

 good. 



Another excellent mash is made by adding milk 

 to boiling water, then stirring in equal parts of oat- 

 meal, bread meal, pollards and barley meal. Add to 

 this a little powdered cattle spice and a pinch of 

 flowers of sulphur. This should be given in small 

 quantities. 



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