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successfully. Having tried different kinds of hutches 

 and rabbitries and investigated every kind of hutch 

 and rabbitry in America, and consulted with Ameri- 

 ca's oldest and most successful breeders, I am con- 

 vinced that to be successful with Flemish, you must 

 use the open air, outdoor hutches, with trees or awn- 

 ings over them in summer, and burlap over a por- 

 tion of the hutch in winter. 



An interesting place to visit is the rabbitry of a 

 certain well known breeder of Toledo, who has been 

 very successful with Flemish. He has nothing but 

 common dry goods boxes two rows deep along his 

 fence, with an awning over them in summer for shade 

 and burlap for protection in winter. His rabbits can 

 be seen running in the snow in zero weather and you 

 cannot discover a single specimen that has even a 

 cold. Many similar conditions can be found in differ- 

 ent parts of the country. Build your hutches long 

 enough and according to specifications in another part 

 of the book and success is sure to be your reward. 



Feeding. 



Use the same general directions as given for Bel- 

 gians, only keep the feed before the Flemish all the 

 time, and instead of having one foster mother for 

 your Flemish, have three or four and, if possible, use 

 cream instead of milk with the bread. Another ex- 

 cellent food to put on meat and heavy bone is 

 ground raw beef, which can be fed either clear or 

 with oats or in a mash. It may be hard to get them 

 to eat raw beef at first, but after they get started on 



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