BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



ing, and the color is sure to keep improving. It may- 

 be necessary to use a large gray Flemish buck to 

 increase the size. Then you will have to work back 

 on the color again. Do not lose sight of the fact that 

 the doe is about one-half the battle in Flemish, so 

 choose a fine doe. A very satisfactory way is to buy 

 a good doe and breed her to some well known pro- 

 ducing buck and it will prove your best invest- 

 ment. It is a waste of time to purchase bucks or 

 does under twelve pounds if you expect to raise exhibi- 

 tion stock. 



In localities where it becomes extremely hot in 

 summer the ears of the Flemish often drop, and some- 

 times a little fresh cool water to drink will revive 

 them, and the ears may straighten up weeks after 

 they drop. In choosing your breeding bucks and does 

 try to find Xht ones with the long, broad fore and hind 

 quarters and large, powerful legs, with large, full, 

 well-rounded heads, and keep away from the short, 

 squatty type of stock, for they never produce any- 

 thing. Keep away from white hairs or patches of 

 white, deformed bones, dropped ears or any other bad 

 points, and then you are on the right road to success. 



Color. 



This is the bone of contention in all parts of the 

 world where Flemish Giants are raised, and until the 

 National Association Standard on Flemish was pub- 

 lished, the American Fancier had no real rule or stand- 

 ard by which to be governed. At the present time 

 it is pretty well understood by American breeders just 



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