BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



Black and Other Solid Colored Giants Standard. 



Body— Same as Steel Gray Flemish 10. 



Does with evenly carried dewlap 5. 



Weight and Size— Same as Steel Gray Flemish.. 30. 



Color— Solid color over head, ears, chest, feet and 

 body. Free from white hairs in blacks 10. 



Body color— Head, ears, feet and chest color. ... 10. 

 Head, ears and eyes same as Steel Gray 

 Flemish, except that the White Giants have 

 pink eyes and other colored Giants eyes to 

 match the body color 10. 



Feet and Legs — Same as Steel Gray Flemish. 



Forefeet and legs 2.5 



Hind feet and legs 2.5 



Condition of Flesh and Fur — Fur should be close, 

 thick, shining and free from moult. Flesh firm 

 and solid, not flabby 20. 



100. 



BLACK AND OTHER SOLID COLORED GIANTS. 



The Black Flemish or Black Giant. 

 The Black Giant, when bred to a good, dense black 

 color free from white hairs, is a beautiful rabbit, and 

 also a very valuable one. It is a hard problem to breed 

 them without white hairs or white patches cropping 

 out of them. Quite a few specimens have been shown 

 that were remarkably free from white hairs and tipped 

 the scales at 14 or 15 pounds. If they ever succeed 

 in breeding them in large quantities their fur will be 

 very valuable. They are used to a great extent at the 

 present time by some breeders to cross breed with 



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