BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



and "Buff Belgians." The under color of the Silver 

 Fawn is a "bright orange," hence it is easy to 

 see why some Belgians breed the "Sport Belgians." 

 They are usually small, not over seven or eight pounds, 

 with heavy ear lacing, fine bones in legs, fine heads, 

 Belgian hare color on the hind quarters of many speci- 

 mens, feet color very often like the Belgians or very 

 close to it. They are more racy in appearance and 

 easily distinguished from true standard bred New 

 Zealand. 



Housing. 



The New Zealand will do well in almost any good, 

 clean quarters that are free from dampness or 

 draughts of air. For meat stock they do well out of 

 doors in either movable or the open, self-cleaning 

 hutches. Fancy stock should be protected from the 

 direct rays of the sun, as they are liable to fade to a 

 certain extent. The picture of C. P. Gilmore's row 

 of self-cleaning hutches gives a fair idea of how they 

 may be raised in warm climates, while in cold climates, 

 the rabbitries described in another chapter would be 

 more desirable. In raising fancy stock the hutches 

 should be kept clean, with plenty of fresh straw at all 

 times for their feet are very easily stained from dirty 

 hutches. 



Breeding. 



In selecting stock for breeding, great care should 

 be used to breed bucks with good type and color. The 



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