BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



plan upon having double siding with paper between, 

 then have your roof made of wood, with felt or heavy 

 paper covering, and galvanized iron on top of that. It 

 is very necessary that you have your roof high enough 

 to give plenty of ventilation. Three or four feet above 

 your hutches would be high enough, but the open, 

 outdoor rabbitry will produce the most healthy stock. 



The ideal hutch for an exhibition Angora should 

 be about 2 feet square and 22 inches high. For breed- 

 ing does, 4 feet long, 2 feet wide and 2 feet high. 

 Let the floor slope to the front or back. It should be 

 one inch higher at either the back or the front. If 

 you slope it to the front you should have a tin 

 trough to carry off the urine, but if you slope it to 

 the back, then keep a nice supply of sawdust all 

 along the back of your hutch. Cover this sawdust 

 and the rest of the floor of your hutch with clean 

 wheat straw, cut in lengths of about 6 inches. Keep 

 a fresh supply of straw in the hutches all the time, 

 both winter and summer. When you scrape out your 

 hutches, sweep them out also, and then spray a little 

 Mayhew's Germicide, which is a good thing for your 

 hutches and stock. I would suggest good feeding 

 and drinking troughs in order that the young and the 

 mother may feed and drink at the same time without 

 any effort. 



Feeding and Breeding Does. 



In the morning feed green food when you are 

 able to get it. This may consist of dandelions, 

 chicory, plantain leaves, cauliflower and carrots, for 

 a change. You can also feed lawn clippings, but do 

 not feed it wet or keep it in a bag or basket very 



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