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her nest, you may dip off some of the coat, and 

 help her make her nest. Do not touch the bedding 

 or change the nest for a week, then remove all of 

 the nest and clean it out, and replace with new clean 

 straw and plenty of sawdust. Be sure to always 

 keep the straw cut in lengths of 6 inches. 



In mating your stock never use an undersized 

 buck, but a small doe can be used, for in many cases 

 the larger does do not rear their young as well as 

 the small does. Never use a buck or doe that drops 

 one ear, or that fails to have the best of ear carriage, 

 for it will show on the youngsters sure; it may not 

 show in the first generation, but in the next one you 

 will notice this weakness. If you have a large stud 

 it will pay you to keep one buck with an extra fine 

 coat, to use on the does having coarser coats. You 

 will have your troubles keeping their coats brushed, 

 but they make fine matings for you will get the 

 medium fine coats on your youngsters. If you keep 

 your rabbits outdoors in open hutches you can throw 

 a piece of burlap over the front during the extremely 

 cold weather, or when they are due to kindle, and for 

 a few days after. Some breeders keep burlap over 

 the front of their hutches during the entire winter. 



You may have a doe some time that will not be a 

 good mother and will eat her young. Do not kill her 

 if she is a good brood doe. It may have been your 

 own fault, in feeding her too much, causing her to be 

 filled internally with layers of fat, which would cause 

 an intense heat at the time of kindling, and would 

 create an unnatural feeling. It is a mistake to feed 

 heavily before or after breeding, for a great many 



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