BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



it should be ready to be shown in about two months. 



After brushing your rabbits, a little French 

 powdered chalk scattered on their coats from a tin 

 box with a perforated lid will keep them from lick- 

 ing themselves too Inuch at a time, and will also im- 

 prove soiled coats. It is not necessary to cut the 

 mats from your breeding does, but just from the 

 exhibition stock. 



Do not groom or touch does that are about to have 

 litters. Angoras will not stand steady exhibiting 

 very long, and in the junior classes the does will make 

 the better showing, and are often good enough to be 

 entered in the adult doe class. In the adult class the 

 bucks make the better showing for they hold their 

 condition longer than the does. Remember the An- 

 goras are at their best when young and that is the 

 proper time to exhibit them. Never wash their coats 

 for it will do more harm than good. Use the exhibi- 

 tion shipping cases described in another chapter 

 when sending them to shows. Always sprinkle a 

 small amount of French chalk on their, coats before 

 shipping and the moment they are returned. Start 

 brushing them at once. If you have your Angoras 

 in a rabbitry with other rabbits, always place the An- 

 goras in the top row of hutches, so no droppings will 

 fall through on them. 



The coat should be as long, fine and soft as pos- 

 sible, and so uniform that the rabbit will have the 

 appearance of a beautiful large white ball. The fur 

 on the shoulders and chest is often so long and thick 

 that when brushed back it nearly hides the head. 

 The feet furnishings and head furnishings add to its 



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