BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



Like the Dutch, the good youngsters can be readily 

 distinguished at birth. They may be fed and housed 

 the same as the Dutch. In breeding them the same 

 care should be used in selecting your stock. Pur- 

 chase the very best marked stock you can find, for 

 cheap, poorly marked English are poor stock to make 

 a start with. Great care must be used in selecting 

 equally marked stock for breeding the English. 

 Above all, do not become discouraged, but keep 

 plugging right along and by careful selections and 

 study you can succeed. 



In grooming your stock for the show room, a good 

 hand rubbing with a few drops of glycerine is the best 

 preparation you can use. Do not attempt to show 

 English in a moult, but have them in good condition. 



Dutch Rabbit Standard. 



Color — Black, blue, steel gray, tortoise and tor- 

 toise shell. The color to be solid and uni- 

 form, over ears, cheek, and body, from 

 saddle line over back to tail and down hind 

 feet to feet stops. 



Ears, Cheek and Body 5. 



Tail and Hind Legs 5. 



Saddle — A white collar, starting just clear of the 

 front legs, running to the ears and in clean 

 cut lines on top and underneath body. 



Top Part 5 



Right Side 5_ 



Left Side 5_ 



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