BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



be bred up to the proper color they are sure to be 

 very valuable in this country on account of their close 

 imitation of the Silver Fox. They are really made 

 up of four distinct colors. Slate Blue should be bright 

 and start at the very roots, and extend part way up, 

 where it should meet a rich, bright chestnut color. 

 Pale blue or white should not show when the fur is 

 turned back by the fingers. The black is the ticking 

 and the white is the silvering and should be evenly 

 distributed. They show the same failings as the Grays 

 and Fawns, only the bad points are much more marked 

 and appear more frequently than in the other varieties. 

 Use the same method in housing, feeding, breeding 

 and grooming as with the other Grays. 



Silver Fawn. 



This variety originated in France, where it was bred 

 extensively for the market, and was first known by the 

 name of "Silver Cream." It is supposed to have been 

 first exported into England some time during the year 

 1870, where it was afterwards crossed with the Silver 

 Grays, Belgians, and even Fawn Lops. When they 

 were first exhibited, they were anything but beautiful, 

 showing long ears, with a lop showing up quite fre- 

 quently. The hair was long. The nose very often 

 black. The Silver Fawns in America are all owned by 

 about six fanciers, and will never become popular, owing 

 to the great difficulty experienced in breeding them to 

 the true color. To explain the color so the average per- 

 son could understand it, they should be called "Silver 



