BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS 



fade when the sun strikes them. Their hutches must 

 also be kept clean at all times, for their feet stain easily 

 from poorly cleaned hutches. Plenty of sawdust and 

 fine straw bedding the entire year will help keep them 

 in fine condition. The hutches should be cleaned out 

 three times each week and thoroughly sprinkled with 

 germicide after each cleaning. 



Good, clean, regular feeding is all that is required. 

 In feeding carrots or other roots, never feed them whole 

 to the Polish, as they will stain their noses by eating out 

 the center. Hay should never be used for bedding, as 

 the dust becomes settled in the fur. They are also very 

 liable to get diarrhoea. Give them milk with a little 

 arrowroot mixed in it. They are also subject to fits at 

 certain ages. Milk with a little brandy in it will relieve 

 them. In breeding, select the small, plump, short speci- 

 mens, with short, narrow ears, set well together, having, 

 when viewed from the side, the appearance of a single 

 ear. The ears should also be well covered with fur. 

 The head should be thin, with fur growing up from the 

 roots of the ears so the ears appear very short. The 

 most important points with the Polish are coats and 

 condition. It is necessary that the coat be close and 

 fine as velvet. The bones should also be fine as possible, 

 especially in the legs. Never handle by the ears, only 

 in brushing them. Use dry white bread crumbs in 

 cleaning their coats of dirt. In preparing for exhibition, 

 just give a good hand rubbing every day and finish by 

 polishing with a chamois cloth. Nothing more is re- 

 quired. 



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