HOUSES, HUTCHES AND YARDS 59 



"Outdoor hutches should have sloping roofs 

 and overhanging eaves to protect them from 

 rain. The screened door should have a slid- 

 ing cover of wood or be fitted with a remov- 

 able cloth cover. Small holes bored near the 

 top of the hutch will afford all necessary 

 ventilation. 



"Movable hutches (fig. 2) have some ad- 

 vantages. They may be carried outdoors in 

 fine weather and taken back under shelter at 

 night or during storms. Long, narrow cleats 

 projecting at both ends of the hutch are all 

 that are needed to convert the ordinary hutch 

 into a movable one. Two forms of outdoor 

 hutch sometimes used are shown in figures 3 

 and 4. That in figure 3 has no floor except a 



FIG. 3. 



wire screen, permitting the rabbits to eat grass 

 or other herbage that projects through the 

 netting." 



When the rabbits are to be in small quar- 

 ters, it is a customary plan to stack the hutches, 



