64 PRACTICAL RABBIT KEEPING 



away from strong light. Oftentimes a few 

 holes are bored in the side of the box near the 

 top to allow for additional ventilation when 

 the weather is very warm. A nest box of this 

 kind is easily removed for cleaning and costs 

 practically nothing. Some commercial rabbit 

 breeders prefer to have a permanent nest box 

 in one corner with a secondary door in the 

 outside wall of the hutch so that the nest can 

 be examined from without. This plan makes 

 it an easy matter to remove surplus youngsters 

 or rabbits that were born dead, the work being 

 done without the knowledge of the doe if the 

 time is chosen when she is feeding outside the 

 nest box. It is well to have the entrance open- 

 ing three inches from the floor, so that the new' 

 born rabbits will not roll out. The doe will 

 jump on the box to escape from her offspring. 

 There are several ways of arranging for the 

 easy cleaning of an improvised hutch. One 

 plan is to have double wire doors. Another 

 and less expensive method calls for a wire cov- 

 ered frame which fits tightly against the front 

 of the box and contains a small door. When 

 the hutch is to be cleaned the entire front can 

 be taken off. Another way is to have a board 



