. Breeding and care of rabbits for exhibition and market. Rabbits. BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS hutches should first be built about 12 to 14 inches from the ground. They should be 10 feet long, 24 inches wide by 24 inches high and covered on both sides with fine poultry mesh. One end of the hutch should be built solid 22 inches square and absolutely free from draughts. In order to make them draught proof it will be necessary to make the outside walls, ends and roof of matched lumber, then leave a space. OUTDOOR RABBITRY With shed roof about four feet above roof of upper row of hutches, the bac
. Breeding and care of rabbits for exhibition and market. Rabbits. BREEDING AND CARE OF RABBITS hutches should first be built about 12 to 14 inches from the ground. They should be 10 feet long, 24 inches wide by 24 inches high and covered on both sides with fine poultry mesh. One end of the hutch should be built solid 22 inches square and absolutely free from draughts. In order to make them draught proof it will be necessary to make the outside walls, ends and roof of matched lumber, then leave a space. OUTDOOR RABBITRY With shed roof about four feet above roof of upper row of hutches, the back and front to have slides for closed or open hutches of 3 inches and make the inside of matched lumber also. Fill the 3 inch space with sawdust. This will make a warm house in winter and a cool one in sum- mer. In winter the end should be kept filled with straw for the rabbits to burrow in. Burlap or canvas dropped over the front on cold 14. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gibson, Charles Shepheard, 1881-. Detroit, C. S. Gibson
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