The first Belgian hare course of instructionTwenty lessonsComplete directions for buying, sheltering, feeding, breeding ..developing a business, a true history of the Belgian hare .. . d hay, as much as she wants. But do not feed her allthe time. Build her up. She should not be too fat. Always feed all the good, bright hay a Belgian, will eat. You 52 CRABTREES INSTRUCTIONS will not hurt a Belgian by feeding it hay at all ages. I feed pregnant does all they will eat, of both hay and grain,while the young are nursing. At 15 days of age, the young Belgians begin to eat oats withtheir mo
The first Belgian hare course of instructionTwenty lessonsComplete directions for buying, sheltering, feeding, breeding ..developing a business, a true history of the Belgian hare .. . d hay, as much as she wants. But do not feed her allthe time. Build her up. She should not be too fat. Always feed all the good, bright hay a Belgian, will eat. You 52 CRABTREES INSTRUCTIONS will not hurt a Belgian by feeding it hay at all ages. I feed pregnant does all they will eat, of both hay and grain,while the young are nursing. At 15 days of age, the young Belgians begin to eat oats withtheir mother. I do not believe in fussing with rolled make a paste which usually causes trouble in the stom-achs of the young Belgians, making a lumpy mass which is in-digestible. Use the whole oats. If they are too hard for them,they will husk them and bite off the hard ends. Belgians from six weeks to three months old should haveall the feed they will clean up, morning and night. At the endof three months, when the bucks and the does should be sepa-rated, shut off their feeding and feed a limited amount, orthey will get too fat. Feed nursing does and young stock until three months of. MAKGER OR RACK FOR HAY, NAILKO TO SIL>K OV HUTCH age full feed twice a day, all they will clean up. Watertwice a day. Feed all other Belgians grain in the morningand hay in the evening and water twice a day. If you use a manger, keep hay before them all the buck extensively used for breeding wants full feed twice aday. If you feed your Belgians too much, you will put too muchkidney fat on them and you will miss the racy look which youare after. Full rations for those that need it, as before specified, andhalf rations for all others, is the correct proportion. A breeder can raise tons of carrots cheaply, and they aregood at all times. Parsnips are fine for nursing does, butthey are too expensive for steady diet. Swede turnips (orrutabagas, the large turnips) are all right, but do not
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