. Commercial rabbit raising. Rabbits. 34 AGRICITLTURE HANDBOOK NO. 309, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Figure 13.—Proper way to carry medium-sized and large rabbits. Lift and carry heavier rabbits in a similar manner. If the rabbit scratches and struggles, hold it snugly under the left arm. Making Matings Does may give evidence of being ready for mating by restlessness, nervousness, efforts to join other rabbits in nearby hutches, and by rubbing their chin on feed man- gers and water crocks. However, it is not necessary to depend on external signs to determine when a doe is to be bred. Set up
. Commercial rabbit raising. Rabbits. 34 AGRICITLTURE HANDBOOK NO. 309, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Figure 13.—Proper way to carry medium-sized and large rabbits. Lift and carry heavier rabbits in a similar manner. If the rabbit scratches and struggles, hold it snugly under the left arm. Making Matings Does may give evidence of being ready for mating by restlessness, nervousness, efforts to join other rabbits in nearby hutches, and by rubbing their chin on feed man- gers and water crocks. However, it is not necessary to depend on external signs to determine when a doe is to be bred. Set up a definite schedule and follow it, whether the doe shows signs of being ready for service or not. Breed a large number of does at one time to make fryers avail- able at a certain season for the trade, or utilize a breeding sched- ule to produce a constant supply. Always take the doe to the buck's hutch for service. You may have difficulty in service if you take the buck to the doe. The doe is likely to object to having another rabbit in her hutch and may savagely at- tack and injure the buck. Also, some bucks are slow in performing service in a strange hutch. Mating should occur almost immediately on placing the doe in the buck's hutch. After the buck mounts and falls over on his side, the mating is accomplished. Return the doe to her own hutch. It is difficult to get some does to accept service. Such does may be restrained for mating. To re- strain the doe (fig. 14), use the right hand to hold the ears and a fold of the skin over the shoulders, and place the left hand under the body and between the hind legs. Place the thumb on the right side of the vulva, the index finger on the left side (you may prefer to use the index and second finger), and push the skin gently backward. This procedure throws the tail up over the back. Support the weight of the body by the left hand, and elevate the hindquarters only to the normal height for Please note that these images are
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