. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. A :iOKii)i-: R\,ir ( Ikm \i,i.) situations, as in a barn orshed, where neither wind norrain can reach them. If therabbits must be kept out ofdoors, a shed made of planksand covered with tar papershould be built over thehutches ; the roof should betarreil and the inside parti-tions whitewashed. If it is desired to have agood rabbit home, of uniform size may beplaced together in groups ofthree or more. They shouldnever stand directly on theground, but should be raised 254 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS some four or fiv
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. A :iOKii)i-: R\,ir ( Ikm \i,i.) situations, as in a barn orshed, where neither wind norrain can reach them. If therabbits must be kept out ofdoors, a shed made of planksand covered with tar papershould be built over thehutches ; the roof should betarreil and the inside parti-tions whitewashed. If it is desired to have agood rabbit home, of uniform size may beplaced together in groups ofthree or more. They shouldnever stand directly on theground, but should be raised 254 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS some four or five inches. Those that are keptin the open air must face the sun. Casks orbarrels, especially kerosene barrels, may alsobe used. These should be laid on low trestles,. A Blue-and-Tax Rabbit with the bung on the under side, so that liquidsmay run off easily ; and an opening, with a doorof slats covered with netting, to prevent theincursions of rats and mice, should be made atone end of the barrel. If a kerosene barrel isused the inside must be burned out to removethe smell. The scheme ofusing barrels, which is con-venient and pretty, is frequentin France. Rabbits used for breedingmust be at least seven monthsold. The male and femaleshould never be left alonetogether for a day and night,or they will fight. Themother rabbit gives birth toeight or nine young ones atthe end of thirty days. A fewdays before the birth thehutch should be thoroughlycleansed and furnished withsoft oat straw and hay. The mother will thenbe seen to make her nest with extreme begins by carrying into one corner all thehay and straw; she then makes a hollow in this and lines it with fur pulled from her breast, tomake a soft, warm bed for her progeny. Whenthe young rabbits
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