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are a few important considerations essential to success in rabbit raising which are so vital that it was deemed advisable to put them in a separate chapter in order that the novice would not overlook them. They are also arranged in note form for handy reference in the future. They pertain to every phase of rabbit keeping.

. Allow nine to ten square feet of space for each adult rabbit or nursing doe. Face the rabbitry or hutches preferably to the East as the hutches will only catch the morning sun and will not be hot during the heat of the day.

Provide muslin or canvas curtains to drop over the open side of the hutch during storms and rains in order to keep the interior dry. They can also be used when cold winds are blowing directly into the hutch. At all other