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106 If a nurse doe is to be used, remove the excess and put them with the new doe. Do it quietly and try not to excite her interest. It is best to give her a good feed of green food and she will generally not pay any attention to you.

. Do not let the flashy appeals of the dishonest dealer drag you into the net that has been spread. Take all extravagant claims and inducements to make you buy with a grain of salt. The best plan is to pass up the sharper and get in direct touch with a bona fide breeder. There are plenty of these in every locality and they have built up their business by honest dealing. Seek them out.

. Does kindle 30 days after being bred, generally right to the hour. The nest box should be available for the doe a week before she is due and plenty of straw should be placed in the hutch in order that she may have it to build the nest. Do not have so much that she will stuff the nest box so full that she can't get into it. The doe will