The properties of albumen in their feed is
what you want, middlings, coarse flour and
milk contain the most. But you must not
feed this to excess. An occasional feed of corn-
bread, if sweet — never feed stale bread —



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LAYING.
cracked wheat and cheat from the mill, all
make a variety. I find it a good plan to have
three or four tame chicks with them when
you first feed.
The chicks begin to pick, the turkeys
begin to learn how to eat. The turkey hen
seems to have no care or thought of the little
ones. She eats every thing herself, but
makes no effort to learn her young. Watch
close if any do not eat, feed them by hand
until they learn. Water twice a day. To one
gallon of water add a tdblespoonful of lime;
give no other water.
Always keep a box of fresh sand and small
gravel — pounded stone will do, for them, so
they can eat when they wish. Anything that
decays fast, or in a state of decay, ruins
young turkeys. They are more sensitive to
such food than any other fowl, hence the
general failure.
Now you must avoid over-feed ; several
times a day, for the first few days, is enough,
then diminish to three times a day and no more.
