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gestible. Most turkey raisers highly recommend 

 hard-boiled eggs chopped fine. This is a most 

 excellent food, but should be fed in moderation 

 and in connection with other soft foods. Stale 

 bread dipped in milk and allowed to drain until 

 it becomes dry enough to crumble is a most ex- 

 cellent first food. This may be fed until the 



Fig. 89. Turkey house - Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station. 



young are several days old. It should be borne 

 in mind that the bread, or any other food for 

 that matter, should not be fed in a sloppy or 

 very moist condition. Coarse bread baked for the 

 purpose, if softened with milk, is highly prized. 

 Scalded bran and corn meal to which some finely 

 chopped hard-boiled eggs have been added is 

 relished, and is a satisfactory food. As the poults 

 become older, they may be fed bran, Indian meal 



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