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Three times a day seems to be enough to feed little turkeys until 
- they are well grown, especially if allowed more or less range and 
given an opportunity to pick grass and insects. In fact, it is almost 
essential that they have something to pick at all the time. For this 
reason a grass yard should be given the preference to all other 
quarters. Milk may be given instead of drinking water if desired, 
but it seems best to have ample pure water before the brood at all 
times, whether milk is fed or not. It is also essential to have grit. 
Some turkey raisers, especially those who do not have grass runs, 
consider it necessary to feed every two or three hours until the 
birds are ten days or two weeks old. No more should be fed at a 
time than the poults will eat without waste. 
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14. Johnnycake.—Many poultrymen feed johnnycake 
made of cheap flour, preferably of the whole grain and 
corn meal mixed with milk and infertile eggs from the 
incubator, but without soda or baking powder. The in- 
gredients may be of almost any ratio, but preferably 
about equal parts. After mixing to a rather soft batter, the 
cake is thoroughly baked and allowed to become rather dry. 
It is then allowed to become stale before being crumbled for 
feeding. This practice eliminates the danger of swelling 
after being eaten. The swelling takes place in the oven. 
Gradually after the first week small seeds, such as millet, cracked 
wheat and corn, may be added to the daily ration acco ding as the 
poults grow in size. A good mixture of grains for fattening con- 
sists of one bushel each of whole and cracked corn and one-half 
