VARIETIES, MATING AND SHOWING 



bushel baskets may be used, the method of packing and 

 covering being the same as when a market basket is used. 



Judging Turkeys 



The turkeys should be cooped separately in the show. 

 If two turkeys are cooped together it is almost im- 

 possible to get them to stand naturally and to show 

 off to as good advantage as they will if cooped by them- 

 selves. The coops should be large enough to allow 

 the turkey to stand erect and to move about easily. 

 Smaller coops render it impossible to judge properly as 

 to the bird's type or shape. In judging the birds for type, 

 the whole class should be gone over thoroughly before any 

 of the birds are taken out. Once they have been caught, 

 taken out of the coop and handled, it is very difficult if not 

 impossible to get them to stand naturally again when they 

 are put back as they are frightened by the treatment which 

 they have received. In catching the cooped birds, if the 

 door of the coop is large enough to allow a man to insert 

 his body, the best way to catch them is to throw the left 

 arm over the body so as to hold the wings down and pre- 

 vent the bird from struggling while the right hand is used 

 to grasp both legs below the hock. In this position the 

 bird can be readily drawn out of the coop without injury 

 to its plumage. 



If the door of the coop is smaller it may be necessary to 

 grasp the bird by the wings close to their point of attach- 

 ment to the body, drawing it out of the door in this man- 



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