POULTRY SHOWS AND ASSOCIATIONS 221 

 STANDARD WEIGHTS OF POULTRY 



The table on pages 222 to 225 gives the standard 

 weights of all poultry having standard weights, the aver- 

 age weights of those standard fowls that do not have 

 standard weights, and the average weights of non-standard 

 poultry. The following list contains the notes corre- 

 sponding to the references in the table and includes the 

 disqualifying weights of bantam fowls: 



NOTES ON STANDARD WEIGHTS OF POULTRY 

 *Non-standard breed. 

 iCock and cockerel. 

 2 Hen and pullet. 

 3 No standard weights. 

 At 10 mo. 

 6 Penciled Hamburgs. In other Hamburg varieties the fowls 



are somewhat heavier. 

 6 Colored Dorking cocks often weigh from 12 to 14 lb.; hens 



and cockerels, from 9 to 10 lb.; and pullets, from 7 to 8 lb. 

 7 It is not unusual for Houdans to exceed these weights. 

 Standard height, cock, 26 in.; hen, 18 in.; cockerel, 18 in.; 



pullet, 15 in. 

 Disqualifying weights for Booted Bantams: cocks, 28 oz.; 



hens, 24 oz.; cockerels, 24 oz.; pullets, 22 oz. 

 "Disqualifying weights for Brahma Bantams: cocks, 34 oz.; 



hens, 30 oz.; cockerels, 30 oz.; pullets, 28 oz. 

 "Disqualifying weights for Cochin Bantams: cocks, 34 oz.; 



hens, 30 oz.; cockerels, 30 oz.; pullets, 28 oz. 

 ^Disqualifying weights for Black-Tailed Japanese Bantams: 



cocks, 30 oz.; hens, 26 oz.; cockerels, 26 oz.; pullets, 24 oz. 



Disqualifying weights for White Japanese Bantams: cocks, 



30 oz.; hens, 26 oz.; cockerels, 26 oz.; pullets, 24 oz. Dis- 

 qualifying weights for Black Japanese Bantams: cocks, 



30 oz.; hens, 26 oz.; cockerels, 26 oz.; pullets, 24 oz. 

 13 Disqualify ing weights for Polish Bantams: cocks, 30 oz.; 



hens, 26 oz.; cockerels, 26 oz.; pullets, 24 oz. 

 "Disqualifying weights for Rose-Comb Bantams: cocks, 28 oz.; 



hens, 24 oz.; cockerels, 24 oz.; pullets, 22 oz. 

 ^Disqualifying weights for Sebright Bantams: cocks, 30 oz.; 



hens, 26 oz.; cockerels, 26 oz.; pullets, 24 oz. 

 "English standard weights for Malay Bantams: cocks, 3^ lb.; 



cockerels and hens, 3 lb. ; pullets, 2 lb. 

 "Weight of adult Bronze turkey cock; yearling cock weighs 



33 lb. 

 "Weight of adult Narragansett ^turkey cock; yearling cock 



weighs 25 lb. 



