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The Australasian Book of Poultry. 
curd of sour milk, with young onion tops minced fine, and mixed, will also be an excellent food for them. This 
should be placed out of the reach of the hen, who should be given whole grain. When the young Turkeys 
are about a week old, bread crumbs, barley meal, and oatmeal, with boiled potatoes and crushed wheat should 
be given, which should be continued for a week or ten days, then they should be fed with cracked corn, or 
crushed wheat. 
Fresh cool water should be supplied frequently, and if fresh milk can be obtained this will be excellent 
for a change. 
When the young Turkeys are about a month old the hen may be allowed her liberty, if the weather is 
fine ; but if damp or wet, it is better to confine her and the brood in a dry outhouse, as wet is almost fatal 
to them in their earlier stage. The Turkey does not fully attain its greatest weight until the third year, and 
the larger and more vigorous the cock bird is the better results will be obtained. 
Schedule for Judging Turkeys. 
(As adopted by the Turkey Club, from the American Standard.) 
Bronze Turkeys. 
THE COCK. 
Head. — Long, broad, carunculated, rich red. Beak. — Strong, curved, well set in the head, and in 
colour light horn at the top, and dark at base. Eyes. — Dark hazel, bright, and clear. Face and Jaws. — 
Rich red. Wattle. — Large, pendent, and in colour rich red. Neck. — Long, and curving backwards towards 
the tail. Plumage. — A rich, lustrous, bronzy hue. Back. — Somewhat curving, rising from the neck to the 
centre, and then descending in a graceful curve to the tail ; plumage, a brilliant bronzy hue, which 
glistens in the sunlight like burnished gold, each feather terminating in a narrow black band, which extends 
across the end. Breast. — Broad, and full ; plumage, dark bronze, with a lustre in the sunlight similar to that of 
burnished gold. Body and Fltijf. — Body long, deep through the centre, and handsomely rounded ; plumage, 
black, beautifully shaded with bronze, but not so decided or so rich as the breast ; fluff, short. Wings. — 
Large, and powerful ; bows, black, with a brilliant bronzy or greenish lustre. Primaries. — Black, or dark 
brown, evenly and regularly pencilled across with bars of white or grey, the more evenly and regularly the 
better. Secondaries. —Wizck, or dark brown, evenly and regularly pencilled with bars of white or grey, the 
colours changing to a bronzy-brown as the centre of the back is approached, with but little intermixture of 
white on primaries or secondaries very objectionable. Coverts. — Beautiful rich bronze, the feathers 
terminating in a wide black band, forming a broad, bronzy band across the wings when folded, and separated 
'from the secondaries by a glossy-black, ribbon-like mark, formed by the ends of the coverts. Tail. — Rather 
long, and in colour black, each feather irregularly pencilled with narrow bands of light brown, and ending in 
a broad black band, with a wide edging of dull white or grey ; coverts, black, or dark brown, each feather 
irregularly pencilled with narrow bands of light brown, ending in a wide black and bronze band, extending 
across the feather, with a wide edging of dull white, or grey ; the more distinct the colours throughout the 
whole plumage the better. Legs and Toes. — Thighs, long and stout ; plumage, similar to that of the breast, 
but the colours less rich and decided. Shanks. — Large, long, and strong : in young birds, dark, approaching 
black ; in adult birds, usually of a pinkish hue, or flesh colour. Toes. — Straight, long, and in colour the 
same as the shanks. 
the hen. 
The entire plumage is similar to that of the cock, but the colours are not so brilliant, or so clearly 
defined, and the edging of the feathers is generally a dull white, or grey. 
Standard Weights. — Cock, 34 lbs. ; cockerel, 22 lbs. ; hen, 22 lbs. ; pullet, 14 lbs. 
Disqualifications. 
White feathers in any part of the plumage ; wings, clear black, or dark brown ; colour of back, tail, or 
tail coverts, clear black, brown, or grey ; decidedly wry tail, crooked breast, deformity of any kind ; cocks 
weighing less than 22 lbs., hens weighing less than 14 lbs. 
