TURKEYS. 
The turkey male should be large in frame and deep in body, with a 
broad, round, full breast that varies in prominence according to the variety 
and gives the fowl a stately and majestic appearance. The head should 
be of good size, and the eyes possess an alert and bold expression. The 
legs and shanks must be large, straight, and well set. The outlines of all 
sections should be in perfect harmony. 
The turkey female should be large in frame and deep in body, with a 
broad, round, full breast, being similar in all sections to the male, except 
finer in structure. She, too, is stately in appearance. The head should 
be of good size, with a bright, watchful eye; the legs and shanks large, 
straight and well set, the outlines of each section conforming to those of 
the male, except in size. 
SHAPE OF MALE AND FEMALE. 
Head: Long, broad, carunculated. 
Beak: Strong, curved, well set in head. 
Eyes: Bright, clear. 
Throat Wattle: Heavily carunculated. 
Neck: Long, curving backward toward tail. 
Beard: Long, bristly, prominent. 
Wings: Large, powerful, smoothly folded, carried well up on 
sides. 
Back : Broad, somewhat curving, rising from neck and descending in 
graceful curve to tail. 
Tail: Rather long. 
Breast: Broad, deep, full, well rounded. 
Body: Long, deep through the middle, finely rounded. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, long, stout; shanks, large, long, strong. 
Toes, straight, strong. 
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