294 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 
BOURBON RED TURKEYS. 
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From the most available authority to be found, the Bourbon Red 
Turkeys are an early native of Bourbon County, Kentucky, and are bred 
up from what, in early days, was called the Wild Yellow Turkey. 
STANDARD WEIGHTS. 
Cock 30 lbs. Hen 18 lbs. 
Cockerel 22 lbs. Pullet. 14 lbs. 
COLOR OF MALE AND FEMALE. 
Head: Rich red, changeable to bluish- white. 
Beak: Light horn at the tip, darker at the base. 
Eyes: Dark brown. 
Throat Wattle: Rich red, changeable to bluish- white. 
Neck: Deep brownish-red. 
Wings: Bows, deep brownish-red; primaries and secondaries, white. 
Back: Deep brownish-red. 
Tail: White. 
Breast: Deep brownish-red. 
Body and Fluff: Body, deep brownish-red; fluff, brownish red. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, deep brownish-red. Shanks and toes, 
reddish-pink. 
