Bourbon Red

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The Red Bourbon is a breed of turkey with white feathers at its wing tips and tail, and brownish burgundy feathers covering most of the rest of its body. It has a bluish wattle, a black beard, and pink shanks and toes.

[edit] History

The Red Bourbon, also known as the Bourbon Butternut or Kentucky Red, is named for Bourbon County, Kentucky where the breed was developed in the late 1800s by J. F. Barbee.[1] This variety was developed from the Buff, an historic variety of turkey known in the Mid-Atlantic States. It resulted from stocks taken to Kentucky and selected for richly flavored meat, improved meat production and a darker red color. Recognized by the American Poultry Association in 1909, it became a commercially important breed in the 1930s and 1940s. Its decline is attributed to the popularity of broad-breasted varieties such as the Broad-breasted White.

[edit] Standard weights

• Young Toms: 16 lb (7.25 kg)
• Young Hens: 10 lb (4.5 kg)

For additional information see http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/bourbon.html