BUFF TURKEY

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: America

CATEGORY: Turkey

CLASSIFICATION	CODE	MASSES	BREED CODE	RING SIZES
Medium			712
Old Turkey Tom	42	10kg to 13kg		F – G
Old Turkey Hen	44	7kg to 11kg		E – F
Young Turkey Stag	46	5kg to 9kg		F – G
Young Turkey Hen	48	3kg to 7kg		E – F

In their day British breeders developed excellent strains of the Buff turkey, which were often reckoned to be one of the best layers among the various breeds. It was not aptly named as the colour is actually a deep cinnamon brown matching the colour of a dead beech leaf.

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