Poultry

1. All Exhibitors must register on Fair Entry and pay $15 fee for first project.

 

2. Registration deadline: Breeding Poultry June 15th and Market Poultry June 15th .

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3. Market Poultry and Breeding Stock Poultry must be pre-registered to be eligible to show.

 

4. Exhibitors are limited to ONE ENTRY PER CLASS ONLY. EXHIBITORS MAY SHOW (2) DIFFERENT POULTRY MARKET CLASSES; this will count as your (2) market class limit. For example: One market class and (4) breeding classes or (5) breeding and no market. Two market class and (3) breeding stock. (i.e. 1-market class, 1-standard hen, 1-standard cock, 1-Bantham Hen, 1-Waterfowlold male). One of the (5) poultry from a class you have entered must be your showmanship bird.

 

5. Showmanship is required for all market poultry and breeding stock poultry. YOU MUST HAVE OWNERSHIP OF POULTRY EXHIBITED TO DO SHOWMANSHIP.

 

6. Exhibitors must be present for judging of all poultry, including market poultry, in order to receive awards unless authorized by superintendent.

 

7. Poultry Showmanship will be as follows, each exhibitor may select a chicken, duck or turkey to compete within their showmanship class. There will not be a separate division for each species. All showman will compete under section #1 in their appropriate age group. The Grand Champion Poultry Showman will be eligible to compete in Showman of Showman. Only chickens will be used for the Showman of Showmen competition, poultry division.

 

8. All poultry must meet the state health requirements. Pullorum test required within 90 days of show. NPIP only accepted if from NPIP Free Premises; no other poultry on your premises. Poultry must be clean of lice, mites and scaly leg mites. Pullorum tester will be on the fairgrounds.

 

9. Exhibitors may not enter Poultry vaccinated for Infectious Laryngotrachetis (ILT).

 

10. The fair reserves the right to limit the number of entries accepted to the number of cages available.

 

11. In the market project, you must submit a Drug Free Certification Form upon entry to be able to auction your market animal.

 

12. All poultry exhibitors need to submit a Poultry Project Book upon entry to be able to show your bird in the Youth Show.  

 

13. Market poultry will consist of: chickens (pen of 3) or turkey (pen of 1) or duck (pen of 2) or goose (pen of 1) or cornish hen (pen of 3 and maximum of 5 weeks old). The Champion Market Poultry will be chosen from the five market classes.

 

14. The Exhibitor will auction the market poultry live at the large animal auction. 

 

15. In case of accident, disease, or injury poultry of equal quality may be exchanged upon request of the Club Leader and upon approval by the rules committee. Substitution must be recorded upon approval. The substitute poultry must be from your own flock. Deadline is before check-in of fair.

 

16. All exhibitors are responsible for feeding, watering and cleaning pens daily by 9:00 a.m. The exhibitor must provide feed.

 

17. All poultry, waterfowl and market poultry will be judged in the cage. Poultry will be removed at the judge’s request.

 

18. The Club Flock Class consists of three poultry shown by three different members of the same club.

 

19. Hen= 1 year & older: Pullet= under 1 year: Cock= 1 year and older: Cockerel= under 1 year.

 

20. Market birds – Maximum ages for poultry are as follows…Chickens – 10wks, Ducks – 30wks, Turkeys – 30wks, Goose – 30 wks.

 

21. Egg Class is open to any member showing a breeding poultry project. All eggs should be uniform in size, shape and color. Eggs are to be shown in a one dozen carton only. Eggs must come from your own flock.

 

22. Clubs are invited to plan a Poultry Educational Exhibit to be on display during the Youth Fair in the Poultry Building. The exhibit may be an informational poster or other educational display. Youth and adults working together is encouraged. Contact the Superintendent for more info. Each Club may enter 1 exhibit. Exhibit may be displayed in the poultry barn during future Youth Fairs.

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23. Youth will be eligible to sell a poultry market pen, plus a turkey or a duck.

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24. Poultry is processed following the livestock auction. Processed projects will be available for buyers Friday afternoon. Exhibitors are responsible to keep the project at 38 degrees Fahrenheit and contact the buyer to arrange pickup. Poultry processing will be paid for by the buyer.

 

EXPLORER/MENTOR POULTRY PROJECT – The poultry Explorer class is open to 5-6 year old youth as an educational experience. They will participate in a non-competitive showmanship event and participation ribbons will be awarded. Explorer may borrow a poultry project by a teen mentor, or house their poultry project at the Fairgrounds if the Stall/Pen Reservation Fee form was submitted by March 1st or the Explorer may bring their poultry from home for the day. Please note on the Exhibitor form if caging will be required for Explorer’s bird. Explorers also have to meet all other health requirements to be able to bring their poultry project and house them at fair. If you bring your bird the day of show, you must check in with the poultry superintendent before cooping in. All Explorers will receive a participation ribbon.

 

SECTION 1: SHOWMANSHIP POULTRY

1-5 PLACE RIBBONS; TROPHY, ROSETTE, RESERVE ROSETTE

7001        EXPLORER 5-6

7002         SR. TEEN 15 & Older

7003         JR. TEEN 13-14

7004         PRE-TEEN 11-12

7005         NOVICE 7-10

GRAND CHAMPION SHOWMANSHIP CHICKEN

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SHOWMANSHIP CHICKEN

 

SECTION 2: POULTRY-BREEDING STOCK

1-5 PLACE RIBBONS

7006        STANDARD HEN

7007        STANDARD PULLET

7008        STANDARD COCK

7009        STANDARD COCKEREL

CHAMPION STANDARD

7010        BANTAM HEN

7011        BANTAM PULLET

7012        BANTAM COCK

7013        BANTAM COCKEREL

CHAMPION BANTAM

7014        WATERFOWL DUCK – OLD HEN

7015        WATERFOWL DUCK – YOUNG HEN

7016        WATERFOWL DUCK – OLD MALE

7017        WATERFOWL DUCK – YOUNG MALE

7018        WATERFOWL GEESE – OLD HEN

7019        WATERFOWL GEESE – YOUNG HEN

7020        WATERFOWL GEESE – OLD MALE

7021        WATERFOWL GEESE – YOUNG MALE

CHAMPION WATERFOWL

7022        TURKEY – OLD HEN

7023        TURKEY – YOUNG HEN

7024        TURKEY – OLD MALE

7025        TURKEY – YOUNG MALE

CHAMPION TURKEY

7026        ANY OTHER BIRD OLD HEN

7027        ANY OTHER BIRD YOUNG HEN

7028        ANY OTHER BIRD OLD MALE

7029        ANY OTHER BIRD YOUNG MALE

CHAMPION ANY OTHER BIRD

CHAMPION POULTRY OVERALL

7030        CLUB FLOCK

 

SECTION 3:  MARKET POULTRY

1-5 PLACE RIBBONS

7031        MARKET CHICKENS (Pen of 3)

7032        MARKET CORNISH ROCK (Pen of 3) (Maximum of 5 weeks old)

7033        MARKET DUCKS (Pen of 2)

7034        MARKET GOOSE (Pen of 1)

7035        MARKET TURKEYS (Pen of 1)

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET POULTRY

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MARKET POULTRY

 

SECTION 4:  EGGS

1-5 PLACE RIBBONS

7036         EGGS ONE DOZEN

 

SECTION 5: MARKET POULTRY RECORD BOOK

7037        MARKET POULTRY RECORD BOOK

 

SECTION 6: FUN COSTUME

TROPHY; 1-5 RIBBONS

7038        AGES 7-12

7039        AGES 13-19

                CHAMPION