DEPARTMENT POULTRY
- All poultry will be entered on Friday, July 21, by 1:00 p.m.; Poultry Show is Friday, July 17, at 9 p.m.
- NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER EXHIBITOR – Each 4-H and FFA member is limited to exhibiting 5 entries plus showmanship. (Egg production birds are considered one entry.)
- BREEDS – To be eligible for breed exhibition, cockerel, pullet, cock or hen chicken entries must be fair representatives of one of the breeds listed in the American Standard of Perfection.
- MINIMUM WEIGHTS – The minimum weights for exhibition birds will be as stated in The American Standard of Perfection and the Bantam Standard.
- TRIO – A pen of egg production birds can be hybrids, crossbred or purebred and shall consist of 3 sexually mature females. Egg production females will be judged for production qualities only and need not necessarily conform to breed standards.
- RULES FOR BANTAM & OTHER POULTRY - The rules for standard size chickens apply equally to bantams, waterfowl and turkey where applicable.
- ENTRIES MUST BE 4-H PROJECT BIRDS – All poultry exhibited must be grown in a 4-H member’s project.
- POULTRY MUST BE CARED FOR BY THE 4-H’ER. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to provide ample water and feed daily.
- HEALTH REQUIREMENTS – Health certificate not required for poultry. No additional testing requirements for Nebraska origin poultry.
- Please provide documentation of Nebraska origin of poultry.
DIVISION 71 – SHOWMANSHIP
- Any 4-H’er with a bird may enter the competition.
- The participant may use any bird they choose, so long as it was raised and trained by the 4-H’er.
- Basis for judging-Showmanship is based on grooming and training of the bird and the appearance and behavior of the exhibitor. The exhibitor must vocally explain the steps in their routine and the merit of the bird. Primarily showmanship is the skill of the exhibitor in presenting and explaining the bird before the judge. The excellence of the bird is not considered in scoring.
- The judge may or may not ask questions of the exhibitor at the close of the routine.
- Maximum length of showmanship presentations is five minutes. Exhibitors will be timed.
- Senior showmanship exhibitors will be required to give their presentations using a microphone. PREMIUMS: Purple-$6.50, Blue-$5.50, Red-$4.50, White-$3.50
G071011 SENIOR - (Ages 14-18 years, before January 1 of current year)
G071012 INTERMEDIATE - (Ages 10-13 years, before January 1 of current year)
G071013 JUNIOR - (Ages 8-9 years, before January 1 of current year)
DIVISION 72 - POULTRY BREED
PREMIUMS: Purple-$6.50, Blue-$5.50, Red-$4.50, White-$3.50
- Exhibits will be shown by type. Each type will be divided into the appropriate classes, breeds, and varieties. If there are 5 or more of a variety, they will be shown in a group as a variety. If there are less than 5, varieties will be combined and shown by breeds. If less than 5 exhibits of a breed are entered, the Superintendent reserves the right to combine breeds.
- Entries must state the number of birds entered in each type. The Type, Class, Breed, Variety, and Age and Sex (Cock, Hen, Cockerel, Pullet) must be included on the entries.
LARGE FOWL
G072002. COCKEREL (Standard)
G072003. PULLET (Standard)
G072004. COCK (Standard)
G072005. HEN (Standard)
BANTAM
G072008. COCKEREL (Bantam)
G072009. PULLET (Bantam)
G072010. COCK (Bantam)
G072011. HEN (Bantam)
DIVISION DUCKS
G072013. YOUNG DRAKE
G072014. YOUNG DUCK
G072015. OLD DRAKE (OVER 1 YEAR)
G072016. OLD DUCK (OVER 1 YEAR)
DIVISION GEESE
G072018. YOUNG TOM
G072019. TOM HEN
G072020. OLD TOM (OVER 1 YEAR)
G072021. OLD HEN (OVER 1 YEAR)
DIVISION POULTRY EMBRYOLOGY
G072022. PICTURE STORY (INDIVIDUAL)
G072023. POSTER DRAWING (INDIVIDUAL)
G072024. DIARY (CLASS OR CLUB)
G072025. SCHOOL DISPLAY (CLASS OR CLUB)
G072026. BIRD ENTRY (LIMIT 2 BIRDS FROM EMBRYOLOGY CLASS)
DIVISION 76 -MARKET/MEAT CLASSES
G079001 SINGLE PROJECT BROILER (chicks ordered through the extension office)
G079002 SINGLE NON-PROJECT BROILER
- Each broiler pen entry will consist of three birds, 12-21 lbs. combined weight of the pen.
G079003 PROJECT BROILER PEN-OF-THREE (chicks ordered through the extension office)
G079004 NON-PROJECT BROILER PEN-OF-THREE