Poultry
Superintendent: Connor Scholz
Jr. Superintendent: Kade Kosmicki
# of Entries: Limit 2 entries per class; Limit of 8 classes (including broiler classes)
Premium: Purple $3.25; Blue $2.50; Red $1.75; White - $1.25
Check in: Wednesday, July 22, 4-6:30 pm
Show: Thursday, July 23, 9 am, *NEW TIME
Release: Sunday, July 26, 4-5:30 pm - Cage(s), equipment and area must be clean at time of release. Superintendent permission must be granted for earlier or later release.
General Information: Exhibitor must be enrolled in 4-H and wear 4-H chevron or 4-H T-shirt. The exhibitor is responsible for cleaning cages and must make sure the animal(s) has adequate food and fresh water (exhibitor provides containers) during the fair. Poultry should be free of mites, lice and other parasites prior to entry. Enter poultry static exhibits in the Small Animal Static Exhibits area.
- Health certificate NOT required
- Exhibitor must show the poultry that they check in.
- Substitute showman must be approved by superintendent.
- Cocks are male birds over one year of age. Hens are female birds over one year of age. Young birds (pullet or cockerel) are under one year of age. Superintendent has final decision on class or sex of entry.
Market Broiler Project
- All of the birds will come from the same hatch and must be purchased through the Hall County Extension Office. Price and delivery date will be advertised in the newsletter.
- Minimum order is 10 birds (limited to 20 birds) per exhibitor. Two family members may share birds.
- Market Broiler entries are limited to two entries (pens) per exhibitor.
- A pen of broilers shall consist of three male or three female birds 6-9 weeks of age.
- Pens of broilers will be judged for meat production qualities only and need not necessarily conform to breed standards.
- Pen of three must weigh a minimum of 12 pounds - no maximum - and be as uniform in size and type as possible. Entry will be lowered one ribbon if minimum weight not met.
- Clover Kids may exhibit 1 individual market broiler but are not eligible for the auction.
- Cages must be cleaned daily.
- Half-gallon water and feeder cups are required for broilers, pen of three.
Market Broiler Auction
Guidelines:
- Only market broilers purchased from the Hall County Extension Office are eligible for the auction and for Champion and Reserve.
- One pen of broilers per exhibitor may be sold at the auction. If the same exhibitor has Champion and Reserve pens, both pens will be sold.
- The base bid and amounts are subject to change. The bid price includes the cost of butchering. At the end of the Fair, all market broilers will return home with the 4-H family. It is the 4-H family’s responsibility to butcher all market broilers brought to the Fair, including those sold at the auction. The buyer has the choice (indicate preference at sale) of receiving the chickens after butchering (4-H member will deliver) or donating them to a community organization (the 4-H office will deliver).
- Champion pen must bring minimum bid. The Reserve pen cannot bring more than the Champion and so on.
Poultry Classes
Large Fowl - American, Asiatic, English, Mediterranean, Continental, other standard breed
- Standard Pullet
- Standard Hen
- Standard Cockerel
- Standard Cock
- Standard Fryer
Small Fowl - Bantam Chickens (Game Class, Single Comb Clean Legged, Rose Comb Clean Legged, All Other Comb Clean Legged, Feather Legged Class, Other Standard Breeds)
- Bantam Pullet
- Bantam Hen
- Bantam Cockerel
- Bantam Cock
Waterfowl
- Heavy, Medium or Light Duck
- Bantam Duck
- Goose
Broilers
- Broiler, Pen of Three
- Market Broiler Project, Pen of Three (purchase birds through Extension Office)
- Free Range Broiler, Pen of Three
Other
- Production Trios – 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 conform to breed standards.
- Turkey
- Other - may include dove, pigeon, pheasant, and all others not included in above classes
Poultry Showmanship
# of entries: One per exhibitor
General Information:
- The exhibitor may use any bird entered in their name.
- Include showmanship with your advanced fair entry.
- Showmanship is based on grooming and training of the bird and the appearance and behavior of the exhibitor.
- Exhibitor must vocally explain the steps in their routine and the merit of the bird. Showmanship is the skill of the exhibitor in presenting and explaining the bird before the judge. There will be a five minute time limit to complete the presentation.
- 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.
Poultry Showmanship Classes
- Junior, 4-H age 8-10
- Intermediate, 4-H age 11-13
- Senior, 4-H age 14-18
Clover Kid Class (4-H age 5-7)
- Poultry Showmanship