2018 Wayne County Poultry Project Guidelines

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1 2018 Wayne County Poultry Project Guidelines PROJECT CHECKLIST Enroll in 4-H through 4-HOnline (oh.4honline.com) by April 1. (Each club may set an earlier date!) Attend Quality Assurance Training by July 19. You must either attend one of the county sessions (March 20 (Test Out Option only), April 24, or May 23), a statewide program (ex: Dairy Palooza), or a county livestock clinic that offers QA training. o If you cannot attend any of the above options, there will be a Last Chance QA Session on July 19. A fee will be charged for this session. Purchase and complete a Project Record Book. Obtain and care for your poultry by the dates outlined in this document. Enter ALL possible and eligible animals (including family back-ups) that you may enter into the fair through 4-HOnline by August 1 st. Help sheets are available at. Attend and participate in one night of Skillathon on July 23 rd, 24 th, or 31 st at the Fisher Auditorium, OARDC campus or complete project interviews one night during project judging on July 16 th at Fisher Auditorium or August 7 th at the Fairgrounds. Additional details about project interviews will be available in the spring. Skillathon may also be completed at the Ohio State Fair. Attend Poultry Blood Testing (if necessary) on July 30. Make ALL fair entries online at waynejrfair.fairentry.com for your animal(s) by Aug. 1 Read and follow all rules pertaining to your project animal(s) in the Jr. Fair Book (this book should be given to you by your 4-H club advisor in July). Optional: Attend and participate in the Wayne County Poultry Clinic on May 12. o Get QA training and learn about showmanship, fitting, and care tips to prepare for fair! Wayne County Quality Assurance Tues. March 20, Tues. April 24, or Wed. May 23 7:00 pm Fisher Auditorium, OARDC Wayne County Poultry Clinic Saturday May 12, am (Clinic) 11 am-noon (QA) Fairgrounds Wayne Co. Fair Hatch Dates (of Current Year) Chicken Meat Pen July 15 or after Market Duck July 7 or after Market Goose of current year s hatch Market Turkey May 15-June 1 Wayne County Skillathon Mon. July 23, Tues. July 24, or Tues. July 31 7:00-9:00 pm Fisher Auditorium, OARDC 2018 DATES Poultry Blood Testing Monday, July 30, :30-8:00 pm Fairgrounds Wayne Co. Fair Poultry Check-In & Weigh-In Friday September 7, :00 am - 10:00 pm Poultry Barn Junior Poultry Show Monday September 10, :00 am Carter Building Junior Fair Market Poultry Sale Wednesday September 12, 2018 Sale begins at 4:00 pm Sale Order: Goats > Lambs > Rabbits > Poultry

2 >> NEW/REVISED IN 2018 << The Junior Poultry show will now begin at 8:00 am on Monday, September 10, Classes and showmanship will now be placing the Top 5, rather than Top 10. There will no longer be Pullorum Testing at check-in for the fair. Exhibitors must either participate in Poultry Blood Testing on July 30 OR provide proper paperwork stating that poultry came from an approved NPIP nursery (only valid for this year s hatch). All market turkeys must be tested and banded in July. If you have non-market poultry from the previous year, they must be tested on July 30 or by an approved tester before August 1. Paperwork proving testing or NPIP-origin must be provided with the member s fair entry by August 1. New Minimum/Maximum Weights for Market Poultry: o Chicken Meat Pens: Min. 5 lbs Max. 8.5 lbs o Market Ducks: Min. 5 lbs o Market Turkeys: Min. 20 lbs Max. 40 lbs Show Order will by adjusted to help accommodate 3 judges better. All tables will start with Classes first, then Showmanship. The following is an example, and may be subject to change: o Table 1 Market Turkeys, Ducks, Geese o Table 2 All fancy birds (non-market) o Table 3 Market Chickens o Once one table has finished with the final class on that table, they will pick up the next age group of showmanship kids. The new class structure will consist of single bird classes, pairs will no longer be needed. o Chickens Egg Production Cock (male, previous year) Hen (female, previous year) Cockerel (male, current year) Pullet (female, current year) Bantam Fancy Same as above Large Fancy Same as above o Ducks Commercial Drake (male) Duck (female) Fancy Same as above Call Ducks Same as above

3 SPECIAL NOTES Each member must participate in a state approved Quality Assurance training AND the Wayne County or Ohio State Fair Poultry Skillathon in order to be eligible to exhibit at the Wayne County Junior Fair. If completing QA and/or Skillathon outside of the county, you must submit proof of completion to the Extension office. A letter is sent to members in June with Skillathon details. Wayne County Poultry Hatch dates: o Turkeys must be hatched between May 15 and June 1 of the current year. o Ducks must be hatched July 7 or after of the current year. o Chickens must be hatched July 15 or after of the current year. o Geese must be hatched during the current year. It is essential that all animals have access to clean water at all times during the fair. Please ensure that you have a watering bowl/container of adequate size for your poultry. o A gallon milk jug with the top cut off is a cheap option that works well! o Keep in mind that ducks especially love to play in their water and may require a larger container All exhibitors who receive a trophy, plaque, or other award sponsored by a donor are expected to send a Thank You note to the sponsor(s). The name and address of the sponsor can be found on the award. Market exhibitors selling their animal(s) at the Junior Fair Sale MUST send a Thank You note to the buyer(s). This Thank You note is to be delivered to the Extension Office beginning the Monday after the fair in a stamped, sealed and addressed envelope, and no later than one week after the sale. Checks for the sale of market animals will be sent to members only after a Thank You note is presented to the Extension Office. FAIR RULES AND INFORMATION (This is not an exhaustive list. Please refer to the Junior Fair Book for a complete list of rules.) The Wayne County Junior Fair Book is available to all Jr. Fair exhibitors in July (the Junior Fair Book should be distributed to club members by their advisor). All details pertaining to the fair are listed in this book and the August Link newsletter, which is sent to every Jr. Fair family. Poultry members are NOT limited to a number of class entries in the Poultry Department, with the exception of Market Classes; however, they may only make one entry per class. Members may only sell two Poultry Meat Pens OR a Poultry Meat Pen and a Rabbit Meat Pen. ALL Poultry and Rabbit Meat Pen Classes will be a terminal show and sale. All Poultry Meat Pens will be sold on Wednesday evening at the Junior Fair Auction and must go to a market designated by the Senior Fair Board. Exhibitors wishing to participate in Showmanship must make an entry for their respective showmanship class when completing the Junior Fair Entry form due August 1. All ages are as of January 1 of the current year. All Poultry projects must be in place by Friday, September 7, 2018 at 10:00 pm. Poultry projects can be checked in between 11:00 am and 10:00 pm that Friday. All Market Poultry projects are required to bring a properly completed Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF) to check-in. Forms are distributed at Skillathon.

4 Entries are to be checked upon arrival and sent home if exhibiting signs of illness or external parasites. Junior Fair participants are not permitted to bring additional birds into the barn to sell or exhibit after Friday, September 7, 2018 at 10:00 pm. Members are not permitted to post For Sale signs on their cages at the Fair. Open Class animals cannot be penned in the 4-H barn area. Only Jr. Fair Animals are permitted in the Jr. Fair Area. A long sleeved, plain white shirt or white coat is required for showmanship, breed classes, and the auction. Exhibitors in the Junior Fair are not permitted to wear any type of commercial advertisements or names on their clothing while in the show ring. All Poultry Projects, excluding meat pens, must remain in the cage on Thursday, September 13, 2018 until the designated release time of 9:30 p.m. Any one removing their animal from the barn prior to the designated release time without a vet certificate will forfeit their premium and will not be eligible to exhibit that project the following year at fair. Small cage decorations and tack may be tore down and removed before the animal release time (9:30 pm Thursday). Market exhibitors are encouraged to clean their pens and remove their supplies any time after animals leave on Wednesday night. As a safety precaution, large hanging signs and decorations that require a ladder/step-stool to tear down are not to be removed until after 10:30 pm Thursday or the barn has calmed down. POULTRY HEALTH REQUIREMENTS It is recommended that you buy your chicks from an approved National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) hatchery; or that your supplier buys from an approved NPIP hatchery. Be sure to request a dated proof of purchase to be turned in when fair entry is made. One chicken per flock of 25 MUST be pullorum tested. The test will be administered at no charge to the member. Chickens must pass this test in order to be allowed to exhibit at the fair. Turkeys must come from an approved National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) hatchery and be blood tested in July.

5 MARKET POULTRY INFORMATION All Market Poultry projects are required to bring a properly completed Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF) to Poultry Check-In on Friday, September 7, 2018 from 11:00 am-10:00 pm. Forms are distributed at Skillathon in July. Chicken Meat Pen: (two birds) must be hatched July 15 or after of current year and accompanied by a dated proof of purchase or notarized affidavit of hatch date to enter the fair. It is recommended that chicks be from an approved NPIP hatchery. Chickens in the meat pen should be of the same sex and as close as possible to identical weight, but not under 5 pounds or over 8.5 pounds per bird. Meat pens with either animal under 5 pounds will not be able to exhibit, and the pen will be sent home. Animals sent home are disqualified and the participant is not eligible to show in the applicable class. Birds over 8 pounds may show, but are not eligible for Grand or Reserve Champion. Meat Duck: (one Bird) must be hatched July 7 or after of current year and accompanied by a dated proof of purchase or notarized affidavit of hatch date to enter the fair. Meat ducks must reach a minimum of weight of 5 pounds. Meat Goose: (one bird) must be of current year s hatch and accompanied by a dated proof of purchase or notarized affidavit of hatch date to enter the fair. Meat Turkey: (one bird) must be hatched between May 15 and June 1 of current year and must be purchased from an approved NPIP hatchery. Turkeys must come from an approved NPIP hatchery and be accompanied by a dated proof of purchase at Fair. All Turkey projects must be blood tested on July 30 from 6:30 8:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds. Champion Class will consist of birds between 20 pounds and 40 pounds at weigh-in. Meat Turkeys that are under 20 lbs. will not be able to exhibit, and the turkey will be sent home. Animals sent home are disqualified and the participant is NOT eligible to show in the applicable class. Birds over 40 pounds may show, but are not eligible for Grand or Reserve Champion. FANCY TURKEYS Fancy Turkeys are not shown at the fair. Fancy turkey projects may be exhibited as a still poster in the Junior Fair Building. The poster project must be judged at project judging and members must complete Skillathon. Questions? Please contact your 4-H Advisor or the Wayne County Extension Office (330)