Junior Poultry & Rabbit Department

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1 Junior Poultry & Rabbit Department 1. Exhibitors must be in uniform. 2. Use a separate entry form for each department (i.e.: Poultry and Rabbit entries would go on separate entry forms). 3. Please fill out all entry forms completely, including breed, variety, sex, color and identification number. 4. Entry fees are $2.00 per entry, except as stated elsewhere. 5. All exhibitors will be responsible for one 3-hour shift one day to help care for animals. Sign-up for shifts at time of check-in. 6. Show management reserves the right to place more than one female of the same variety belonging to the same exhibitor in one coop. 7. No identification cards, pedigrees or advertising will be allowed on or near the cages until after the completion of judging. 8. Birds or animals showing evidence of diseases or external parasites will not be cooped in or will be removed by the show manager and placed in an isolated area until they may be removed by their owner. Birds or animals showing evidence of disease or external parasites will not be judged. 9. The show manager and the Napa Valley Exposition take every precaution to care for and secure all entries but accept no responsibility for loss of entries due to illness or theft. 10. Exhibitors are responsible to handle their animals for judging or to have another exhibitor who is designated to handle the animals for judging. Animals will not be moved by building personnel. 11. Exhibitors are responsible for the daily care and feeding of your own animals. SMALL ANIMAL SCHEDULE Sunday, August 5th 4:00 PM Mandatory Small Animal Exhibitors Meeting at the Livestock Show Arena - Exhibitor Wristbands will be available following until 7:00 PM Only! Monday, August 6 th 1:00 Avian Bowl 4:00 7:00 PM Ticket Booth open for Livestock pass purchase 5:00 7:00 PM All small animal receiving with the exception of meat pens. Tuesday, August 7th 8:00 8:30 AM Rabbit Meat Pen Receiving 8:30 AM Rabbit Meat Pen Judging 8:30 9:00 AM Turkey Meat Pen Receiving Weigh-in (Sheep Scales) 9:00 AM Cavy Showmanship, followed by Rabbit Showmanship, followed by Cavy/Rabbit Show 9:00 9:30 AM Broiler Meat Pen Receiving 9:30 AM Broiler Meat Pen Judging 10:30 AM Poultry Showmanship followed by Poultry Judging Friday, August 10th 1:00 PM Small Animal Master Showmanship (includes Pygmy Goats) Sunday, August 12th 2:00 PM Jr. Livestock Awards Program 8:00 PM Release of Small Animals

2 SHOWMANSHIP Showmanship Date: Tuesday, August 7th, Cavies at 9:00 am Rabbits at 9:30 am Poultry at 10:30 am Zinfandel Hall Premiums Offered Per Entry Fee: $3.00 per entry (Limit 1 entry per class, per exhibitor) 1. Only animals owned and entered by the exhibitor may be shown in the showmanship classes. 2. Age categories are the exhibitor s age as of January 1, Age categories are as follows: Novice - Ages 5-8 Junior - Ages 9 11 Intermediate - Ages Senior - Ages Official uniforms must be worn. Division 700 Cavy Showmanship 1 Novice 2 Junior 3 Intermediate 4 Senior Division 701 Rabbit Showmanship 1 Novice 2 Junior 3 Intermediate 4 Senior Division 702 Poultry Showmanship 1 Novice 2 Junior 3 Intermediate 4 Senior Division 703 Turkey Showmanship 1 Novice 2 Junior 3 Intermediate 4 Senior SMALL ANIMAL MASTER SHOWMANSHIP Small Animal Master Showmanship (includes Pygmy Goats) at 1:00 PM in Zinfandel Hall Rules: 1. Open to eligible members placing 1st in their respective showmanship classes Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Novice winner will not compete in Small Animal Master Showmanship. 2. Should an exhibitor qualify in more than one Division (i.e. Exhibitor placing 1st in Rabbit Showmanship and 1st in Poultry Showmanship) Livestock Superintendent will designate which specie that exhibitor will show in Master Showmanship. The 2nd place exhibitor of the then open species will then move up to become eligible for Round Robin. 3. After the Awards Program, scores will be posted at the Livestock Office. 4. Pygmy Goats will show in the Small Animal Master Showmanship. 5. Small Animal Master Showmanship will include the following: Poultry, Rabbits, Pygmy Goats and Cavies.

3 JUNIOR POULTRY DEPARTMENT Poultry Health Inspection Area Zinfandel Hall Parking Lot JUDGING: Tuesday, August 7th, at 10:30 am Premiums Offered Per (Limit 2 entries per class, per exhibitor unless otherwise noted) Entry Fee: $2.00 per entry Best of Show - $5.00 Best of Division - Ribbon Best Standard Chicken Ribbon Best Bantam Chicken Ribbon Best Duck Ribbon Best Goose Ribbon Best Turkey Ribbon 1. Rules, definitions and judging procedure as prescribed in the latest edition of the Official Show Rules and the Standard of Perfection of the American Poultry Association Inc., shall apply, except in such instances where they are in conflict with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Fairs and Expositions. 2. Birds will be shown and judged in their proper division and class for breed, variety, age and sex only. As per the State of California rules no changes in division. If no class is offered, no awards will be made. 3. All chickens must be properly banded with numbered leg bands and the numbers must be placed on the Official Entry Form (ear tag). 4. Exhibitors must be 9 years of age by June 1, 2018 in order to exhibit Turkeys and Meat Pens. 5. Because of limited space, the management reserves the right to return entries. Entry fees will be returned only on entries returned by show management because of space limitation. 6. Birds must be clean and dry at the time of poultry health inspection. Wet birds will not be cooped in. Division All Standard American Division All Standard English/Asiatic Division All Standard Mediterranean and Continental Division Any Other Standard Breed LARGE BIRDS

4 BANTAMS Division Single Comb Clean Legged Division 715 Bantam Game Chicken Division 716 Rose Combed Clean Legged Bantam Chicken Division 717 Bantam, All other combs Division 718 Feather Legged Bantam 1 Cock (1year and older) UTILITY BIRDS Division Large Utility Birds Division Bantam Utility Birds

5 WATERFOWL & TURKEY Division 730 Ducks (Small, Medium and Large) 1 Old Drake (1 year and older) 2 Old Duck (1 year and older) 3 Young Drake (Under 1 year) 4 Young Duck (Under 1 year) Division 731 Bantam Ducks 1 Old Drake (1 year and older) 2 Old Duck (1 year and older) 3 Young Drake (Under 1 year) 4 Young Duck (Under 1 year) Division Geese All Breeds (Please Identify) (Limit of two entries per exhibitor) 1 Old Gander (1 year and older) 2 Old Goose (1 year and older) 3 Young Gander (Under 1 year) 4 Young Goose (Under 1 year) Division Turkeys All Breeds (Please Identify) (Limit of two entries per exhibitor) 1 Old Tom (1 year and older) 2 Old Hen (1 year and older) 3 Young Tom (Under 1 year) 4 Young Hen (Under 1 year)

6 MEAT BIRDS 1. A single broiler meat pen entry consists of 2 birds, of any recognized purebred or synthetic meat cross. Judged on uniformity of entry. No broiler shall be less than 3lbs. nor exceed 6lbs. Turkey Meat weights shall be not over 22 weeks and not under 14 lbs. 2. All meat pens must be weighed in the presence of the judge. If any one entry in the pen weighs in over the weight limit, the entire pen is disqualified. 3. Broiler Meat Pens must be brought to the scales by the Exhibitor at the time of official weigh-in. 4. All Meat Pen entries must be owned by the exhibitor a minimum of thirty days. 5. The Champion and Reserve Champion Broiler Meat Pens ONLY will be automatically entered in the Junior Livestock Auction. If you do not want to participate in the Junior Livestock Auction, you must declare at the time of entry by printing "I DO NOT INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION" on your entry form. 6. All applicable rules of the Junior Livestock Auction must be followed. Delivery of Exhibits: Tuesday, August 7th Turkeys 8:30 am to 9:00 am at the Sheep Scales Broiler Meat Pen 9:00 am 9:30 am in Zinfandel Hall JUDGING: Tuesday, August 7th Premiums Offered Per (Limit 1 entry per class, per exhibitor) Entry Fee: $3.00 per entry Broiler Meat Pens will not be cooped-in with the exception of the Champion & Reserve Champion! Champion Broiler Meat Pen & Reserve Champion Broiler Meat Pen Champion Turkey Meat Pen & Reserve Champion Turkey Meat Pen Division 745 Broiler/Turkey Meat Pen 1 Broiler Meat Pen 2 Turkey Meat Pen

7 EGG LAYING & CHICKEN EGG Poultry Health Inspection Area Zinfandel Hall Parking Lot Premiums Offered Per $10.00 $8.00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 Entry Fee: $2.00 per entry (Limit 1 entry per exhibitor) Best of Show Eggs Best of Show Egg Laying 1. Egg laying limited to the first ten (10) entries received. 2. Egg laying - An entry consists of four (4) hens of any breed. 3. Egg laying - The winning entry will be based on the total eggs laid between 9:00 AM Tuesday, August 7th and 9:00 AM on Sunday, August 12th. 4. Eggs to be checked-in Monday, August 6 th - 5:00pm 7:00pm 5. Eggs must be the property of the exhibitor, produced by his/her own hens and prepared using his/her own labor and equipment. Division Egg Laying Contest 1 Egg Laying Division Chicken Egg Contest 1 1 Dozen Medium - Min. net 21 oz. dozen 2 1 Dozen Large - Min. net 24 oz. dozen 3 1 Dozen Extra Large - Min. net 27 oz. dozen Division 752 Bantam or PeeWee Chicken Egg Contest 1 1 Dozen PeeWee Eggs PIGEONS/GAMEBIRDS Poultry Health Inspection Area Zinfandel Hall Parking Lot Premiums Offered Per Entry Fee: $2.00 per entry (Limit 2 entries per exhibits) Best of Show Pigeon / Gamebird Division Pigeons/Game birds 1 Pigeons 2 Quail 3 All Other Game birds

8 AVIAN BOWL JUDGING: Monday, August 6 th 1:00 PM Premiums Offered Per $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 $10.00 Entry Fee: $8.00 per team (Limit 1 entry per Team) 1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to the State of California junior residents only. 2. Teams must enter in advance. Purpose of the competition To encourage youth to expand their knowledge of avian facts and become proficient in poultry management and related subjects. To help youth with career guidance and to promote the poultry industry by stimulating their interest in poultry and other avian science. To make learning fun Division 759 Avian Bowl Competition 1 Avian Bowl Junior Team 2 to 4 Junior Members 7 13 years (Age as of January 1, 2018) 2 Avian Bowl Senior Team 2 to 4 Senior Members 14 years & over (Age as of January 1, 2018) 2018 Avian Bowl Study Sections From National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual Rev. Jan Pages Raising waterfowl (Natural incubation and brooding through Exhibiting waterfowl Pages Avian systems (Only Respiratory and Digestive) Pages Breeds, varieties and strains (Mediterranean and Continental only) Pages Eggcyclopedia (Decorating eggs-easter Eggs) Pages Biosecurity (partial) Page 179 Embryology (Brooding through Glossary) Pages

9 RABBIT & CAVY DEPARTMENT Zinfandel Hall JUDGING: Tuesday, August 7th following showmanship (Cavy Showmanship starts at 9:00 am) Premiums Offered Per Entry Fee: $ 2.00 per entry (Limit 2 entries per class, per exhibitor) Best of Show - $5.00 Reserve Best of Show - Ribbon Best of Breed Ribbon / Best Opposite of Breed Ribbon Best of Show - Fur 1. Rules, definitions and judging procedures, as prescribed in the latest edition of the Guide Book and Standard of the American Rabbit Breeders Association, Inc., shall apply to all District and County Fairs regulations prescribed by the Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Fairs and Expositions. 2. All animals, including cavies, must be permanently earmarked in the animal s left ear, conforming with the entry form, upon arrival at the show. Any duplication with the ear markings by one exhibitor in the same class must be eliminated and the change recorded on the judging sheet check-in. 3. All rabbits shown in the Breed Divisions must be of a recognized breed and variety under the current A.R.B.A. standards. All mixed breed rabbits may be shown in the Small Pets Division and Showmanship only. If no class is offered, no awards will be made. 4. The age in months must be entered on the entry form on each animal entered in breed classes. 5. Because of limited space, the management reserves the right to return entries. Entry fees will be returned only on entries returned by show management because of space limitation. 6. Any substitutions of rabbits must be within the same breed and class. Substitutions must be made at time of check-in. Two substitutions per exhibitor may be made free of charge. The fee for any additional substitutions will be $5.00 per change, to be paid at the time of check-in. 7. Exhibitors should be present for the judging of their animals and to help with the running of the show. 8. Exhibitors must be present for all Judging. Definitions: ARC - Any Recognized Color AOV - Any Other Variety HEAVYWEIGHT BREEDS Division 760 Any Heavyweight Breed (Please list Breed in Animal Name Field) 1 Senior Buck 8 months & over 2 Senior Doe 8 months & over 3 Intermediate Buck 6 to 8 months 4 Intermediate Doe 6 to 8 months 5 Junior Buck Under 6 months 6 Junior Doe Under 6 months LIGHTWEIGHT BREEDS Division 770 Any Lightweight Breed (Please list Breed in Animal Name Field) 1 Senior Buck 6 months and over 2 Senior Doe 6 months and over 3 Junior Buck Under 6 months 4 Junior Doe Under 6 months

10 FUR ANIMALS Division Fur Animal and Wool 1 Normal, Colored 2 Normal, White 3 Rex 4 Satin 5 Wool MEAT PEN Delivery of Exhibits: Tuesday, August 7th - 8:00 am to 9:30 am JUDGING: Tuesday, August 9th Zinfandel Hall Premiums Offered Per Entry Fee: $3.00 per entry (Limit 1 entry per exhibitor) Meat Pens will not be cooped-in with the exception of the Champion & Reserve Champions! Champion Rabbit Meat Pen & Reserve Champion Rabbit Meat Pen 1. A single meat pen entry consists of 3 rabbits, all the same breed and variety, not more than 10 weeks old (70 days). No meat shall be less than 3.5lbs. nor exceed 5.5lbs. 2. All rabbits must be weighed in the presence of the judge. If anyone rabbit in the pen weighs in over the weight limit, the entire pen is disqualified. 3. If any one rabbit in the pen is disqualified, the entire pen is disqualified. 4. A meat pen is judged on the meat type and condition of each rabbit, and the uniformity of the pen. 5. The Champion and Reserve Champion Meat Pens ONLY will be automatically entered in the Junior Livestock Auction. If you do not want to participate in the Junior Livestock Auction, you must declare at the time of entry by printing "I DO NOT INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION" on your entry form. 6. All applicable rules of the Junior Livestock Auction must be followed. Division Meat Pen 1 Meat Pen

11 SMALL PETS Zinfandel Hall JUDGING: Tuesday, August 8th Premiums Offered Per Entry Fee: $2.00 per entry (Limit 1 entry per exhibitor) 1. Pet rabbits and cavies will be judged on condition and evidence of proper care and handling. Mixed breed rabbits may only be shown in this division. Division Small Pets 1 Pet Rabbits 2 Pet Cavies Cavy Zinfandel Hall JUDGING: Tuesday, August 8th following Showmanship Premiums Offered Per Entry Fee: $ 2.00 per entry (Limit 2 entries per class, per exhibitor) Best of Show - $5.00 Reserve Best of Show - Ribbon Best of Breed - Ribbon Best Opposite of Breed - Ribbon 1. All animals must be identified by permanent ear tag conforming with the entry form, upon arrival at the show. Any duplication of ear markings, by one exhibitor, in the same class must be eliminated and the change recorded on the judging sheet before judging. Division Cavy (Please list Breed in Animal Name Field) 1 Senior Boar Over 30 ounces 2 Senior Sow Over 30 ounces 3 Intermediate Boar 23 to (and including) 30 ounces 4 Intermediate Sow 23 to (and including) 30 ounces 5 Junior Boar 12 to (and including) 22 ounces 6 Junior Sow 12 to (and including) 22 ounces