Poultry Superintendent.... Gary & Karen Bein Supervisors. Ken Rochholz... Dale & Marla Dexter Chad Dexter Jeff & Karen Bein Kevin Rochholz Gary & Denise Kaasa Travis & Terri Benner Jamey Meyer Ron & Marcella Schneckloth Dan & Nancy Urmie Todd & Kathy Groharing Dennis Redmond Note: Poultry does not need Health Certificates, but must be inspected when unloaded or shortly thereafter by the appointed fair veterinarian, judge or representative. Birds indicating symptoms of disease, emaciation, or pendulous crops will be disqualified and sent home. NEW REGULATIONS All poultry exhibitors MUST have a current FSQA certification. We encourage you to bring your own sawdust. All birds must be worthy of the ribbon. The following regulations pertain to Poultry and Birds of any species including egg, meat, or exotic chickens and turkeys, wild and domestic waterfowl, game birds and exhibition birds of any kind. All birds purchased January 1st or after of the current year must have a certificate stating they came from a Pollorum Typhoid clean or equivalent flock. Your poultry supplier can provide you with these certificates. Any birds hatched January 1st or after of the current year by the exhibitor or someone else must have a Pollorum Typhoid negative test within 90 days of exhibition. This must be done by an authorized tester. All birds purchased or hatched before January 1st of the current year must have a Pollorum Typhoid negative test within 90 days of exhibition. This must be done by an authorized tester. This Pollorum Typhoid test must be done prior to fair. No testing at fair. For a list of testers, call the Extension Office. 1. All poultry exhibitors MUST wear a 4-H chevron pinned or sewn on a white blouse, shirt or T-shirt while showing at the fair. FFA members should wear appropriate FFA attire. Pants of appropriate attire in either blue or black will be worn, with no holes, tears, low riders, cut offs, or shorts allowed. Special consideration may be shown for conflicting attire during shows occurring at the same time or shows requiring special attire. 2. Only cockerels and pullets for market are eligible to enter the market poultry classes. 48
3. Entries in market poultry classes will be judged according to the USDA Production and Marketing Standards of Quality for live poultry. The factors will be health, feathering, conformation (breast, back, legs, and thighs) fleshing and fat covering. 4. Entries in the production poultry classes will be judged on the basis of uniformity, maturity, development (handling, qualities, pigmentation, molt) and general conformation to breed characteristics. 5. Each exhibitor is limited to one pen per class in Chick Growing, Laying Flock, Market Birds, and other poultry divisions. A pen consists of two birds of the same sex. Birds will be weighed at the fair. Overweight and underweight birds will be put into proper classes. 6. All decisions of the judges are final. 7. In the exotic classes, exhibitors may enter only one bird per breed in each class. The number of entries in each class is unlimited as long as each bird is a different breed. 8. In the showbird classes, exhibitors may bring one male and one female bird of each breed in each class. The number of entries in each class is unlimited as long as each bird is a different breed. 9. Only market birds and hobbyist showbirds may be de-beaked, de-winged and de-toed. 10. Exhibitors are responsible for providing daily food and water to birds. 11. Only Champion or Reserve Champion meat birds, ducks, turkeys and geese are allowed in the livestock sale. NO entries on chick growing and laying flock are allowed. 12. It is recommended that all birds exhibited be sold after release from the show and not returned to the flock. (Check health requirement.) 13. All meat birds for meat growing classes must be hatched during the current year. 14. Best of Show Exhibitor must be present during judging of class. Terms: Pullet female chicken hatched after January 1 of current year Hen female chicken hatched prior to January 1 of current year Cockerel male chicken hatched after January 1 of current year Cock male chicken hatched before January 1 of current year Market bird hatched after January 1 of current year & raised for meat Eggs All eggs need to be at room temperature. 2708 One dozen Brown Chicken Eggs Exhibit in an egg carton. Judging will be based on size, uniformity, quality and freshness. 2709 One dozen White Chicken Eggs Exhibit in an egg carton. Judging will be based on size, uniformity, quality and freshness. Overall Egg Champion trophy 49
Chick Growing (20 weeks and under) 2710 Pen of white egg layers 2711 Pen of any color egg layers Champion Chick Grower Laying Flock (over 20 weeks) 2720 Pen of white egg layers 2721 Pen of any color egg layers Champion Laying Flock Market Birds (birds will be weighed at fair) 2730 Pen of Broilers, under 3 lbs. live weight Champion Broiler 2731 Pen of Fryers, 3 lbs. and under 5 lbs. live weight Champion Fryer 2732 Pen of Light Roasters, 5 lbs. and under 7 lbs. live weight Champion Light Roaster 2733 Pen of Heavy Roasters, 7 lbs. and over live weight Champion Heavy Roaster Exotic Birds (includes American, Mediterranean, English, Asiatic, Bantam, Continental, and all other standard breeds) 2740 Pullet Champion Pullet 2750 Hen Champion Hen 2760 Cockerel Champion Cockerel 2770 Cock Champion Cock 50
Other Poultry 2780 Pen of White Ducks Champion Pen of White Ducks 2781 Pen of Colored Ducks Champion Pen of Colored Ducks 2782 Pen of Lightweight Hen Turkeys (under 15 lbs., live weight Champion Pen of Lightweight Hen Turkeys 2783 Pen of Heavyweight Hen Turkeys (15 lbs. and over, live weight) Champion Pen of Heavyweight Hen Turkeys 2784 Pen of Lightweight Tom Turkeys (under 20 lbs., live weight) Champion Pen of Lightweight Tom Turkeys 2785 Pen of Heavyweight Tom Turkeys (20 lbs. and over, live weight) Champion Pen of Heavyweight Tom Turkeys 2786 Pen of White Geese Champion Pen of White Geese 2787 Pen of Colored Geese Champion Pen of Colored Geese 2788 Pen of Colored Hen Turkeys Champion Pen of Colored Hen Turkeys 2789 Pen of Colored Tom Turkeys Champion Pen of Colored Tom Turkeys Hobbyist Class for Showbirds (which includes Ornamental Fowl, Water Fowl and Exhibition Fowl from past years) Bring your own cages. 2790 Male Showbirds 2791 Female Showbirds Champion Male Showbird Champion Female Showbird 51
Poultry Showmanship Everyone will compete for showmanship. Exhibitors must show their own animals. Showmanship criteria includes: - general conduct of exhibitor - appearance of exhibitor (4-H chevron required) - grooming and presentation of animal - attitude of exhibitor (helpfulness to judge and others) - cleanliness of cage/carrier - knowledge of poultry raising Once you win showmanship in your age division, you cannot win again in your age division or move up to the next age division until you are at the correct grade level to move up. Previous winners include: Junior Intermediate Senior 2013 Chloe Engelbrecht Olivia Nelson Cecelia Behnke 2012 Kayla Moore Kelsey Karnish Samantha Urmie 2011 Jacob Conley Arthur Behnke Amanda Schmeink 2010 Olivia Nelson Kayla Kaasa 52