Jr. Fair POULTRY

EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 2017 JR. FAIR POULTRY Division K – Jr. Fair Poultry

Key Leader: Amy Dodds

Senior Fair Board:

Junior Fair Board: Marissa Osterloh, Sidney Howard, Allie Moore, Sarah Stonerock, Cheyenne Young

Dates:

Bird pick-up & toe Punching Thursday May 25, 2017 Time TBA

Check-in Saturday July 8, 2017 8am-noon & 6-8pm

Poultry Show Monday July 10, 2017 8am

Poultry Showmanship Monday July 10, 2017

Rooster/Cockerel Crowing Contest Thursday July 13, 2017 5pm

Poultry Cook-Off Saturday July 15, 2017 2pm

Divisions:

Showmanship

1000 Poultry Showmanship

Classes:

Fancy Poultry - 1 Bird (Pullet, hen, Cockerel or rooster)

1001 Bantam Ducks 1002 Light Ducks 1003 Medium Ducks 1004 Heavy Ducks Overall Best Duck – Fancy

1005 Production Ducks 1006 Fancy Geese 1007 Production Geese 1008 Fancy Turkeys 1009 Production Turkeys 1010 Pullet Production (3 Pullets or 3 hens) MADISON COUNTY FAIR 1 EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 2017 JR. FAIR POULTRY

1011 Broiler Production (Pen of 3 Cockerels)

1012 American Large/Standard Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 1013 American Large/Standard Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1.1 1014 American Large/Standard Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1.1 1015 American Large/Standard Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1.1.1.1.1 Top 3 American Standard/Large Breed 1.1.1.1.2 1.1 1016 Asiatic Large/Standard Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1017 Asiatic Large/Standard Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1.1 1018 Asiatic Large/Standard Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1.1 1019 Asiatic Large/Standard Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 Asiatic Large/Standard Breed 1.2 1.1 1020 English Large/Standard Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1.1 1021 English Large/Standard Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1.1 1022 English Large/Standard Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1.1.1 1023 English Large/Standard Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 English Large/Standard Breed

1024 Mediterranean Large/Standard Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1025 Mediterranean Large/Standard Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1026 Mediterranean Large/Standard Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1027 Mediterranean Large/Standard Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 Mediterranean Large/Standard Breed

1028 Continental Large/Standard Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1029 Continental Large/Standard Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1030 Continental Large/Standard Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1031 Continental Large/Standard Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 Continental Asiatic Large/Standard Breed

1032 AOSB Large/Standard Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1033 AOSB Large/Standard Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1034 AOSB Large/Standard Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1035 AOSB Large/Standard Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 AOSB Large/Standard Breed

Overall Best Standard/Large Breed

1036 Modern Game Bantam Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1037 Modern Game Bantam Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1038 Modern Game Bantam Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1038 Modern Game Bantam Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 Modern Game Bantam

1039 Old English Bantam Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1040 Old English Bantam Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1041 Old English Bantam Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1042 Old English Bantam Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 Old English Bantam

1043 SCCL Bantam Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) MADISON COUNTY FAIR 2 EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 2017 JR. FAIR POULTRY

1044 SCCL Bantam Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1045 SCCL Bantam Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1045 SCCL Bantam Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 SCCL Bantam

1046 RCCL Bantam Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1047 RCCL Bantam Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1048 RCCL Bantam Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1049 RCCL Bantam Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 RCCL Bantam

1050 AOCCL Bantam Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1051 AOCCL Bantam Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1052 AOCCL Bantam Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1053 AOCCL Bantam Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 AOCCL Bantam

1054 Feather Legged Bantam Pullet (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1055 Feather Legged Bantam Hen (Hatched before 1/1/17) 1056 Feather Legged Bantam Cockerel (Hatched after 1/1/17) 1057 Feather Legged Bantam Rooster (Hatched before 1/1/17) Top 3 Feather Legged

Overall Best Bantam

1058 Hatched and Raised crossbreed under 1 year of age 1059 Hatched and Raised crossbreed over 1 year of age Crossbreed champion

Jr. Fair Poultry General Rules & Regulations

This is a project with specific dress code; All exhibitors must wear black pants (cotton or corduroy), black jeans or black ankle-length skirt, (no other color except black will be permitted); and a white collared, button- down shirt or polo shirt that must be tucked in. Any length sleeve is acceptable. White lab coat is optional but white collared shirt must be worn under the lab coat. No shorts. Closed- toe and closed-heel shoes are to be worn. No discrimination will be made for religious beliefs. No shirts or lab coats containing family or farm names or patches shall be worn during the show. Exhibitors not attired according to the dress code will not be permitted to participate in any part of the Poultry Show and will not be able to sell at auction.  Exhibitor will receive only the premium for their project.

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 All market poultry will be weighed Saturday, July 8 from 8am to 12 pm. or 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Exhibitor must be present for weigh-in. Exhibitor must be attired according to specie dress code (shirt only). Exhibitor must have picture taken after weigh-in for each project being sold.  All market broilers are to be ordered through the extension office. At the time of pick up projects will be toe punched, signed for and toe punch recorded.  At the time of check-in the toe punch numbers will be checked against the recorded number with that bird(s) for that project and cannot be switched out to any other bird(s) or project.  All birds except broilers are to be in the care of the exhibitor by May 1, 2017. Broilers are to be no older than 7 weeks making the hatch date to be no sooner than May 20, 2017.  Hatch and Raised class will be open to crossbreds only. These birds are to be hatched by the exhibitor and raised by the exhibitor. They are to be 45 days old or older. Purchasing of hatching eggs is not acceptable as these are pure breed birds.  any market project that does not weigh between the minimum and maximum listed weight for that specific project will not sell in the premium sale.  Poultry pens must be cleaned by 8 a.m. on Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. on Monday. Pens must be cleaned out by exhibitor at end of fair. Pens and barn must be cleaned daily. If your pen(s) is not clean by the required time you will receive a warning on your pen for the first time. The second time your parents and adviser will be notified and you will not be eligible to take part in any other poultry events for the rest of the week. A third time will result in lost of any premiums paid. If premiums have already been paid to exhibitor you will not be eligible for poultry projects again until the premium is paid back. A fourth time, you will not be eligible for any poultry projects for the next year and a fine of 20% on the sale price if market project. Fancy projects will pay a fine of $20.00 on the fourth occurrence which must be paid to become eligible for poultry projects again.

1. Exhibitors may enter Pullet Production, Broiler Production, Fancy Poultry, Ducks, Geese and Turkeys. All projects will follow showmanship rules. 2. All poultry project birds (except for ducks and geese), must have proof that bird is from a disease-free hatchery or has had a negative blood test for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease. Test for pullorum/fowl typhoid disease must have been conducted no earlier than 90 days prior to the opening day of the fair. Test papers or disease-free hatchery papers must be submitted at check-in. Birds cannot be checked-in without papers no exceptions. 3. Project 150 CEP Pullet Production - will exhibit/show 3 pullets or 3 hens of the same breed 4. Project 150 CM Raising Broilers will exhibit three cockerels at the fair. All broilers must be cockerels. Birds shall be no older than 7 weeks old on July 8, 2017. Pen of Three (Project 150 CM) - broilers will be weighed separately. Each broiler in Pen of Three must meet minimum weight requirement of 4 pounds and be no more than 7 pounds with a maximum cage weight of 21

pounds. The pen(s) must remain on the fairgrounds for the duration of the fair. Exhibitors can only sell one pen of broiler(s). Each exhibitor can check in four birds and make the best pen of three (one bird goes home) for their Pen of Three project. The toe punch number will be checked with the recorded number as the Pen of Three and cannot be substituted with any other birds nor switched out with any other bird. 5. Project 150 CE Raising Fancy Poultry - Large/Standard - Exhibitors will show one bird(Pullet, Hen, Cockerel or Rooster). Classes are American, Asiatic, English, Mediterranean, Continental, AOSB (All Other Standard Breed), and Raised and Hatched. Project 150 CE-A Raising Fancy Poultry - Bantam - Exhibitors will show One Bird (Pullet, Hen, Cockerel or Rooster). Classes are: Modern Game, Old English, SCCL (Single Comb Clean Leg), RCCL (Rose Comb Clean Leg), AOCCL (All Other Clean Leg) ,Feathered Legged and Hatched and Raised. 6. Project 150 TE - Turkeys - Fancy - will show a pair. Pair consists of a male and female of the same specie . 7. Project 150 TM - Turkeys - Production - will exhibit/show/sell a single bird at the fair. Production turkeys will have to be hatched after Jan. 1 and must weigh a minimum of 20 pounds with no maximum weight limit to exhibit/sell. Can exhibit/show/sell only one bird at the fair. 8. Project 150 DE - Ducks - Fancy. Exhibit a pair of ducks at the county fair, consisting of a male and female of the same specie. Bantam Duck (Call Ducks, East Indie) pair must be a male and female; Light Duck (Khaki Campbell, Indian Runner) pair must be a male and female; Medium Duck (Cayuga, Blue Swedish) pair must be a male and female; Heavy Duck (Pekins, Rouens, etc.) pair must be a male and female. 9. Project 150 DM - Ducks - Production - Exhibits/show/sell a pair at the county fair. Can be any pair. Production ducks will have to be hatched after January 1st of the current year. Exhibit a pair at the fair - must be two birds. Each duck in the pair must weigh a minimum of 6 pounds and no more than 12 pounds to exhibit/sell. 10. Project 150 GE - Geese - Fancy - exhibit a pair at the county fair. A pair consists of a male and female of the same species. 11. Project 150 GM - Geese - Production - Exhibit/show/sell a pair at the county fair. Can be any pair. Production geese will have to be hatched after January 1st of the current year. Exhibit a pair at the fair - must be two birds. Each goose in pair must weigh a minimum of 8 pounds and no more than 17 pounds to exhibit/sell. 12. Awards won’t be given unless worthy, as determined by the judge. 13. A fenced area and pond will be available for exhibitors who wish to display animals outside. Exhibitors are responsible for putting animals out and bringing them back in. The Madison County Extension Office and the Madison County Agricultural Society are not responsible for accidents. 14. All Pullet Production, Broiler, Fancy Poultry, Ducks, Geese and Turkeys will show in Poultry Showmanship. If exhibitor

has both pullets and broilers, they have the option as to which they will show. 15. All market project must fall within their designated weight limits to be eligible to place in their class.

POULTRY SHOWMANSHIP

1st and 2nd place winners from each showmanship age class will compete in their prospective age division.

Top 3 overall showman will be chosen within that division and advance on to compete in the overall Poultry Showman of Showmen contest.

Rooster/ Cockerel Crowing Contest July 13th at 5:00pm-Poultry Barn

All roosters and cockerels that have been checked in and took part in Monday’s show are eligible. Birds will be placed in a pen on the show table. For 10 minutes crows from your bird will be counted by a third party judge. Birds will go in pairs of three. The bird that crows the most will be the winner and a prize will be given. You may “coach” your bird into crowing.

Poultry Cook-Off Saturday July 15th at 2pm-poultry barn

All 4H exhibitors are eligible. Please check in at the poultry barn on Saturday by 1:30pm. Your dish may be made of any poultry meat or eggs and by be a cold or hot dish. It does not have to made from meat birds that you have raised. A winner will be chosen for each category of eggs dishes and meat dishes.

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