• Check In - Thursday, check Calendar of Events for start time, (will also bleed animal at this time)
• Judging - Friday - check Calendar of Events for start time
• Location - Arena area
• Superintendent - Kristin Thompson
• Sponsor - Jackson County Fair
• Prizes - Ribbons will be given to the top 10 entries per class. First place in each class will be awarded $5.00.
  • Grand Champion Individual – rosette and $100
  • Reserve Champion Individual – rosette and $50
  • Grand Champion Trio – rosette and $100
  • Reserve Champion Trio – rosette and $50
  • Poultry Best of Show will be awarded a buckle. 

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Activity & Contest Details

Youth exhibitors are kindergarten age up to 19 years old. Each exhibitor can exhibit 5 total entries ( a trio = 1 entry).

 

Adult exhibitors, 20 years old or older. (Post high school) Each exhibitor can exhibit 1 total entry ( a trio = 1 entry).

 

 

The available cages will be assigned by class and breed on a first come basis by the poultry superintendent. Exhibitors are responsible for watering and feeding their animal(s). Birds should be 6 months or older, in good health, clean and proper hygiene maintained.

 

Please try to have breed identified before bring to the fair. Exhibitors can be present during judging to answer questions related to the animal.

 

Birds can be shown as individuals or trios (two hens and a cock of the same breed). Trios will not be included in the individual classes, until the best of show is judged.

Prior to entering any bird into the poultry area, it will need to be checked by an independent tester on site. The tester will take a blood test to detect pullorum-typhoid, a very contagious disease. If the bird has the disease, it will be sent to the state headquarters and will not be returned to the exhibitor.

 

Youth - Kindergarten through Senior

5 chicken entries per exhibitor ( a trio = 1 entry)

 

• Class 1. Feathered Toad Dominique
• Class 2. Dominique
• Class 3. Buff Brahma
• Class 4. Frizzle
• Class 5. American Rooster
• Class 6. Black American Hen
• Class 7. White, Plymouth Rock
• Class 8. Barred, Plymouth Rock
• Class 9. Plymouth, any variety
• Class 10. Rhode Island Reds
• Class 11. New Hampshire Reds
• Class 12. Wyandottes, any variety
• Class 12A. Speckled Sussex
• Class 13. Any other variety in American Class Asiatic
• Class 14. Any variety of Asiatic Bantam
• Class 15. Clean Shanked
• Class 16. Feathered Shanked-Crossbreed
• Class 17. Austra Whites, Rock Reds, California Grey cross
• Class 18. Golden Nuggets, Legshires, etc. English
• Class 19. Australorps
• Class 20. Cornish, any variety
• Class 21. Orpington, any variety
• Class 22. Any other variety in English class Mediterranean
• Class 23. Leghorns, white, brown, or any variety
• Class 24A. Araucana “Easter Egg” chickens, One Dozen Egg. Eggs will be exhibited on plates.

Enter eggs in the Poultry/ Rabbit barn area. Entries will be judged on uniformity of color, size, shell texture and quality.  

 

• Class 25. One dozen white eggs
• Class 26. One dozen brown eggs

Miscellaneous Poultry

• Class 27. Ducks, any variety
• Class 28. Geese
• Class 29. Turkey, any variety
• Class 30. Guinea, white
• Class 31. Guinea, pearl

 

Adult - Post-Highschool

1 entry per exhibitor ( a trio =1 entry)

 

• Class 32. Feathered Toad Dominique
• Class 33. Dominique
• Class 34. Buff Brahma
• Class 35. Frizzle
• Class 36. American Rooster
• Class 37. Black American Hen
• Class 38. White, Plymouth Rock
• Class 39. Barred, Plymouth Rock
• Class 40. Plymouth, any variety
• Class 41. Rhode Island Reds
• Class 42. New Hampshire Reds
• Class 43. Wyandottes, any variety
• Class 43A. Speckled Sussex
• Class 44. Any other variety in American Class Asiatic
• Class 45. Any variety of Asiatic Bantam
• Class 46. Clean Shanked
• Class 47. Feathered Shanked-Crossbreed
• Class 48. Austra Whites, Rock Reds, California Grey cross
• Class 49. Golden Nuggets, Legshires, etc. English
• Class 50. Australorps
• Class 51. Cornish, any variety
• Class 52. Orpington, any variety
• Class 53. Any other variety in English class Mediterranean
• Class 54. Leghorns, white, brown, or any variety
• Class 55A. Araucana “Easter Egg” chickens, One Dozen Egg. Eggs will be exhibited on plates

Enter eggs in the Poultry/ Rabbit barn area. Entries will be judged on uniformity of color, size, shell texture and quality.

 

• Class 56. One dozen white eggs
• Class 57. One dozen brown eggs

Miscellaneous Poultry

• Class 58. Ducks, any variety
• Class 59. Geese
• Class 60. Turkey, any variety
• Class 61. Guinea, white
• Class 62. Guinea, pearl