OPEN AND JUNIOR LIVESTOCK POULTRY RULES 1. See Junior Division Gen eral Livestock Rules. 2. Classes may be added , dropped or combined by the livestock committe e with the poultry superintendent. The superintendent will form breed classes if there are 3 entries in any breed. Otherbreeds in each division will be judged in a class titled “Other Pure Breeds”. 3. All exhibitors must provide fee d and water cans for their birds and wire them in place. The exhibitors will be required to feed and water for the duration of the Expo. 4. No entries will be accept ed that are not banded with a number or letters (no exceptions) . All Poultry must be pre-banded by the exhibitor. 5. All fowl must be owned and cared for by exhibitor 90 days for mea t pen, 120 days for all otherpoultry prior to the Expo check-in date. 6. All eggs become the property of the fai r, and will be destroy ed. 7. Classes will be list ed the same for Open, 4-H/FFA entrie s, but will be judged on a separate basis. 8. All fowl shal l be entered as one of the following: Cock Hen Cockerel Pullet Old Pair (over 1 year) – 1 cock & 1 hen Young Pair (under 1 year) – 1 cockerel & 1 pullet Old Trio (over 1 year) – 1 cock & 2 hens Young Trio (under 1 year) – 1 cockerel & 2 pullets Old (over 1 year) or Young Duck (under 1 year) Old (over 1 year) or Young Drake (under 1 year) ***3 entries will be allowed per class. No duplicate entries will be allowed*** 8. An exhibitor may not exhibit the same animal in both the open and junior show. JUNIOR POULTRY MEAT PEN – LOT 43 1. See Junior Division Gen eral Livestock Rules. 2. Must comply with the Unit ed States Departmen t of Agriculture Wholesome Meat Ac t and Wholesome Assurance Statement. 3. All meat pens must be banded prior to ch eck-in of the Expo. 4. When entering, use poultry form and write in Meat pen. 5. A meat pen consi sts of 3 birds. Each bird must weigh a minimum of 3 lbs. and a maximum of5lbs. Total weight of pen must be 9 – 15 lbs. 6. A maximum of 5 pens per exhibitor is allowed. 7. Meat Pen entries will be weighed about 30 minutes after check-in close s. Exhibitor orrepresentative must be present for weigh in.
