4-H Poultry Showmanship Contests
4-H Poultry Showmanship Contests
Starting in 2018, a 4-H Poultry Showmanship Contest is held annually at the Kentucky State Fair on the first day of the fair. It is open to Kentucky 4-H'ers only, and only chickens can be shown.
Registration is online through the 4-H extension agent, with a July 10 deadline. The contest will follow the national poultry showmanship manual, except for the walking of the chicken.
Note: We will be simplifying the showmanship contest for the State Fair. We will not have the participants "walk" the chicken up and down a table.
Resources
Scoring
- 10 points - Personal appearance of the participant
- 10 points - Poise of participant
- 10 points - Speaking ability
- 15 points - Poultry knowledge
- 15 points - Quality and condition of chicken
- 10 points - Handling chicken in and out of the cage
- 10 points - Examining the chicken
- 10 points - Carrying the chicken
- 10 points - Posing chicken on the table
