| Superintendent: Monty Fitzgerald, Decatur Assistant Superintendents: James Hubbard, Decatur Kim Dunlap, Slidell Brad McCormick Breeding Judge: Troy Jones Broiler Judge: Dick Keyser RULES AND INFORMATION 1. The General Rules of the Wise County Youth Fair and the following rules will govern the Poultry Show. 2. Entry fees are: Broilers $10.00 per entry; Bantam and Standard $3.00 single bird, $5.00 per trio. Entry fee and entry forms must be turned in on or before February 16, 2007. Late registration deadline is February 22, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND EXPLANATION SEE RULE #2 UNDER GENERAL RULES. 3. Arrival, Judging, Release. Broilers may arrive between 7:30-9:00a.m. on Wednesday. Judging will begin at 9:30 a.m. Broilers will be released following show. Bantam and Standards may arrive between 3-5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Judging will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Release will be at 4:00 p.m. Friday. BROILER ORDER IS DUE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT BY DECEMBER 15, 2007. 4. Exhibits showing definite signs of disease or health problems will be barred from the show and removed from the fair grounds. |
| 5. Entries will be made on entry forms provided by the Wise County Youth Fair. 6. No pigeons or wildlife will be allowed. 7. Poultry exhibits consist of singles, trios and broilers. A trio consists of two(2) females and one male. A single may be a pullet, hen, cockerel or cock. A broiler entry will consist of three (3) birds, maximum of two (2) pens selected from the exhibitor’s 30 birds. 8. Definitions: Pullet is a female bird under one year of age. Hen is a female bird one year of age or over. Cockerel is a male bird under one year of age. Cock is a male bird one year of age or over. Ribbons will be awarded to each entry on the following basis: Blue 90 points or above Red 80-89 points White 70-79 points Yellow 69 points and below BANTAM AND STANDARD SHOW 1. NO crossbred, fighting game cocks or clipped-winged chickens. 2. The Texas Pullorum Disease and Fowl Control Act of 1977 requires all poultry going on public exhibition to originate from pullorum-typhoid clean flocks or hatcheries or to have a negative pullorum-typhoid test within ninety(90) days prior to exhibition. Entries may satisfy these requirements by any of the following methods: (1) Originate from a flock of certified “U. S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean” by the National Poultry Improvement Plan. (2) Originate from a flock certified “Pullorum-Typhoid Clean” by the Texas Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid Control Program. (3) A negative reaction to a Pullorum-Typhoid test conducted by an authorized testing agent within 90 days prior to the show. (4) A negative reaction to a Pullorum-Typhoid test which may be authorized by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station on arrival at the show. Entries satisfying the requirements by methods 1, 2, & 3 must be accompanied by a NPIP Form 15 or a Texas Pullorum-Typhoid Control Program Form 02 or a certificate issued by an authorized Agent verifying a permanent type band number and date of test. 3. Donnie Eldred, Testing agent, will be at the show barn on Thursday to check birds as they are cooped. BROILER SHOW 1. Participants of broiler show must receive 25 chicks ordered by the Superintendent. All chicks will come from the same hatch. 2. The use of growth stimulants or growth hormones will result in disqualification. 3. There will be two (2) classes of Broilers—Pullet and Cockerel. Each pen will consists of three (3) birds to be shown on Wednesday. Minimum weight for broilers to be eligible to show is three (3) pounds. 4. The top three (3) pens in each class will be sold in the auction on Saturday. 5. An exhibitor may enter two (2) pens of broilers but, only sell one. An individual can win grand, reserve or third, fourth, or fifth best with his/her broiler entry, but not all five. When winning grand champion his/her birds will not be considered for further prizes or awards. |
| Classes: 1. Broilers 2. Standard Breed Cock 3. Standard Breed Hen 4. Standard Breed Cockerel 5. Standard Breed Pullet 6. Standard Breed Trio 7. Bantam Breed Cock 8, Bantam Breed Hen 9. Bantam Breed Cockerel 10. Bantam Breed Pullet 11. Bantam Breed Trio |
| 2008 Wise County Youth Fair |
| March 24, 2008 --- March 29, 2008 |
| Department O Poultry Show |