Publications - Exhibition & 4-H

4-H

• 4-H Egg Preparation Demonstration (Mississippi State University)
• 4-H Egg Preparation Demonstration Score Sheet (Mississippi State University)
• 4-H Leader's Guide for Poultry (Mississippi State University)
  
• 4-H Poultry Barbecue Contest Guide (Mississippi State University)
• 4-H Poultry Judging (Mississippi State University)
• 4-H Poultry Manual - Unit Two (Mississippi State University)
• 4-H Poultry Production and Records (Mississippi State University)
• 4-H Poultry Record - Junior Report (Mississippi State University)
• 4-H Poultry Record - Senior Report (Mississippi State University)
• 4-H Poultry: Unit One (Mississippi State University)
• Beginning of LIfe (Virginia Tech)
• Beginning of Life Record Book (Virginia Tech)
• The Broiler Project (Louisiana State University)
• The Egg-citing Egg (Virginia Tech)
• The Egg-citing Egg: Teacher/Leader Guide (Virginia Tech)
• Exhibiting 4-H Poultry (University of Nebraska)
• Grow Healthy Chicks (Mississippi State University)
  
• Information for the Poultry Showmanship Judge (Utah State University)
• Kentucky 4-H Chicken and Turkey Barbecue Project (University of Kentucky)
• Kentucky 4-H Poultry: Barbecue Contests (University of Kentucky)
• Kentucky 4-H Poultry: Egg-Preparation Demonstration (University of Kentucky)
• Kentucky 4-H Poultry: Evaluating Egg-Laying Hens (University of Kentucky)
• Kentucky 4-H Poultry: Giving Oral Reasons (University of Kentucky)
• Kentucky 4-H Poultry: Grading Eggs (University of Kentucky)
• Kentucky 4-H Poultry: Grading Ready-to-Cook Poultry (University of Kentucky)
• Kentucky 4-H Poultry: Poultry Judging Contests (University of Kentucky)
• Organizing a Poultry Showmanship Contest (Utah State University)
• Pigeons - Member Guide (University of Wisconsin)
• Poultry Yearly Plan and Record Book (Virginia Tech)
  
• Preparing Your Bird for the Poultry Showmanship Contest (Utah State University)
• Suggestions and Procedures for Conducting a County or Area 4-H Barbecue Program (Mississippi State University)
• What Is Expected of the Poultry Showman? (Utah State University)
• Youth Livestock Exhibitors as Ambassadors for Animal Agriculture (Purdue University)
• Youth Programs: 4-H Poultry Judging Event (University of Florida)

County Extension Educators

Below are copies of the forms needed for exhibiting poultry at county fairs in Indiana. The first link provides an overview of what each form is, and which forms are needed for exhibition. Please feel free to download these forms for your use, but check with the Indiana State Poultry Association​ for the most up-to-date forms each year.

Forms for Testing.pdf

Superintendent's NPIP Form.pdf

Superintendent's Address Form.pdf

Exhibitor Form.pdf

Exhibition Poultry

• Bantams (University of Wisconsin)
• Basic Selection, Nutrition and Care of Show Poultry (Utah State University)
• Basics for Raising Junior Market Turkeys for Junior Turkey Show (Utah State University)
• Choosing a Chicken Breed: Eggs, Meat, or Exhibition (Purdue University)
• Growing Broilers for the State Fair (Kansas State University)
  
• Producing Turkeys for Show (Texas A&M University)
• Raising Broilers and Turkeys for Competition (University of Arkansas)
• Selecting and Preparing Birds for Exhibition (Mississippi State University)
• Selecting and Preparing Broilers for Show (Utah State University)
• Selecting and Preparing Poultry for Exhibition (Kansas State University)

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