Our first meeting of 2010 is Wed. January 6th at 6:30pm at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. We will decide on our 2010 meat animals and hand out the list of available poultry projects along with the usual games and educational demonstration. We look forward to seeing everyone! Questions? Contact a leader.
Our 2010 Officers:
Pres.- Abby B.
Vice Pres.- Boyd H.
Sec.- Robin J.
Treas.- Chase L.
No change in our Adult Leaders
Congratulations to everyone!
Interested in attending a poultry show this fall? See our Calendar Page for some listings of poultry shows in our area.
OLD NEWS:
Showmanship Questions page!
We never know what questions our judges will ask, but these questions are good practice. Mini-type questions are more towards the bottom of the page.
Pictures from the July Workshop!
See the Photos page.
T-Shirt Update!
A big thank you to Deb and everyone that helped with the T-shirt tie dye. The shirts were unique and beautiful.
2009 Workshop
A big thank you to everyone who volunteered to give a presentation at the "Getting Ready for the Fair" Workshop at our July 1 meeting!Demonstrations included how to properly wash a chicken (Claire), egg quality (Joey), beak and nail trimming (Reese), how to handle a bird for showmanship (Sarah), and how to do a general health check (Anne). Birds with lice or mite infestations or respiratory infections will be sent home as stated in the poultry rules. Blood testing was done before the meeting (John).
Poultry Day at the Farmer's Market
A big thank you to those 4-Hers and their families in the 4-H Poultry Club that volunteered their time to come and promote 4-H at the Bloomington Farmer's Market on Sat. May 23.
Gateway Poultry Show Wrap-up
Junior Show Results for the Gateway Poultry Show on Sat. April 18 are at www.gatewaypoultry.org Congratulations to Konner B. for his Champion American Rhode Island Red hen. We have some great pictures on the Photo page! THANK YOU to everyone who donated food, supplies, or labor. We really appreciate it!
IU Credit Union Yard Sale is Over
IU Credit Union Yard Sale breakfast fundraiser on Sat. April 25th is now over. Thank you to everyone who helped out!
4-H Geraniums
A big thank you to everyone who participated in the 4-H Geranium Sale! We sold a grand total of 762 geraniums - a new poultry club record!!!
