Exhibition
Check-in 7am-9am/ Judging 9-2pm
Jump right in—this event is easy to enter and all about showcasing your bird’s unique qualities.
On your registration form, you will be asked for information about birds and how many birds you are interested in showing. Because this is an official show where your placing matters in the world of poultry showing, you must know your breed class, breed type, variety, gender by age, and have a leg band number to identify each bird.
Check-in for your birds will be from 7am-9am, and judging will be from 9am-2pm. Experienced, certified judges will look at every single bird throughout the day and decide who is the very best-looking based on their breed descriptions. Judges use the descriptions in the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection and the American Bantam Association Standard of Perfection to compare birds.
You can win in different areas. Two key awards are "Best in . . ." and "Reserve . . ."—essentially 1st and 2nd place in each category. While there are many ribbon categories, the judges ultimately select just one Best of Show bird from all breeds entered. Last year, they judged over 700 birds!
This pyramid shows how winners are chosen and the available ribbon placements. Click on the buttons below to see some of last year's winners & prizes!
On your registration form, you will be asked for information about birds and how many birds you are interested in showing. Because this is an official show where your placing matters in the world of poultry showing, you must know your breed class, breed type, variety, gender by age, and have a leg band number to identify each bird.
- Breed Class: This refers to the entire category of birds that are considered similar. The classes are: Large Fowl--American, Continental, AOSB, English, Mediterranean, Asiatic; Bantam--RCCL, SCCL, AOCCL, Feather-legged, Modern Game, Old English; Bantam Ducks; Waterfowl—Ducks (light, medium, heavy), Geese (light, medium, heavy); Turkey; Guinea.
- Breed Type: This refers to the specific breed your bird belongs to.
- Variety: the specific color or comb description of your bird. Examples could be black, quail, wheaten, speckled, bearded, single comb, and more.
- Gender by age: Poultry under 1 year are cockerels (K) for males and pullets (P) for females. Poultry older than 1 year are adult cock birds (C) and hens (H). This lets the judge see that young birds are still growing compared to older, larger birds.
- Leg Bands: You do not need a leg band number when you register, but each bird must have a leg band on show day to prevent mix-ups at check-out.
Check-in for your birds will be from 7am-9am, and judging will be from 9am-2pm. Experienced, certified judges will look at every single bird throughout the day and decide who is the very best-looking based on their breed descriptions. Judges use the descriptions in the American Poultry Association Standard of Perfection and the American Bantam Association Standard of Perfection to compare birds.
You can win in different areas. Two key awards are "Best in . . ." and "Reserve . . ."—essentially 1st and 2nd place in each category. While there are many ribbon categories, the judges ultimately select just one Best of Show bird from all breeds entered. Last year, they judged over 700 birds!
This pyramid shows how winners are chosen and the available ribbon placements. Click on the buttons below to see some of last year's winners & prizes!
Best of Show & Reserve of Show are chosen from the Champions in these 5 categories.
Champions & Reserve Champions are chosen from the Best of Breed in each Class.
Large Fowl-American, Continental, AOSB, English, Mediterranean, & Asiatic
Bantam- RCCL, SCCL, AOCCL, Feather-legged, Modern Game, Old English
Water Fowl- Ducks and Geese
Turkey
Guinea
Best of Breed & Reserve of Breed are chosen from the first, second, third choices from each color variety in each Breed Class. For example: there would be a Best of Breed and Reserve of Breed for black Orpingtons, buff Orpingtons, and white Orpingtons.
