4-H Poultry Show and Sale to be held Saturday
Sep 02, 2012 | 628 views | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend | print
The Annual 4-H Poultry Show and Sale will be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the 4-H Showbarn in Benton. Twenty-five 4-H members from across Polk County started their poultry project last spring when they received 12 baby chicks provided by the Polk County 4-H Clubs. The 4-H members have been responsible for the care of the chicks and will bring three pullets to the show to compete for Grand Champion 4-H pullet. Other awards will also be given. After the show, the 75 pullets will be auctioned off with the money going to the 4-H Clubs. 4-H members in the project have worked hard this past summer rasing their pullets for this Saturday’s Show. The pullets, which are back-sex link pullets, are good layers and will produce high quality farm fresh eggs for many years. The Polk County 4-H Office encourages everyone interested in purchasing pullets to come to the show and sale. The Polk County 4-H Program is open at all youth ages 9 to 19.