Poultry judging team practice begins next week, Tuesday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m. Practices will be:
- Tuesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 4 – NEW MEMBERS
- Tuesday, March 9
- Monday, March 29
- Tuesday, March 30
- Wednesday, March 31
- Monday, April 12
- with the area contest being on Wednesday, April 14.
Poultry judging is an evaluation event in which students learn and understand standards used in poultry and egg production and marketing, and to apply the standards in a realistic decision-making situation.
During the contest, participants judge both live specimens and market poultry, identify parts of birds already prepared for market, and evaluate eggs as to their quality and readiness for market. For at least one class, typically a live production class, participants are asked to justify their placing decisions through a set of oral reasons.
Participants compare their opinion of an animal against the ideal as specified by industry experts, and learn organizational skills as they compose their thoughts into a cohesive set of reasons justifying their decisions.The skills of decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are acquired throughout the process.
For more information, please contact the Gordon County Extension/4-H office at 706-629-8685.
