DEPARTMENT 10 - 4-H POULTRY
Penn State Extension, Wyoming County 570-836-3196
Co-Chairperson - Brianna Pensak 570-851-8035

4-H POULTRY SHOW
Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 9:00 AM
​(Closed to the public)

Health Rules:
Requirements for Exhibition of Market Poultry:
  1. Exhibition of Market Birds.  Market Birds may be exhibited only if the following criteria are met. 
    1. Identification of Market Birds.  All market birds entering an exhibition shall bear an official Department-issued leg band.
    2. Movement of Market Birds.  The following requirements shall apply to all market birds after being exhibited at a Department sponsored or funded exhibition. 
      1. Market birds shall move directly to a Department or USDA licensed slaughter facility immediately following the judging at the animal exhibition. 
      2. Market birds shall not be diverted to premises other than a licensed slaughter facility immediately following the judging at the animal exhibition.
      3. Market birds shall not be returned to the premises of origin, to any other premises or establishment, held for any additional period of time at the Venue or Fair, or held over at any other premises or establishment.
      4. It shall be the responsibility of the 4-H Educator to ensure the market birds are moved directly to a slaughter facility.
    3. Time Allowed at Venue or Fair for Market Birds.  Arrival, exhibition, and departure of market birds moving to slaughter shall occur within a 72-hour window.  The 72 hours begins when the first market birds arrive on the Venue or Fairgrounds, whether unloaded or not, and ends when the last market birds physically leave the Venue or Fair in a vehicle or conveyance.
    4. Health Certificate.  All market birds for exhibition or display shall be accompanied by an Owner Endorsed Avian Health Certificate and Biosecurity Statement which will be provided by the Department.  If a CVI is provided for entry, endorsement of biosecurity on the Owner Endorsed Avian Health Certificate and Biosecurity Statement shall also be provided.
  2. Transportation of Market Birds.  Transportation of market birds to the Fair and to the Department or USDA licensed slaughter plant as allowed and required under the 2025 Avian Exhibition General Quarantine Order, shall be done in a biosecure manner.  All vehicles, conveyances, crates, equipment, or other materials used in transport shall be visibly clean and shall be cleaned and disinfected as necessary to maintain them in a sanitary manner and assure compliance with regulatory standards at 7 Pa.Code§ 15.46 (related to shipping containers) and the standards established in the Department’s “Interstate and General Quarantine Order; Virus Control for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Vehicle, Container and Material Standards” (45 Pa.B. 4930, Saturday, August 22, 2015) or subsequent order.
  3. Health Monitoring.  All market birds on the Fair grounds shall be monitored for signs of dangerous transmissible diseases and any signs of dangerous transmissible diseases shall be reported to the Department immediately (717-772-2852).
  4. Public Access Restrictions.  All market birds on the Fairgrounds shall be displayed behind barriers such as ropes to prevent public access, with signage to prevent the public from crossing the barrier.
  5. Avian Influenza Testing and Verification.
    1. All samples for avian influenza testing shall be collected by a certified poultry technician, a category II accredited veterinarian, or a state or federal official and shall be tested in a National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratory.
    2. Market birds meeting the avian influenza testing requirements set forth in this section shall originate from a flock in which a random, representative sample of a minimum of 30 birds, three (3) weeks of age or older, were tested for avian influenza within 14 days prior to the date of entry onto the Fairgrounds. 
    3. If there are fewer than 30 birds in the flock, all birds of age in that flock shall be tested.
    4. Untested birds or birds with a non-negative test result for avian influenza shall not be comingled with or added to the tested flock after negative or not-detected samples have been collected and may not be comingled with or added to the birds that are shipped to the Fair.
    5. For waterfowl, cloacal swab samples shall be collected for virus detection testing.  Swabs from geese and ducks shall not be combined in the same tube for testing.
    6. For chicken and turkeys, blood samples for Ager Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID) testing or tracheal or oropharyngeal swab samples for virus detection testing are acceptable samples.  Samples from more than one species shall not be combined in the same tube for testing.  
    7. Market birds shall be accompanied by a copy of the most recent test report in addition to the required health certificate documentation.  Test results shall be negative or not detected. 
  6. Pullorum-Typhoid Testing and Verification.
    1. All samples for pullorum-typhoid testing shall be collected by a certified poultry technician, a category II accredited veterinarian or a state or federal official.
    2. Waterfowl from Pennsylvania are exempt from the pullorum-typhoid testing requirements. 
    3. The following age restrictions apply for salmonella pullorum-typhoid testing:
      1. Chickens shall be tested at 4 months of age or older.
      2. Turkeys shall be tested at 12 weeks of age or older.
    4. National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) protocols for sample collection and testing shall be followed.  All samples, excluding those tested with the rapid plate test for salmonella pullorum-typhoid, shall be tested at a NAHLN laboratory.
  7. Records.  Sample collectors and testers shall maintain records of animal identification, testing records, and any other records required by the Domestic Animal Law and any Order issued by the Department for minimum of two years and shall make such records available to the Department upon request.  4-H Educator shall maintain records for one year, to include name and address of the exhibitor and health certification of the animals or source flocks and shall make such records available to the Department upon request.  This records requirement applies to all market birds.  
Other Rules & Regulations:
  1. Entry fee is $1.00 per entry.  Entry fee, entry form, and all health records need to be mailed to Wyoming County Fair, 9141 US 6, Meshoppen, PA 18630 by August 8th.
  2. 4-H Members enrolled and in good standing with other county programs are eligible to exhibit if their home county does not offer a Poultry Show.  
  3. Contact Extension Office regarding arrival, judging and departure times for birds.
 SECTION 192 – PEN OF MARKET BIRDS (Use Poultry Entry Form)
Premiums:           $5           $4           $3           $2           $1

Class:    
1320. Pen of two meat Chickens – 5-12 lbs.                 
1321. Pen of one Turkey – Minimum of 15 lbs.
1322. Pen of two meat Ducks – 6.5-9 lbs.

Champion Poultry Meat Pen                             Reserve Champion Poultry Meat Pen
Champion Turkey Meat Pen                             Reserve Champion Turkey Meat Pen
Champion Duck Meat Pen                                 Reserve Champion Duck Meat Pen
 
​Best in Show Poultry Pen                  Best in Show Turkey Pen                   Best in Show Duck Pen
SECITON 193 – SHOWMANSHIP (Use Poultry Entry Form)
Premiums:           $5           $4           $3           $2           $1

Class:    
1326. Showmanship – Beginner Ages 8-11                  
1327. Showmanship – Junior Ages 12-14
1328. Showmanship – Senior Ages 15-18

​Grand Champion Showman                                                            
Reserve Grand Champion Showman
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