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Okay. I sent off two emails to my county folks raising the issue and asking for contact people at the state level. The rules for State Fair Open Class Poultry are different than the 4H rules for competition. My son knows a few old time breeders who are very involved in breeding at the national...

We are in Washington County, but thank you for tracking that down. My guess would be any change in hatch date would need to come though the state 4H. I looked at the State Fair entry requirements and they have the exact rules as Washington County's premium book. It won't take much to find out...

You have a good point. My other option would be to work to change that hatch date rule for turkeys so it's the same as breeding pigeons. I imagine any change would take years to implement, but I'll check in to the rules for other states. I know there is some variation from state to state...

Here's what it says in the premium book: Requirements: - Poultry exhibited must be of this year's hatch (except breeding pigeons). - All birds except waterfowl and pigeons must have a health certificate. - A numbered leg band must also identify all birds. - All birds exhibited in breeding...

We're back from the fair where our BBB took third place. The only turkeys at the fair were market pens of BBB and BBW. Sadly, there were no breeding pens entered for turkeys. We've been trying to come up with a plan for next year so we can bring a breeding trio, but we need some help. The...