Showing in fair?

[tuxandting]

What are your thoughts on showing birds in county fairs? Our local county fair is next week and they have a youth poultry show. My birds are by no means the prettiest, but I thought it would be fun for my boys to enter our cockerel in the youth poultry show. A friend expressed concern about the bird getting diseases at the fair and bringing them home to the rest of the flock. He would only be there for a few hours. I'm not sure if she has a valid argument or is just being mean. What are your thoughts?

 

[Percheron chick]

Absolutely valid point. Are you able and willing to quarantine him for 2-4 Weeks afterwards? It would be fun and they could learn alot but is it worth it for 15 minutes of showing?

 

[IL STRINGMAN]

greetings im new to this site and just found this topic iam an exhibitor at fairs in southern il and show a large number of birds in my opinion the disease issue depends on a few factors 1. are all of the exhibitors ametuer exhibitors meaning if this is the only time they show and the birds there for just a few hours i would not be concerned but if some of those exhibitors have been to several fairs or have a flock that has been vaccinated with in 4 weeks of the show the odds of a problem are slim to none i assume that being a 4 h show that there will be no profesinal stringmen there i would say from past experience your biggest concern should be the possibilty of lice or mites and a dose of adams flrea and tick spray will cure that problem