Poultry Day 2025
Date: June 14, 2025
Location: Animal Science Research Center - University of Missouri
Registration: This contest is open to all 4-H’ers. Registration is $25 per youth — no fee for coaches. Youth and coaches should register in 4-H Online between April 26 and May 25, 2025. Late registration ($40) runs from May 26 to June 2. No registrations will be accepted after June 2, 2025.
T-shirts (optional): must be ordered by May 1 (optional purchase in 4-H Online). T-Shirts are available only through advance ordering. You may order these with your registration. Sizes available are youth large, adult small, adult medium, adult large and adult XL. Prices will be updated at a later date.
Optional activities for the day include:
- Production Poultry Judging Contest
- Contest will include egg and carcass grading, parts identification, and laying hens placing. If desired, a senior 4-H Judging Team may be identified to qualify for the 4-H National Competition in Louisville, KY in November
- Education Session
- Join poultry expert Jesse Lyons for a hands-on "How-To" session on all things poultry judging! Start the morning with an overview and expert guidance of judging techniques - including live bird evaluation, carcass grading, and egg quality. A perfect way to learn and apply new skills for the judging contest.
- Quiz Bowl
- Age divisions: Juniors (ages 8-13) and Seniors (14-18)
- Interested youth should sign up with 4-H Poultry Day registration. Youth are encouraged to register in teams of 3-4 individuals.
- Study materials are listed below.
- Egg Demonstration Contest (Moved to the Missouri State Fair)
- Poultry Photo Contest
- Submit one (1) photo you took, printed to size 8x10 mounted, single photo of poultry to be judged on quality, clarity, and composition. Altering and enhancing (editing to change the contents or improving the quality of) a photo is not permitted. Examples include cropping the photo, eliminating redeye and changing levels of saturation, brightness, contrast, etc. Include name, address and county on the back of your entry.
- Dozen Egg Contest
- Enter a dozen eggs from your chickens. Select your dozen eggs to be entered as Pee Wee, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large or Jumbo weight class. You must declare your egg size at time of entry. Eggs will be evaluated for appearance, uniformity, and appropriateness of size and weight classification that you have declared, shape, color, soundness and quality (both interior and exterior)
Approximate schedule for the day:
7:30 AM - Check-in
8:15 AM - Welcome and Contest Educational Session
9:30 AM - Judging Contest
12:00 PM - Lunch and Reasons
1:30 PM - Quiz Bowl
4:00 PM (approximately) - Awards Program
*Lunch will be provided to youth and adults who registered through 4-H Online.
Study materials (PDF) Completing the Poultry Day scantron (PDF)