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123 2026 BUTLER COUNTY
Department 500: Poultry Superintendent must have an entry in the depart-
ment.
Jr. Fair Board in Charge: N. Market pens of poultry, if not within the required
Lacey Sprinkles, Landon Ogborn, Cali Locke-Bi- weight range will be disqualifi ed & must go home
ble, Zeke Locke-Bible, Addison Roller, Rebekah on Saturday night of weigh-in day.
Runge & Natalie Schuh O. Exhibitors have 1 1/2 hrs after completion of
Superintendents: Colton Judd & Addi Caldwell livestock show to pull animal from sale. Sale
Adult Advisors: Melanie Bible, Rita Zeiser, John Representatives will be at podium in show ring.
Schomaker & Brian Schomaker If not pulled by this time, all remaining projects
Rules Governing This Department: will be required to be sold through the Junior Fair
Please Read All Rules Carefully Livestock Sale. Both the exhibitor and the parent/
A. Livestock entries are due to the Senior Fair Board guardian must sign the Livestock Auction Removal
Offi ce by June 13th 2026 ALL Exhibitors will be Agreement.
charged a one time $2.00 exhibitor fee each P. Dismissal will be Saturday night after 5:00 p.m. at
year, regardless of online or in person entries.. conclusion of sale (No cars allowed by building)
B. Dress Code Poultry: pants or Capri’s, long- All animals must be out on Saturday.
sleeved shirt and/or lab coat; closed toe shoes Q. Any participant with any small animal projects
C. NO ONE is permitted in the Barn until Thursday removed before the dismissal time without prior
(before Fair) @ 7:30pm arrangements, will not be permitted to participate
D. Per the Ohio Department of Agriculture rules, the the following year in the Butler County Fair with
application of ice, ice packs, cold packs, or cold any small animal project.
compresses on market animals is prohibited, R. Each exhibitor will be responsible for showing his
except when specifi cally prescribed by the offi cial animals at the fair on Wednesday of fair week
fair veterinarian to treat heat stress or a diagnosed unless he/she has more than one per class. In this
medical condition. Using these items for other case the other project must be exhibited by anoth-
purposes is considered an unacceptable practice. er Butler County Junior Fair member.
The use of these treatments will make the market S. If you are unable to be at the Poultry Show , due
animal ineligible for competition to other duties at Fair, you will need to fi nd anoth-
E. Entry times will be from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on er 4-H member from your club to take your pros-
Saturday, before Fair Week. If the animal is not pect to the table. The Jr. Fair Board members and
checked in, the animal will not show. No excep- superintendents will no longer take project to the
tions. table
F. Each exhibitor shall provide his/her own food. Ani- T. There will be two calls to bring project to table,
mals should be fed at least once per day, watered second call will be the last call. If no show at the
multiple times a day. Animals should always have last call, the Judging will start without project
water. ALL CAGES (including cages with risers) U. Turkeys will be weighed between 2:00pm -
Must be cleaned by 11am each day. 3:00pm the Saturday of check - in.
G. Any member’s animal not properly cared for will Division 1– 9 Rules:
be removed upon the recommendation of Jr. Fair- • Each participant may enter a maximum of 3 pens
board to the Senior Fairboard and the responsible of poultry regardless whether or not they are 4-H or
exhibitor will not be permitted to show any small FFA. Members may only enter one meat pen.
animal project the following year. • Members are responsible for cleaning cages and
aisles daily and providing feed and water at least
H. No locks permitted on cages. once a day.
I. Each exhibitor is responsible for keeping all aisles • All meat pens must be hatched and owned by June
swept and clear at all times for visitors. 1 of the current year. All market pens will be sold at
J. Feeding time in the small animal barn shall be the Junior Fair Livestock Sale
7:00 a.m. thru 10:00 p.m. • Members are allowed to enter one pen of market
K. Tack Boxes–must be 20”w x 36” or smaller and chickens and one pen of market turkey.
must be kept under the exhibitors cages at all • All meat pen poultry will be weighed between 9:00
times. No boxes in the aisle. a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Saturday at the small animal
L. No selling of animals other than at the Livestock building. Only one weigh-in will be permitted. Those
Sale. not making weight will be sent home.
M. Any Small Animal Jr. Fairboard member or Barn • Each exhibitor must have their chickens pullorum
