Randolph County 4-H
Welcome to the Randolph County 4-H Program Page. I am excited for the adventure that awaits you and your family. The Randolph County 4-H program provide youth with learning opportunities to develop life skills through hands-on experiences alongside their peers and caring adults.
We are excited to start another year of 4-H. The 4-H enrollment period is from October 1 - January 15. The earlier you enroll, the more chances you have to participate in club activities, state events and much more!!!
You can sign up at 4-H Online
Important: If you were in 4-H last year, you are already in the online system regardless of how you enrolled (online or paper). When you go to re-enroll this year, please DO NOT set up a whole new 4-HOnline profile. If you don't know you log-in email or password please call the Extension Office at 765-584-2271.
Contact Us
Julie Wilson
765-584-2271
jelsbury@purdue.edu
Additional 4-H Info
POULTRY & WATERFOWL
To exhibit beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, meat goats, dairy goats, poultry and rabbits, 4-H members must be certified through the Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Program by July 1.
- FairEntry Deadline to enter your animals is July 1.
- Birds exhibited must have been raised by the 4-H member in this project.
- ALL Poultry (including exhibition, exotic and game birds but excluding waterfowl, doves and pigeons) going to a public exhibition (county fair) shall come from a U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flock, or test negative for pullorum-typhoid within 90 days prior to public exhibition.
- A 4-H member may enter a maximum of 20 entries (eggs, pigeons, waterfowl, chickens or any other fowl).
- All birds must be in member’s possession by June 1. Entries forms will be due June 9.
- Only the 4-H member may bring his or her entries to the show area (no parents will be allowed in the show area). The 4-H member will be the only ones to talk to the judge during the judging; parents that want to talk to the judge, may do it after the show is over.
- Exhibitors are to provide nest material, water & feed containers.
- Exhibitors are responsible for the daily feeding and care of their animals during the 4-H fair week.
- Exhibitors are to fill out and turn in Record Sheet.
- Exhibitors must clean their pen and obtain a release form from Poultry Leader or designee before the Auction. 4-H members without the release form will not be able the auction area.
Age Classification:
Pullet – a female bird less than one year old day of show
Cockerel – a male bird less than one year old day of show
Hen – a female bird more than one year old day of show
Cock – a male bird more than one year old day of show
This applies to exhibition birds only.
PIGEONS
Birds for this project must be domestic pigeons and must
have been raised by the 4-H member. The entries may be of any breed or sex, any age.
Classes will be:
- Cocks any age
- Hens any age
Exhibitors must also provide nest material, water & feed containers. Exhibitors are to fill out and turn in Record Sheet.
Poultry Show (new 2025):
- Commercial – Shown in Pairs
- Standard (Exhibition) Chickens will be broken into 6 classifications. American (10 breeds); Asiatic (3 breeds); Continental (10 breeds); English (7 breeds); Mediterranean (8 breeds); All Other Standard Breeds (13 breeds) They will not show by breed, but by classification and then the 2 classes pullets & cockerels (under 1 yr), hens and cocks (over 1 year). Year of age at time of show, not a specific calendar (i.e. January 1).
There will be a champion and reserve for each classification that would go up against the others for grand and reserve standard chicken.
- Bantams are broken into 6 classifications
- Modern Game
- RCCL – rose comb clean leg
- SCCL – single comb clean leg
- FL – feather leg
- Old English Game
- All Other Combs, clean leg
- These are not broken by age or sex, only by classification. The top 2 of each (champion & reserve) would go up against the others for grand and reserve grand champion bantam chicken.
SHOW CLASSES:
Commercial (Pairs) – (Two birds is one entry.)
Class 1 – White shell egg layers (pairs)
Class 2 – Brown shell egg layers (pairs)
Class 3 - Broilers - 2 birds of the same sex, six (6) –
eight (8) weeks of age and not over 5-1/2 pounds
on show day
Class 4 - Roasters - 2 birds of the same sex, 8-12 weeks of age (over 5-1/2 lbs to 10 pounds on show day).
Eggs - Members will display 6 eggs in a carton
Class 6 – White Shell Chicken Eggs
Class 7 – Brown Shell Chicken Eggs
Class 8 – All Other Eggs
Standard Exhibition (see description above)
- American Breeds & Varieties
(some examples: Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island,
Chantecler, Jersey Giant)
Class 10 – Over 12 months of age
Class 11 – under 12 months of age
- Asiatic Breeds & Varieties
(some ex. Brahma, Cochin, Langshan)
Class 13 – Over 12 months of age
Class 14 – Under 12 months of age
- Continental Breeds & Varieties
(some ex: Hamburg, Lakenvelder, Barnvelder, Polish (bearded &
non-bearded)
Class 16 – Over 12 months of age
Class 17 – Under 12 months of age
- English Breeds & Varieties
(some ex: Dorking, Cornish, Orpington, Sussex Australorp)
Class 19 – Over 12 months of age
Class 20 – Under 12 months of age
- Mediterranean Breeds & Varieties
(some ex: Leghorn, Minorca, Andalusion, Spanish, Ancona)
Class 22 – Over 12 months of age
Class 23 – Under 12 months of age
- All Other Standard Breeds
(some ex: Modern, Old English, Sumatra, Phoenix, Frizzle, Araucana,
Ameraucana)
Class 25 – Over 12 months of age
Class 26 – Under 12 months of age
BANTAM (see above)
Class 29 – Modern Game Breeds & Varieties
Class 30 – Old English Game Breeds & Varieties
Class 31 – Single Comb, Clean Legged, etc.
(ex: Australorp, Dutch, Frizzle, Jersey Giant, Leghorn, Orpington, Plymouth
Rock, Rhode Island, Sussex)
Class 32 – Rose Comb, Clean Legged Bantams
(ex: Hamburg, Leghorn, Rhode Island, Sebright, Wyandotte)
Class 33 – All Other Clean Legged Combs, etc
(ex: Ameraucana, Arucana, Cornish, Polish, Sumatra, Crevecoeur, Chantecler,
Buckeye, LeFleche, Yokohama)
Class 34 – Feather Legged Bantams
(ex: Cochin, Frizzle, Brahma, Faverole, Langshan, Silkie, Sutan, Booted
(when bearded called D’Uccle)
Class 36 – Barnyard Fowlies (crossbred)
Class 37 – All Other Non-APA Recognized Breeds
(Recognized breed, but has no standards)
TURKEY (breed ex: Royal Palm, Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland, Black (Spanish Black), Slate, Bourbon Red, Beltsville Small White)
Class 38 – Young Birds (pair)
Class 39 – Adults (male or female) (single)
GEESE
Class 41 – Light Weight (ex: Chinese, Tufted Roman, Canadian,
Egyptian)
Class 42 – Medium Weight (ex: Sebastopol, Pilgrim, American Buff,
Saddleback Pomeranian)
Class 43 – Heavy Weight (ex: Toulouse, Emden, African)
GUINEA
Class 45 – Males (all ages)
Class 46 – Females (all ages)
PIGEONS
Class 48 – Males (all ages)
Class 49 – Females (all ages)
DUCKS
Class 52 – Bantam (Ex: Call, East Indie, Mallard)
Class 53 – Light Weight (Ex: Runner, Campbell, Magpie)
Class 54 – Medium Weight (Ex: Cayuga, Crested, Swedish, Buff)
Class 55 - Heavy Weight (Ex: Pekin, Aylesbury, Rouen, Muscovy)
Upcoming 4-H Club Meetings Dates
- February 25th at 6:30pm - Randolph County Fairgrounds
- March 10th at 6:30pm -Location TBD
- April 14th at 6:30pm - Location TBD
