Utah State Junior Turkey Show and Auction
ISSN 2158-9429
Volume 4, Issue 2 - December 2011
Editor: Linda Chalker-Scott
Abstract
Raising poultry such as turkeys is a popular activity that many 4-H and FFA youth participate in throughout the United States. Typically, these youth start their projects with 1 or 2 day old poults and raise the birds to maturity. Their projects culminate when their live birds compete in a state or county sponsored event, such as fairs and livestock shows, that declare a winner of the contest. Utah’s State Junior Turkey Show is unique in that 4-H and FFA members raise their birds to market age just like other shows, but then the birds are processed in a state inspected poultry processing plant, cooled in stainless steel tanks, and judged for quality and conformation. The top 26 toms and top 26 hens from the judging are then sold at the Utah State Junior Turkey Show auction. In 2011, the highest price paid at the auction was $425 and the average sale price was $225 on 52 total birds. Youth are required to submit a record book on their turkey project and are eligible to compete for scholarships sponsored by the show.
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