Meat Chickens

Up to 20 Cloverbuds/4-Hers will receive 10 meat chickens, each, to be raised for exhibit at the annual Delaware County 4-H Poultry Roundup. 

1. Open to Cloverbuds and 4-Hers – Cloverbuds will be allowed to participate in the 4-H Meat Chicken Project. In order to participate in the 4-H Meat Chicken Project , Cloverbuds must be comfortable speaking with a judge about their project during the 4-H Poultry Roundup in July.
2. Participants will receive 10 meat chickens at no cost.
3. Cloverbud/4-Her must agree to participate in the Delaware County 4-H Poultry Roundup
4. A Meat Chicken Project Record is required to be completed by each 4-Her.
5. Sign up by contacting Emily, esc33@cornell.edu by March 15
6. Only chickens provided by 4-H may be shown in the Delaware County 4-H Roundup.
7. Tentative date to pick up chicks is April 20 at Curtis & Janice Kehr’s residence in Walton.
8. Poultry round-up will be added here – check back soon!
9. Ribbons and premiums will be awarded.

4-Hers can also create a photo story and/or complete a Project Record Form to enter in the Delaware County Fair.

Day old meat chicks are purchased from Moyers in Quakertown, PA.  They are Royal Gray broilers and they grow at a moderately fast rate and achieve a live weight of approximately 5.75 pounds in 9 weeks on 13.5 pounds of feed. For more information, visit the Moyers web site.