2019
Boonville County 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Show
The show will be Monday July 22nd at 10 am in the Show Tent
2019 4-H Premium Book can be found at cceoneida.com, click the 4-H youth tab, and then click Oneida County Fair on the left
Please see PREMIUM BOOK for Classes.
- See General Rules of the Department Section.
- See Animal Health Requirements for Admission to New York State and County Fairs Section
- ENTRY FORMS DUE JUNE 15th. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
- Only 2 entries per class per exhibitor, Maximum of 10 Animals per Exhibitor.
- Livestock must meet standards for Conduct of Fairs, Livestock Health Requirements, and General Rules of the Department.
- Animals must be owned by the exhibitor exclusively by JUNE 1st of the current year
- Signs/displays must indicate that the animal is exhibited by Youth. EX: “4-H”, “Clover”
- 4-H Members must SHOW, FIT and TAKE CARE of their OWN Animal.
- All animals MUST be checked by State Veterinarian BEFORE entering the barns or tents.
- Each exhibitor should bring their own cage if possible
- Either a white long sleeved shirt with a collar or a lab coat of any color must be worn.
- Animals will be Judged on the Danish System – Excellent, Good and Worthy
- Decisions of the Judge are Final.
- Changing of entered breeds the day of the show will not be permitted.
- All exhibitors, (excluding Cloverbuds) will be responsible for carrying their own rabbits to and from the judging table. NO PARENTS will be allowed to carry them.
- Rabbits must be at least 3 months old before being shown.
- Rabbit judging of standard breeds will be a combination of American Rabbit
- Breeders Association’s standard of perfection purebreds with disqualifications from the classes who receive blue ribbons will not be eligible for State Fair.
- Each rabbit MUST HAVE A PERMANENT EAR NUMBER IN THE LEFT EAR. Rabbits that arrive without an ear number will NOT be permitted to be shown. (Permanent Marker is acceptable at the county level)
RABBIT/CAVY SHOWMANSHIP
Showmanship is required by all 4-H Rabbit/Cavy exhibitors.
Showmanship will be judged based on the ARBA junior showmanship guidelines. Exhibitors must choose one animal for showmanship.
The Animal Health Requirements for the 2019 county fairs and New York State Fair and other relevant documents are now available online.
Link: https://agriculture.ny.gov/AI/Fair_Health_Requirements.pdf
If you have questions, please contact:
Casey Holbert 315-736-3394 ext.108
Cch244@cornell.edu
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