Azle 4-H Poultry Project

Stock show season will be here before you know it! 🐓🦃

Summer is the perfect time to build your knowledge and learn what it takes to successfully raise market poultry for youth livestock shows.

Join us on August 1 for the Market Poultry Workshop—a full-day educational experience packed with in-depth discussions, hands-on activities, and valuable insights from experienced industry professionals. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your skills, this workshop has something for everyone!

Register here: tx.ag/MPW2026

Entries are open for the 2026 Pips ‘n Chicks Virtual Show.

If you’ve got birds you’re proud of, this is your chance to get real feedback without hauling them anywhere.

Bantams, largefowl, quail, waterfowl, and showmanship are all open.

Don’t wait until the last minute. It always gets rushed.

Way to go to Adriel, Alyson, and Roman, three of our project members who took animals to the petting zoo yesterday! Sharing your animals brought smiles to a lot of faces!

Happy to start to announce our judging lineup for the 2026 show, starting with Mr. Brian Knox!!

We are really happy to have him back to judge our open bantam show again. Save the date and time, it should be a good one. The judging will be July 12th, at 8:00 AM CST. Give him a warm welcome!

Make sure you are ready for entry dates - the virtual show opens for entries on the 1st of May, and will go until July 8th. Now is the best time to get your birds and photos ready. You can see more details here: https://virtual-show-pipsnchicks.replit.app/

We want to send a massive THANK YOU to A Little Rare Flock for their incredible generosity! ✨

They are going above and beyond for our Azle 4-H poultry project members by purchasing hatching eggs from breeders that the kids choose themselves! 🥚 They are also handling the hatching process and donating the chicks back to our members to raise. 🐣

Supporting our youth as they learn about animal husbandry, responsibility, and the poultry industry is what makes our community so special. Because of supporters like A Little Rare Flock, our members are getting a head start on "Making the Best Better!" 🍀

Please join us in thanking them in the comments, and go give their page a follow!

It's time! Our members are hatching cuteness!

It's that time of year. Several of our members have their incubators fired up! At today's meeting we talked about hatching, brooding, and why record keeping is important!

Did you know that Texas 4-H has various livestock ambassador programs, including POULTRY! Applications are open now to eligible high school students!

🐔 Free Virtual Backyard Chicken Seminar Series! 🥚

Whether you’re thinking about starting a backyard flock or you already have hens, join the Spring 2026 Virtual Backyard Chicken Seminar Series! This FREE online series covers essential topics to help you raise healthy, productive chickens and understand egg quality.

🎓 What’s Included:
📍 Chicken Basics Workshop (March 2–6, 2026 | 11 AM–12 PM)
Learn about housing, breeds, nutrition, health, food safety, and how your flock interacts with your garden. One module each day!

📍 Egg Grader Training (March 24–27, 2026 | 11 AM–12 PM)
Get hands-on training in egg grading, USDA standards, egg quality, handling, and food safety.

💻 How It Works:
• 100% virtual — join by Zoom
• Free and open to the public
• Zoom links emailed after registration

🔗More details and registration at tx.ag/virtualbackyardchickenseries