Poultry Festival chick order deadline is fast approaching

All orders for chicks for the 2024 Poultry Festival 4-H Broiler Show are due no later than July 9.

Youth in grades 3 through 12 interested in showing chickens at the upcoming festival are urged to submit orders soon.

A pen of 30 chicks can be ordered and purchased for $30 at the extension office at 266 Nacogdoches St. (old elementary school library building). Show rules and paperwork are available at the extension office as well.

All orders are due no later than July 9 and payable by check or money order only. The date for pick-up of show chickens will be announced at a later time.

For questions about participating in the 4-H Poultry project or learning what is involved in showing and raising chickens as a 4-H member, call Lane Dunn, Shelby County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources at 936-598-7744 or email at jldunn@ag.tamu. edu.