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Last Modified: October 2009 |
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Youth Market Turkey Show |
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Congratulations to our 2009 Champions: Evan Gunter, 13, of Asheboro (Randolph County) sold his grand champion turkey to Harris Teeter for $4,000. Leah Thomas, 11, of East Bend (Yadkin County) had the reserve champion turkey, which Talley Farms bought for $2,400. Over 200 youth ages 2 to 19 participated in the show this year. Photos to come!THANK YOU to our 2009 sponsor Prestage Farms for donating the turkey poults. Participants in the show were evaluated on the overall weight of their turkeys, the muscling in the breast and legs, and how well each participant had taken care of their bird. The preparation for this event began in early June, when individuals picked up three to four, day old turkey poults from NCSU's poultry facility. The youth were then responsible for feeding and caring for their birds until the NC State Fair, where all of their hard work would be put to the test. From just a couple of ounces of peeping fuzz that fit in your palm, to an average of thirty pounds that now required both hands to hold, youth learned how to raise turkeys and literally “grew” with their projects.
A special thank you to all those in the Department of Poultry Science at NC State University that helped make this event possible.
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