DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Three Bucks County 4-H members competed in the National 4-H Poultry Judging Competition at the National Poultry and Egg Conference on Nov. 15. The poultry judging contests teaches participants to make decisions in an orderly manner, use reasoning skills and to communicate decisions. They also learn to use USDA grading criteria to determine quality of ready-to-cook poultry and eggs.
The Bucks County team comprised of Sarah Grace Ferber (Upper Black Eddy), Reilly Monson (Doylestown) and Molly Scheetz (Sellersville) won the Pennsylvania State 4-H Competition back in June. They then went on to represent Pennsylvania at the national competition.
The team placed 6th overall, 3rd in egg production and 5th in market poultry. Individually Molly Scheetz had the 2nd highest overall judging score and Sarah Grace Ferber placed 5th overall. In egg productions Molly Scheetz placed 1st and Sarah Grace Ferber 8th. In market poultry Sarah Grace Ferber placed 8th.
— Penn State Extension, Bucks County