Broilers & Turkey

4-H exhibitors MUST order their broilers and/or turkey poults through the Fort Bend County 4-H office by our specified deadline. FFA exhibitors must contact their ASTs for Broiler and/or turkey orders.

Only birds purchased through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Poultry Science office are eligible to compete in the specified Texas Major Shows.

These broiler & turkey orders ARE NOT FOR Fort Bend County Fair or Needville Youth Fair.

BROILERS AND TURKEYS ORDERED VIA FORT BEND COUNTY 4-H ARE ONLY FOR THE TEXAS MAJOR STOCK SHOWS

PLEASE SEE THE RESPECTIVE FAIRS FOR THEIR POULTRY ORDER INFORMATION.

 

Broiler Ordering, Pick-Up, and Deadlines

Turkey Ordering, Pick-Up, and Deadlines

 

Broiler
Price: $1.50 per bird. Birds must be ordered in increments of 25 with a limit of 75 birds per individual exhibitor or family unit sharing an order (same rules as previous years)
Fall Major Shows: State Fair of Texas	Orders: April-May	Availability: 4-H FFA: See AST	Pick Up Date: August Location: Fort Bend County Extension Office
Spring Major Shows: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, and Rodeo Austin	Orders: August-September	Availability: 4-H FFA: See AST	Pick Up Date: January 30th, 2026 Location: FBC Extension Office

Ordering Broilers:

Orders are placed in increments of 25. A minimum order per exhibitor or family unit is 25 chicks, and up to a maximum of 75 chicks. Therefore, each exhibitor or family may order 25, 50 or 75 chicks. Each exhibitor MAY order an individual set of birds (up to 75) OR siblings within the same household may order and share a set of birds (up to 75). In other words, a family with multiple exhibitors can order an individual set of birds for each exhibitor in the family, OR if they wish, they can order one set of birds for the entire family. In either case, the maximum number of birds in a set that an exhibitor can select from for the show is 75 birds.

This rule is the same for the HLSR, SASSR and RA shows. Please note: families with multiple exhibitors are NOT required to place a single order for the entire family. Family orders are an option.

A family unit order MUST be placed on ONE order form only, either 4-H or FFA. Do not split family orders across order forms from different organizations.

 

Turkey
Price: $4.75 per bird. A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 75 poults may be ordered per exhibitor or family unit.
Fall Major Shows: State Fair of Texas	Orders: April-May	Availability: 4-H FFA: See AST	Pick Up Date: August Location: Fort Bend County Extension Office
Spring Major Shows: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, and Rodeo Austin	Orders: August-September	Availability: 4-H FFA: See AST	Pick Up Date: January 30th, 2026 Location: FBC Extension Office

 

Ordering Turkeys:

Each exhibitor MAY order an individual set of birds (up to 75) OR siblings within the same household may order and share a set of birds (up to 75). In other words, a family with multiple exhibitors can order an individual set of birds for each exhibitor in the family, OR if they wish, they can order one set of birds for the entire family. In either case, the maximum number of birds in a set that an exhibitor can select from for the show is 75 birds. This rule is the same for the HLSR, SASSR, RA, and HDGS shows. Please note: families with multiple exhibitors are NOT required to place a single order for the entire family. Family orders are an option.