Illinois 4-H Poultry Judging Team Places 10^th in National Contest

The Illinois 4-H Poultry Judging team placed 10^th out of 19 states in the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference held November 20, 2008 in Louisville, KY. The four 4-H'ers that made up the team were: 1) Sara Wilhelms, Freeport; 2) Katie Engelkens, Freeport; 3) Kyle Allison, Williamsville; and 4) Seth Martin, Springfield. In addition to the 10^th place overall, the team placed 10^th in Production Hens, 13^th in Market Poultry, and 8^th in Market Eggs. Individually, Kyle Allison placed 10^th in Market Eggs, and Seth Martin placed 5^th in Market Poultry, 3^rd in Production Hens, and was the 3^rd place individual overall out of 88 total 4-H'ers in the Judging Contest. Ken Koelkebeck was the coach and financial support for the team was provided by the Illinois 4-H Foundation, the Illinois State 4-H Office, and the Department of Animal Sciences.