Chick Chain
Chick Chain
Chick Chain gives 4-H’ers the opportunity to raise their own chickens! Participating 4-H’ers will receive 12 Rhode Island Red female chicks in the spring to raise. In the fall, 4-H’ers have the option to show, auction, & dress up their chickens for a costume contest for the chance to win cash prizes and trophies. All auction funds will go directly back to the 4-H’er who raised the chickens. Please note: We are unable to have Chick Chain in 2025.? Stay tuned for more information for next year's (2026) Chick Chain.
Rules:
1. Students in grades 1-12 order chicks through the Hall County 4-H Office. Application form will be available around October/November.
2. Members must have the necessary facilities, equipment, and supplies to complete the project. Support and assistance from a parent or guardian is required.
3. 4-H members that have never participated in the Chick Chain Project must attend the Chick Chain Workshop on a date to be determined (TBD). If a member cannot attend this meeting because of circumstances beyond their control, the member can still receive his/her chicks by calling the Extension Office and learning about poultry care and management.
4. Each 4-H'er participating in the project will be notified of the exact arrival date for the chicks. Members are to come and pick up their chicks on that date at the 4-H Office. Those that do not pick up their chicks on that date will forfeit the chance to participate in the Chick Chain Project.
5. Those 4-Hers who have previously ordered chicks and failed to pick them up will not be considered for this project in the future.
6. The 4-H member will take the chicks home and raise them until they are mature and laying eggs.
7. An invitation to the 4-H Chick Chain Show and Sale? will be sent to each participating 4-H'er and they must bring their 4 best chickens to the show. There will be an auction immediately following the conclusion of the show where the 4-H'ers can auction some of their chickens, if they wish. 4-H'ers get to keep all of the proceeds from the auction.
8. Additional awards will be given for students who enter a chicken into the Chick Chain Costume Contest at the Show and Sale.
9. No chicks other than those to be part of the 4-H Chick Chain will be ordered by Hall County 4-H/海角官方首页 Extension.
Contact: Ben Dennis, 770-535-8291 or benjamin.dennis@uga.edu