Pa. youths excel at National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eight 4-Hers represented Pennsylvania in three contest areas at the recent National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference.
The Pennsylvania Poultry Judging Team from Montgomery County placed second overall in the team competition.
The team was second in the market poultry division, second in market eggs and third in production hens and oral reasons.
The team members were Katie Broderick, of Lansdale, Jamie Cameron, of St. Peters, Kurt Miller, of Honeybrook, and Sophia Rich, of Narbon. Miller won a $200 savings bond for placing fourth high overall individual, eighth high individual in the production hens and oral reasons division, sixth in the market poultry division, and eighth in the market egg division.
Rich placed fifth high overall individual, ninth in the production hens and oral reasons division, eighth in the market poultry division, and sixth in the market egg division.
Cameron placed ninth high overall individual and eighth in the market egg division. Both won $100 savings bonds for their efforts.
The team was coached by Donna Broderick, of Lansdale, with assistance from Phillip J. Clauer, of State College.
There were 20 teams and 81 individuals in this year’s contest. 
In the National Avian Bowl Contest, Pennsylvania’s team was seated fifth after the quiz, and team members each won a $50 savings bond for placing third out of 13 teams in the double elimination portion of the event.
The team consisted of Alayni Caprio, Isaac Haagen and Kaitlin Rogers, all of Howard, representing the Centre County 4-H Poultry Club.
The team was coached and chaperoned by Sandy Haagan, of Howard.
In the National Turkey Barbeque and Presentation Contest, Phillip Ryan Clauer, of State College, won a $400 savings bond for placing second.  
“We strongly encourage young people to participate in one of these poultry contests,” said Phillip J. Clauer, senior instructor in poultry science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “These activities provide exceptional learning experiences, a lot of fun and excellent awards.”
Clauer noted that since 2002, Pennsylvania delegates annually have done very well in this national event, which helps 4-Hers learn to make and defend decisions, gain skills in public speaking and increase knowledge in poultry-related subject matter.
To learn more about how to participate, contact Phillip J. Clauer at 814-863-8960 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Information also is available at the Pennsylvania 4-H Poultry website at http://pa4h.poultry.psu.edu/contest.html.
Pennsylvania 4-H is a youth-development educational program administered by Penn State Extension.
The Pennsylvania delegation’s trip to the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Poultry Industry Fund for Poultry Science 4-H Program Support, PennAg Industries Association Poultry Council and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association.