DEPARTMENT 9
RABBITS

Sunday, August 8, 2010 — 9:30 a.m.
Superintendent: Lynda Swan 814-258-5108
lyndaleswan@earthlink.net

Judge:

1. An entry fee of $2.50 per rabbit must accompany the entry blank. $3.00 entry fee per meat pen. Entry MUST BE POST
MARKED on or before July 31, 2010. No entry fee will be charged for 4-H/FFA classes (Dept. 10)
Mail to:
Lynda Swan, 1326 State Rd., Middlebury Center, PA. 16935

2. Out of county exhibitors welcome to enter rabbits.

3. All rabbits are judged according to the latest ARBA standard of Perfection. Judge’s decisions are final.

4. Each exhibitor must sign statement as to the rabbit being free from known health disorders. Any rabbit displaying clinical signs of contagious or infectious disease must be removed from the fair grounds and your entry fee will be
forfeited.

5. All rabbits must be permanently and legibly tattooed in left ear prior to arriving at the fair grounds.

6. Exhibitor’s are responsible for carrying their own rabbits to the judging table. No adult may show a rabbit for a youth.

7. Rabbits entered must be the bonified property of the exhibitor prior to show.

8. This is a one day carrying cage show. Carriers must have leak proof bottoms.

9. 4-H/FFA exhibitors are required to coop & display at least 1 rabbit of their choice, for the entire week of the fair.

10. Meat pen entries are required to remain at the fair for the entire week. Only 4-H/FFA meat pens will be included in the livestock auction.

11. Trophy donors are needed. Please contact the Superintendent.

12. This is not and ARBA show, no legs will be issued.

13. All rabbits must be in the showroom by 8:30 AM, show starts promptly at 9:30 AM.

14. Day of show entries accepted for a $3.00 entry fee per rabbit, and MUST be entered NO later than 8:30 AM. NO day
of show meat pens accepted.

Note: All breed listed below will be judged by individual variety (color) or groups according to ARBA judging standard, listed in the latest Standards of perfection book, individually in the following classes:
     1. 4-H/FFA (Dept. 10) (no entry fee).
     2. Open (any age exhibitor),
4-H/FFA may exhibit in both 4-H/FFA and Open class with the same rabbits, with a $2.50 entry fee for open class entries. Any questions, please contact the superintendent.

4 Class Breeds
The breeds listed below will be judged in 4 classes. (Senior Bucks, Senior Does, Junior Bucks, Junior Does)
Junior is 6 months old & under. 
     1. American Fuzzy Lop
     2. Angora – ALL
     3. Dutch
     4. Dwarf Hotot
     5. English Spot
     6. Florida White
     7. Harlequin
     8. Havana
     9. Himalayan
     10. Holland Lop
     11. Jersey Wooly
     12. Mini Lop 
     13. Mini Rex
     14. Netherland Dwarf
     15. Polish
     16. Rex 
     17. Silver Martin
     18. Tan
     19. Lionhead
     20. Lilac

6 Class Breeds
The breeds listed below will be judged in 6 classes. (Senior Buck, Senior Doe, Intermediate Buck, Intermediate Doe, Junior Buck, Junior Doe)
Intermediate is 6-8 months old
Junior is under 6 months.
     21. Californian 
     22. Champagne D’Argent
     23. Checked Giant
     24. American Chinchilla 
     25. Giant Chinchilla
     26. Crème D’Argent 
     27. Flemish Giant
     28. Hotot
     29. English Lop
     30. French Lop
     31. Satin 
     32. New Zealand
 

                                                   PREMIUMS

1. Meat Classes -                      $5  $4  $3  $2  $1
Open $2.50 per entry, 4-H/FFA No entry Fee
     A.) Stewer: One Rabbit, 6 months of age and over, minimum weight 8 pounds

     B.) Roaster: One rabbit, under 6 months, not less than 5 ½ pounds nor over 8 pounds in weight

     C.) Single Fryer: One Rabbit, not over 10 weeks (70 days) old, 3 to 5 pounds in weight.

2.  Meat Pen Class  -                 $10  $8  $6  $4  $2
Open $3.00 per entry.
4-H/FFA (Dept. 10) no entry fee. Each exhibitor is limited to 2 meat pen entries.
Meat pen must be 3 three rabbits, all same breed and variety (color), not over 10 weeks (70 days) old. 3 to 5 pounds in
weight for each rabbit.

CLASS                                        PREMIUMS
3. Individual 6 Class Breeds   -  $5  $4  $3  $2  $1
4. Individual 4 Class Breeds    -  $5  $4  $3  $2  $1
5. Best of Show                        - $15
6. Best of Reserve of Show    - $10