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Preparing and Giving Oral Reasons for Poultry Judging Competitions at the State and National Level

Preparing and Giving Oral Reasons for Poultry Judging Competitions at the State and National Level. by Kristina Koranek. Outline. Judging Tips Preparing Your Reasons Things to Say or Do While Giving Reasons Things Not to Say or Do While Giving Reasons Scoring Factors A Good Set of Reasons

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Preparing and Giving Oral Reasons for Poultry Judging Competitions at the State and National Level

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  1. Preparing and Giving Oral Reasons for Poultry Judging Competitions at the State and National Level by Kristina Koranek

  2. Outline • Judging Tips • Preparing Your Reasons • Things to Say or Do While Giving Reasons • Things Not to Say or Do While Giving Reasons • Scoring Factors • A Good Set of Reasons • Summary

  3. Tips: Know What You’re Looking For • Pigment Loss • Vent • Eye ring • Ear lobe- (although in list it only bleaches on rare occasions!) don’t judge by it • Beak • Bottom of the foot • Entire shank • Tops of the hocks and toes

  4. Tips: Know What You’re Looking For (cont.) • Handling Qualities • Sharp, pliable pubic bones vs. dull and thick • Soft, full abdomen (not fat) vs. hard and tight • Abdominal Capacity • Size of spread • Measure by # of fingers (width by depth) • Molt • How many feathers has she lost if any?

  5. Additional Tips • Usually good to group hens into pairs before handling them • Be Gentle with the hens • Could result in broken pubic bones or sprung joints • Keep track of time - use your time wisely • You only have 9-10 minutes • Remember that you are working with up to 3 other people so judge the hen available

  6. Tips: Written Notes • Learn to take good written notes • Make a table that allows for easy comparison • Use detail words so you can tell the hens apart • But stay brief so you don’t waste time • Your notes should be written • Fast but still readable (understandable shorthand) • So that you don’t get confused and make up details • Be sure that’s the way the hen really is (e.g. Didyou really see her?)

  7. Good Chart #1 - Full Table Placing _ _ _ _

  8. Good Chart #2 - 1 Bird Table

  9. Bad Chart #1 Placing _ _ _ _ Need something to jog your memory for molt Need better descriptions for handling qualities

  10. Bad Chart #2

  11. Preparing Your Reasons • Preparing means silent practice • You will have about 10-20 minutes • Take your notes from judging • Compare pairs - top, middle, bottom pair

  12. Preparing Your Reasons • Greeting • Contest Number • Your Placing • Top pair • Middle pair • Bottom pair • Last bird • Repeat your placing • Any Questions?

  13. Preparing Your Reasons (continued) • Think how you separated your pairs • Judges want to know reasons • Compare the pair characteristics together

  14. Things to Say/Do While Giving Reasons • Look at the Judges • Smile • Relax, with serious countenance • Talk clearly, loudly • Be confident, convincing • You are the authority figure

  15. Things to Say/Do While Giving Reasons (continued) • Respect the judges • Give contestant number • Compare difficulty placing the pairs • Hard top pair • Difficult middle pair • Easy bottom pair

  16. Things to Say/Do While Giving Reasons (continued) • If you forget • Pause, rethink what was just said, and then continue • Remember the 2 minute time limit for presenting

  17. What Not to Say/Do While Giving Reasons • Don’t • Memorize AC numbers (describe by comparison) • Noticeably shift your weight • Let your eyes wander • Talk softly or too loudly • Have a question in your voice • Fill silence with gibberish

  18. What Not to Say/Do While Giving Reasons (continued) • Don’t • Say who you are • Say where you’re from • Take more than the allotted 2 minutes • Talk about anything other than the 4 hens

  19. Scoring Factors Appearance and Delivery (24 points) • Did the contestant • Stand still and face judge? • Speak loud and clearly? • Have an appropriate opening and closing sentence? • Speak smoothly without long pauses? • Have confidence and was he or she convincing?

  20. Scoring Factors Proper Use of Terms(20 points) • Did the contestant • Mention important factors? • Use terms properly? • Understand terms used? • Define asked terms?

  21. Scoring Factors Accuracy of Statement (20 points) • Did the contestant • Really see hens? • Statements ring true, half-true, or false?

  22. Scoring Factors Completeness of Coverage (36 points) • Did the contestant discuss • Why they placed one bird over the other? • Crucial differences? • All there was to tell of importance?

  23. A Good Set of Reasons

  24. Summary (continued) • Don’t talk about anything other than the hens • Remember the scoring factors • This is a great learning experience! • So have fun!

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