Showing poultry offers youth a unique and rewarding experience in the livestock program. Unlike other species, all broilers and turkeys must be ordered through the Extension Office and arrive on the same day from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, creating an even playing field for every exhibitor. Youth then dedicate themselves to the daily care, feeding, and management of their birds as they prepare for competition at the Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show or at major shows across Texas. In the end, the hard work and attention to detail of the exhibitor truly shine through in the show ring. 

Tentative  pickup date: TBA-  typically mid-November

Orders for 2027 GCYLS & Major show turkeys are open! These turkeys will be eligible to be shown at the Gillespie County, Grandstand and Major Stock Shows. 

Order Deadline: Monday, March 30th

To place your order, please complete this form, https://forms.gle/6h94aTpoTLT2nF4Y6, or call the Extension Office at 830-997-3452.

Please note that we will consider this an official order, even though payment will not be required at the time you call/complete the form.

Cost: TBA (we will release the cost once we know, but plan for about $5.00 per bird)

We are taking orders before we know the price, why are we doing it this way?

We never really know when the turkey ordering information is going to be released, and we are planning to submit our order as soon as the official order forms are released to us. So, we are taking official orders now, but we will not ask for your payment until we know what to charge. We want to turn in our order ASAP once it is released so that we can pick our birds up as early as possible in hopes that they will be healthier.

Minimum order is 25 poults per exhibitor and maximum order size is 75 poults per exhibitor or per family.

We will contact you as soon as we can start to accept payments.

Gillespie County Show Order Deadline: TBA- Typically beginning of October

San Antonio, Houston & Austin Order Deadline: TBA- Typically beginning of Septembe

Pricing:

• TBA

Chicks are ordered in increments of 25, and a minimum of 25 must be ordered per family or per exhibitor. Maximum per family or exhibitor is 75 birds. You must order different birds for each show (Gillespie County, San Antonio, and Houston/Austin).

Rule Reminder for GCYLS: Families must order 25 birds per exhibitor up to a max of 75 birds per family/exhibitor. Example if you have 5 exhibitors in your family you no longer must order 25 per every exhibitor but must order a minimum of 75 birds as a family. If you would like to order more than 75 birds as a family, then you may order each exhibitor an individual set of birds up to 75. (Following major show guidelines.)

Orders may be placed at the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office, 38 Business Court, Fredericksburg, TX with cash or check, or online using this link,https://gillespie-4-h.square.site/ 

Gillespie County Birds – Tentative Arrival Date: TBA-  typically  last week of November
San Antonio Birds – Tentative Arrival Date: January
Houston & Austin Birds – Tentative Arrival Date: January