The 4-Hrs were at it bright and early this morning in the Rabbit and Poultry Barn at the Ellis County Fair.  The roosters, though, had been crowing since sunrise.

Judging of poultry started at 8a.m. sharp.  The 4-Hrs were there at 7a.m., first checking their birds over and providing food and more water.

Then it was time for some primping.  16-year-old Breanne Kruse of the Buckeye Jr. Farmers 4-H Club, rubs baby oil on the feet and comb of her Golden Sebright rooster, Allistair.  “It makes him stand out a little more for the judges,” she says.

Kruse also has ducks to be judged this morning.  She prefers working with her rooster, though.  “He’s less excitable and doesn’t flap his wings as much as the ducks.”

Kruse has some advice for fair-goers as they walk through the poultry barn.  “Don’t stick your finger in the cages.   They’ll peck you, at least mine will,” laughs Kruse.

See more of the Ellis County Fair 4-H projects tonight on Street Beat Eagle Community TV Channel 14.