The July Rabbit Tattooing and Poultry Banding will take place on Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Beef Barn. The fee is $1/animal.
Members with the following projects are required to have their rabbits tattooed and poultry banded on this day:
We’ve had lots of questions recently about possession dates, tagging/banding/tattooing dates, and requirements for livestock projects. Please be sure that you review the 2024 Hartford Junior Fair Livestock Requirements Summary. This document has all of the pertinent dates and information for all livestock projects. Please review it carefully to ensure you know all deadlines and requirements for your livestock project.
The May Rabbit Tattooing and Poultry Banding will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Beef Barn. The fee is $1/animal.
Members with the following projects are required to have their rabbits tattooed and poultry banded on this day:
All Junior Breeding Rabbits, Market Rabbits, Market Chickens, and Market Ducks will attend the Tattooing/Banding on July 13th.
The 2024 Hartford Junior Fair Livestock Requirements Summary is now available. This document has all of the pertinent dates and information for all livestock projects. Please review it carefully to ensure you know all deadlines and requirements for your livestock project.
All Market Rabbits and Market Poultry (except Turkeys which were banded on May 6th) must attend the Poultry and Rabbit Banding/Tattooing/Registration that will take place on Saturday, July 8th from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Beef Barn at the Hartford Fairgrounds. Cost for rabbit is $1/animal. Please bring your completed Rabbit Registration Form with you to tattooing. For poultry, the cost is $1/entry. This process will be done in a two-line drive-thru process. Please enter through Gate D, proceed through the parking lot and enter the appropriate line at the north end of the Beef Barn. Once complete, please exit out of the south end of the Beef Barn and then exit the fairgrounds through Gate C.
The May Rabbit Tattooing and Poultry Banding will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This will take place behind the grandstands. Please enter Gate C, then turn right at the first driveway. There will be a rabbit line and a poultry line. Exit will be through Gate B. This will be a drive-through style process as has been done over the last few years. The fee is $1/animal.
Members with the following projects are required to have their rabbits tattooed and poultry banded on this day:
PLEASE NOTE: There are many things happening on the fairgrounds on Saturday, May 6th. Please follow the process listed above to ensure that you are in the correct area of the fairgrounds for tattooing/banding. Those attending market lamb tagging will also be entering Gate C, but will continue straight in order to head to the front of the Sheriff Office where tagging is taking place. Please avoid the area around Grubb Arena, the Hondros Beef Barn, and B. Carr Pavilion as there is a large vendor fair taking place in that area.
Market Rabbit Tattooing/Registration and Meat Poultry Banding will take place on Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. at the Hondros Family Beef Barn at the Hartford Fairgrounds. ALL market rabbits and meat poultry (except turkeys which were banded on May 7) MUST attend in order to be eligible to show and sell at the 2022 Hartford Fair. The cost is $1.00 per animal/entry.
Poultry Wing Banding for Meat Turkeys and all Breeding/Fancy Poultry will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022 from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Hartford Fairgrounds in the Beef Barn (north end of the fairgrounds by Gate D1). Cost is $1 per entry. NOTE: All other meat poultry (market chickens and ducks) will be banded July 9, 2022.
Senior Breeding Rabbit Registration and Tattooing will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022 from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Hartford Fairgrounds in the Beef Barn (north end of the fairgrounds by Gate D1). Cost is $1 per entry. Please complete the Rabbit Registration form and bring it with you to turn in when you register your rabbits. NOTE: Junior breeding rabbits and market rabbits will be registered/tattooed July 9, 2022.
Tattooing for Market Rabbits and Junior Breeding Rabbits as well as banding for all Meat Poultry (except turkeys) will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021 from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. at the Rabbit and Poultry Barn at the Hartford Fairgrounds. The fee for both species is $1.00 per animal.
2021 Banding for Breeding Poultry and Market Turkeys along with Senior Rabbit Registration will take place at the Hartford Fairgrounds on Saturday May 1, 2021. Banding and registration will run from 10:00am through 2:00pm and will be held at the Hondros Beef Barn on the north end of the fairgrounds by gate D1. The cost is $1 per animal. The rabbit registration form can be found here. We encourage you to print out and complete the registration form and bring it with you to save time during the process.