Tattooing

REMINDER: 2025 May Rabbit Tattooing/Registration and Poultry Banding

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The May Rabbit Tattooing and Poultry Banding will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Beef Barn. The fee is $1/entry.

Members with the following projects are required to have their rabbits tattooed and poultry banded on this day:

  • ALL Breeding/Fancy Poultry
  • Market Turkeys
  • Senior Breeding Rabbits – please bring your completed Rabbit Registration Form. Bringing the form completed will help speed up the process.

All Junior Breeding Rabbits, Market Rabbits, Market Chickens, and Market Ducks will attend the Tattooing/Banding on July 12th.

If you are planning to make entries into the Bred and Raised Rabbit Classes at the Hartford Fair, you must turn in your Rabbit Bred and Raised form by May 17, 2025. You can turn your form with the required photos attached into the Hartford Fair Office before May 17th, or turn it in during the rabbit tattooing/registration session on May 17, 2025.

2025 May Rabbit Tattooing/Registration and Poultry Banding

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The May Rabbit Tattooing and Poultry Banding will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Beef Barn. The fee is $1/entry.

Members with the following projects are required to have their rabbits tattooed and poultry banded on this day:

  • ALL Breeding/Fancy Poultry
  • Market Turkeys
  • Senior Breeding Rabbits – please bring your completed Rabbit Registration Form. Bringing the form completed will help speed up the process.

All Junior Breeding Rabbits, Market Rabbits, Market Chickens, and Market Ducks will attend the Tattooing/Banding on July 12th.

If you are planning to make entries into the Bred and Raised Rabbit Classes at the Hartford Fair, you must turn in your Rabbit Bred and Raised form by May 17, 2025. You can turn your form with the required photos attached into the Hartford Fair Office before May 17th, or turn it in during the rabbit tattooing/registration session on May 17, 2025.

2025 Livestock Requirements Summary

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The 2025 Livestock Requirements Summary has been updated an is available on our website HERE. Please note that the date for the Lamb Pool Application Deadline was incorrect on the original document, and has now been updated to reflect the correct date. Please ensure you are view the most up-to-date document.

2024 July Poultry Banding & Rabbit Tattooing

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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:

  • Meat Chickens
  • Meat Ducks
  • Market Rabbits
  • Junior Breeding Rabbits – please bring your completed Rabbit Registration Form. Bringing the form completed will help speed up the process.

 

REMINDER: 2024 Livestock Requirements Summary

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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.

2024 May Poultry Banding & Rabbit Tattooing

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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 Breeding/Fancy Poultry
  • Market Turkeys
  • Senior Breeding Rabbits – please bring your completed Rabbit Registration Form. Bringing the form completed will help speed up the process.

All Junior Breeding Rabbits, Market Rabbits, Market Chickens, and Market Ducks will attend the Tattooing/Banding on July 13th.

2024 Livestock Requirements Summary

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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.

Market Poultry Banding and Rabbit Tattooing and Registration

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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.

May Rabbit Tattooing and Poultry Banding

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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:

  • ALL Breeding Poultry
  • Market Turkeys
  • Senior Breeding Rabbits

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 and Meat Poultry Banding, Tattooing, and Registration

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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.