A local poultry judge has been short-listed with only three others to compete in a prestigious national finals this September.
The Agricultural Shows Australia 2025 National Championships is being hosted by the SA Country Shows at the Royal Adelaide Show from 1-6 September 2025 and Josh Hancock, 20, from Merbein has been listed in the top 4.
Josh’s family has been involved in agricultural shows for four generations.
During the week he works in shed construction but come the weekend, he shows under the name ‘Ducknuts Waterfowl’ and is a provisional Judge on the Victorian Poultry Judges list.
Josh’s show highlight is winning Champion Bird of Show at the Adelaide Royal in 2018, but says The Mildura Show holds a special place in his heart thanks to its significance for his family over so many generations.
“I started competing in the Young Judges in 2023 when I was asked by several highly respected people in the Victorian poultry world to have a go because they said I would gain a lot from the experience. Having showed birds for most of my life it was the next step. From this, I have now done my judging assessment for waterfowl and gained confidence in public speaking.”
The four national finalists (aged 15-25) in the Agricultural Shows Australia Young Poultry Judges Championships head to Royal Adelaide Show in September.
The Poultry Young Judges final will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, September 2.
Images: https://pixabay.com/photos/rooster-chicken-head-poultry-bird-5195311/ and Agricultural Shows Australia
