Asher Rollins - Turkey

Seller: Asher Rollins
Group Affiliation: Independent
Species: Turkey
To Whom it my concern,
I am Asher Rollins, and I will be showing and selling a turkey at the Butte County
Fair. I am 15 years old and going into my sophomore year at Chico High School. This is
my 2nd year raising turkeys for the Butte County Fair. I also raise swine for the Silver
Dollar Fair. Outside of livestock I participate in sports such as wrestling and football. I
have hobbies such as playing guitar and maintaining my saltwater fish tank. I enjoy
school and I am a very good student. I am excited for this upcoming school year. I am
also excited to sell my turkey at the Butte County Fair.
I've raised turkeys for the past several years, once for the fair and some for our
family. After my first showing experience 2 years ago (last year there was not an
opportunity because of the avian flu) I realized I needed to make some changes to
provide the best quality animal for the fair. The changes I made to my project were I
purchased my turkeys early so they could be of adequate age and size and I purchased
all hens because I learned that a tom to reach its full potential would be overweight for
the fair. I have to show as an independent this year because my 4-H club did not have a
poultry group because at the beginning of the year the restrictions were still in place
regarding the avian flu; I am hopeful that next year I can join a group or exhibit with
Chico FFA. My turkeys are free ranging in one of our pastures. In the beginning, I had a
struggle with a predator eating the turkeys, so I had to make changes to their living
space and lock them in during the evening and allow them to free range during the day
until they were bigger.I am planning to take the largest of my turkeys to the fair to give
my buyer the best quantity of meat, she will hopefully be just over 30 pounds at weigh
Ins I would like to invite you to the Butte County Fair to see the hard work I put into
my turkey project this spring and summer. I will be showing my turkey on Wednesday,
August 26th and I will be selling my turkey on Saturday, August 29th. If you are
interested in purchasing an animal at the Butte County Fair you can attend in person on
Saturday, August 29th or bid on animals online through BidCal.com. Thank you for your
consideration
Sincerely,
Asher Rollins