Photo: #What are they judging? Click the photo to reveal the answer.
Photo: #ANSWER: PIGEONS - Pigeons at the Minnesota State Fair wait to be judged in the 4-H poultry competition. Pigeons are judged in utility, fancy and flying categories.
Photo: #Judge Wayne Fischer examines a pigeon during the 4-H Poultry Show at the Minnesota State Fair. Fischer judges poultry at eight to 10 fairs each year.
Photo: #One of the entries into the pigeon 4-H category of poultry being judged at the Minnesota State Fair.
Photo: #Competitor Ashley Sukhu looks on as her pigeon is judged at the Minnesota State Fair 4-H Poultry Show.

What are they judging?

Day seven: What are they judging?


For some, the Minnesota State Fair is all about competition. Every weekday during the fair, All Things Considered is asking: "What are they judging?"

Read or listen to the judge describing what they look for in a winner, and then try and guess what it is. Click on the picture to the right to reveal what they're judging.

What today's judge is looking for:

- Three types: Utility, Fancy and flying

- Cleanliness

- Judged against a standard

- Good coloration

- Good sheen

- Size

- Good crest

What are they judging?

(MPR producers Sam Choo and Sarah Boden contributed to this project.)

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