From Shell to Show Ring

(Updated: May 20, 2026, 1:43 p.m.)
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Congratulations to all participants in the Coastal Plains Chicken Show!

The Jones County Chicken Project participants hatched out of their shells and represented Jones County hatching-ly great at the Coastal Plains Chicken Project Show.

Cloverbud Showmanship: 4th Place overall Winner Anika Huntington

Junior Showmanship: 4th Plave Overall Winner Abel Ross

Evangelin Huntington 1st place in respective class

Intermediate Showmanship: 5th Place Overall Winner Aubrey Davidson

Havilah Huntington 1st Place in respective class

Memphis Jenkins 2nd Place in respective class

Senior Showmanship: 4th Place Overall Winner Luke Jones

Aurora Nelson Overall Grand Champion Broiler!

Kingsley Nelson 3rd in his broiler class

Jones County High School FFA was also well represented! Luke Jones was 2nd overall in the Senior Showmanship division! Jones County High school had many placings throughout the show:

Cole Anderson was 3rd in their respective broiler class

Je'Maya Jones was 3rd in their respective broiler class

Luke Jones was 3rd in their respective broiler class

Amber Elgar 1st in their respective showmanship class

4-H Project Book Winners were:

Abel Ross 2nd place in the 8-10 age group

Aubrey Davidson 1st place in the 11-12 age group

Memphis Jenkins 3rd place in the 13-15 age group

Luke Jones 1st place in the 16-18 age group

Daisy Arthur 2nd place in the 16-18 age group

Congratulations to all the Jones County participants on all their hard work getting the birds show ring ready from day-old hatchlings!

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