Young livestock exhibitors put their animal care and showmanship skills on display during the opening night of the 2026 Webster Parish 4-H Junior Livestock Show, with poultry and rabbit competitions recognizing participants for their hard work and dedication.
In the rabbit competition, Emmersyn Demmon earned both Champion Rabbit Showman and Champion Rabbit honors, with the latter awarded for a senior Flemish Blue doe. Tinsley Sanders was named Reserve Champion Rabbit Showman and also earned Reserve Champion Rabbit with her senior Crème d’Argent doe, Sriracha.
Taylor Rayner took top honors in the poultry competition, earning Champion Poultry Showman and Champion Poultry with a White Bearded Silkie cock. Preston Coleman was named Reserve Champion Poultry Showman, while Ina Lee received Reserve Champion Poultry honors with a Black Australorp hen.
Several exhibitors also earned first-place finishes in individual breed classes.
In the rabbit competition, Chloe McClain placed first with a black junior Dutch doe, while Emmersyn Demmon earned first place in the Holland Lop senior buck class and the Flemish intermediate doe class. Sanders collected multiple first-place awards in the Havana and Crème d’Argent divisions.
Other first-place rabbit exhibitors included Halie Rhodes with a steel Netherland Dwarf senior buck, Ava Tucker with a black otter Netherland Dwarf senior doe, Lanee Demmon with a New Zealand senior buck, Jake Pipes with a Lionhead senior buck, and Leilah Briggs with a Lionhead senior doe.
In the poultry competition, Rayner earned first-place honors with a Blue Andalusian, Japanese cock, Japanese hen, and Silkie. Malory Coleman placed first in the Plymouth Rock and Speckled Sussex classes.
Christian Smith earned first-place finishes with a Red Partridge Welsummer, Frizzle Cochin, and Black Silkie. Ina Lee took first place in the Buff Orpington, Australorp, Salmon Faverolle, and Blue Cochin classes, while Preston Coleman earned first-place awards with a Light Brown Dutch and Red Cochin.
The poultry and rabbit shows were part of the Webster Parish Fair’s annual junior livestock competition, which gives young exhibitors an opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, responsibility, and animal-handling skills developed through their 4-H projects.
The livestock show continued with swine, sheep, goat, and beef competitions, providing additional opportunities for Webster Parish youth to showcase their animals and compete for top honors.