Video timeline for each division: Peeps, (1:20); Chicks, (3:24); Pullets, (9:06); Roosters and Hens, (11:47).
October 6, 2025 - The 49th East Texas Poultry Festival's 'Strut, Cluck, and Crow' Chicken Clucking Contest did not disappoint during the Saturday, October 4, festival activities. Contestants took to the stage in four different age categories strutting, cackling, and crowing with some even squawking and screaming in hopes of impressing the judges and crowd.
Those whose performance won the hearts of the festival goers were:
Peeps ages 5 and Under
1st place - Nahm Coffman
2nd place - Shephard Coffman
3rd place - Tuff Hatcher
Honorable Mention - Jaycen Coffman
Chicks ages 6-11
1st place - Jay Merchant
2nd place - Judah Maxey
3rd place - Danyon Smith
Honorable Mention - Michael Hill, Jaycee Cooper, Millie Windham, Lane Cooper, Genesis Rodriguez, Naomi Gandy, Jaycee Fuller, Jordyn Fuller
Pullets ages 12-16
1st place - Maylea Rodgers
2nd place - Dru Moody
3rd place - Justin Justus
Honorable Mention - Gabi Mayo, Lilia Swink, Wyatt Foster
Roosters and Hens 17 and Up
1st place - Vernon “The Don” Washington
2nd place - Clayton Paul “Rhode Island” Windham
3rd place - Nancy Turner
Honorable Mention - Bridget “Big Hen” Tipton, Brenda Addison, William Jacobs, Jordan Coffman
