Applications Now Open for Barastoc Poultry Junior Scholarship Program!

At Barastoc, we put the chicken before the egg.

As part of this philosophy we established the Barastoc Poultry Junior Scholarship Program (BPJS) to encourage the next generation of enthusiasts to develop and share their poultry husbandry skills and knowledge.

“I have been breeding and showing now for four years and the support from my parents is amazing. During show season my mum and I spend many weekends away travelling to shows. With the help from the Barastoc Scholarship I was able to order a new roof and my Dad and I put it on. Now when it rains I don’t have to worry about the inside or the Pekins getting wet.”

“Mitchell Carrigan-Walsh grew up with chooks, but the Pomborneit local’s poultry passion took flight when he attended the Camperdown Ag Show at just seven or eight years old. That’s when Mitchell first
laid eyes the chicken breed Rhode Island Reds, and he was hooked.” The Barastoc Scholarship has helped him compete in poultry shows
in Victoria.

We are now searching for up to two Junior Scholarship Ambassadors living in Australia.

The Opportunity

We want to share your passion for poultry and how you’ve developed your poultry caring skills and knowledge.  Recipients of the scholarship are asked to undertake the following;

• Provide a monthly contribution to the Barastoc Poultry website where you share what you’ve learnt, improvements you’ve made and general progress of your flock. This can be written and photos, or video.
• To participate as ambassadors in the annual Barastoc National Chook Health Week (September of each year) to help educate backyarders on how to look after their chickens.
• To wear Barastoc branded apparel at shows, competitions and other promotional opportunities as agreed with Barastoc Poultry brand manager.

Barastoc Poultry will provide the following:

• Cash grant of $1000 to help them develop their interest. This can be applied to attend events and shows, undertake study to improve their poultry husbandry skills and/or make improvements to the enclosure in which they house their birds.
• Barastoc branded feed for their birds for the period of the scholarship up to an equivalent value of $500.
• Barastoc branded kit – including polo shirt, hat and promotional material.

Who is eligible?

Applications will be open to individuals aged between 15 and 25 years old who directly have responsibility for the care of poultry and in a non-commercial capacity.

This can include:

• Individuals that have their own home flock, including urban backyard flocks.
• Individuals who look after someone else’s home flock.
• A class or education group that takes care of a flock and uses the flock for educational purposes.

How to apply:

Send your application by email to: marketingteam@ridley.com.au with the subject: Barastoc Poultry Junior Scholarship Program.

Please include your;

• name,
• age,
• location,
• school year or occupation and,
• a link to a social media profile.

Your application should also include photos (ie. yourself, your flock and coop) and you can also provide a video if you want.

To get to know you better, please answer the following questions (at least two sentences each).

1. Tell us about where you live.
2. Tell us a bit about yourself and what got you started in poultry.
3. How many birds, and what breeds, do you have in your flock.
4. Tell us a bit about your backyard coop.
5. What are your poultry plans for the future?
6. How will the BPJS help you improve your poultry skills and knowledge?

We look forward to reading about your flock and your poultry aspirations!

Applications close on the 30th of September 2019 at 5pm.