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Early Bird
Poultry Days
announces record chicken sales
VERSAILLES – “I’m just so glad it’s not raining today,” said announcer
Ken DeMange. It was just prior to 11 a.m. June 13 and the annual
Versailles Poultry Days Parade was about to start. Along the parade
route there were familiar faces… families arriving early every year to
take ownership of their favorite spots. The temperature was already
climbing into the 80s and there wasn’t a cloud in sight.
The day before two thunderstorms played havoc with the events at the
old Versailles High School grounds; rides had to be temporarily closed
down. It was 20 degrees cooler.
The traditional hour-long parade featured marching bands, businesses,
service groups, dignitaries, first responders, military units, tractors
and the ten young ladies who would be competing that afternoon for Miss
Chick 2015. There were 132 parade entries, according to a Poultry Days
volunteer the largest number he could remember. Hundreds of children
lined the streets waiting for candy to be tossed in their direction.
A reported record 25,200 chickens were sold over the weekend. Meals ran
out by 7 p.m. Friday and again before the weekend closed on Sunday.
Visitors to the 63rd Annual Poultry Days were treated to chicken if
they got in line soon enough, beer, rides and games for the kids, fair
food, bingo and more.
The Versailles Band Boosters posted on the Poultry Days Facebook page…
only 365 more days until you can taste that “World famous Poultry Days
chicken” again. One Facebook follower noted he had one chicken dinner
left, but then would have to wait another 360 plus days before he could
get another.
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