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Ellis County Poultry Trades Day slated for Saturday, May 17

The annual Ellis County Poultry Trades Day is slated for Saturday, May 17, at the Ellis County Expo Center in Waxahachie. Parking and admission are free to the family-friendly event, which will run from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

On hand will be dozens of poultry and livestock vendors, ag-related sales and services, arts and crafts, food trucks, and guest speakers. Poultry and livestock will range from chicks, chickens, and laying hens to ducks, goats, geese, sheep, quail, rabbits, swine, and turkeys.

For more information, email Texhenranch@gmail.com or visit the Ellis County Poultry Trades Day official Facebook group page.

See below images for the full flyer/sponsor listing, a vendor booth map, and vendor listings by booth number.

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