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Whatcom County 4-H Sheep Projects

     
 

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GBJA - Market Sheep Project
GBJB - Breeding Sheep Project

Objectives & Materials:

  • keep records
  • select, feed, and house a market lamb
  • slect, care for, fit, show breed, and market sheep
  • fit and show a lamb
  • evaluate a carcass
  • control insects and parasites
  • market wool

MNBU6367 Rams, Lambs, & You, Sheep 1, Sheep Project Activity Guide
This guide is the first in the series of three sheep guides for 4-H youth. It may be used by youth in any grade based on their project skills and expertise. All activities have several parts. Each guide also includes an achievement program to encourage youth to learn more about sheep while developing important life skills. Contents include:? selection and judging, health and nutrition, products and by-products, fitting and showing. Illustrated.

MNBU6368 Shear Delight, Sheep 2, Sheep Project Activity Guide
This guide is the second in the series of three sheep guides for 4-H youth. It may be used by youth in any grade based on their project skills and expertise. All activities in this guide have several parts--each designed so the youth has an opportunity to learn by doing before being told or shown how. Contents include: selection and nutrition, sheep management, sheep health, and lamb and ethics. Illustrated.

MNBU6369 Leading the Flock, Sheep 3, Sheep Projec Activity Guide
This guide is the third in the series of three for youth. It may be used by youth in any grade based on their project skills and expertise. All activities in the guide have several parts. Each guide also includes an achievement program to encourage youth to learn more about sheep while developing important life skills. Main topics include: selection and management, reproduction and genetics, marketing and nutrition, and lamb and ethics. Illustrated.

For leader and other publications see EM2778 Projects & Publications or to order publications go to http://pubs.wsu.edu.

Click here for additional sheep project information from the state 4-H website.

Record Books:

Whatcom County Record Book Guidelines

Market Livestock Record #C0728
Breeding Livestock Record #C0729
Whatcom County 4-H Dairy/Livestock Agreement/Record (This form is required for all dairy cattle entry forms. If you are completing a record book you need only fill out the top part. Due to the superintendent on the first day of the fair)

When using any of the above mentioned add sheets you will also be required to complete pages 8 & 9 of the Project Journal in your 4-H Record Book (unless otherwise noted). In this section you will be recording date, what you did and time spent with the project ... feeding, training, caring, etc.**

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