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Central Tagging Update

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IMPT: 2024 Livestock Tagging Update

Central Tagging – NEW UPDATE (4/11/2024):

  • Central Tagging will be June 8th from 7:00 am – 10:00 am in the Ext. Office Parking Lot.
  • NEW: Families with market animals not present at Central Tagging on June 8th will be charged a $50 farm visit and $10/tag which is payable up front.
  • Feeder Calves: Your feeder calf must be present at tagging, EVEN if your animal already has an EID tag. Feeder calves will also receive a vaccine – cost is $2.00.
  • Swine:  Your animal must be present at tagging, EVEN if your animal already has an EID tag.
  • Rabbits:  All rabbits in possession (breeding and roasters) will come to Central Tagging.
  • Sheep & Goats: Only market sheep and market goats
  • Poultry:  Poultry does not come to tagging

 

Pig Catch & Essay Lamb Clinic

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Mandatory Pig Catch and Essay Lamb Clinic – April 15th :

This year the Fairview Young Farmers will be hosting an educational clinic for Pig Catch and Essay Lamb exhibitors.  Please hold Monday, April 15th at 6:30 pm for this program.  This will also count as your Livestock Quality Assurance requirement.  The clinic will be held at Fairview Elementary.

Guest Speaker:  Scott Hartsell of Milan Center Feed and Grain will be discussing general animal and nutrition care.   This session will also count for Livestock Quality Assurance and siblings are also welcome to attend.

 

Pig Catch & Essay Lamb Pick Up

Date: May 4, 2024
Location: Fairview Elementary Bus Parking lot
Time: 8:00 am

Animals NOT PICKED UP on this date will be forfeited.

Poultry Clinics

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Defiance 4-H Poultry Families 

Come one, come all!

We have a lot of new members joining the poultry world, and all the information out there can be intimidating and confusing. We hope to make things a little easier and more enjoyable for everyone!

We are planning a series of poultry mini clinics to discuss all you need to know about your poultry projects!  We will start with the basics about the different classes of poultry, where to get your birds, and their requirements (feeding and lodging), as well as important dates for the year.  For the remaining meetings, we will dive a little deeper into the poultry world, ending on the final date with the required pullorum testing and a showmanship clinic.

Anyone who attends can enjoy light refreshments and a chance to win a prize at each meeting!  (YES, we are bribing you to come!)

Here is a layout of what we have planned so far:

Thursday, April 11 @ at 7pm – Extension Office (go on the door behind the Flag Pole)

  • Different classes at the fair and their requirements/what they will be judged on
  • Dates
  • What to feed your poultry
  • Space requirements

 Thursday, May 23 @ 7 pm  – Extension Office (go on the door behind the Flag Pole)

  • Biosecurity/predators, poultry diseases, and first aid.

 Thursday, June 27 @ 7pm  – Extension Office (go on the door behind the Flag Pole)

  • Trivia night! This will be a fun night where we will make a fun game out of poultry trivia and go over questions the judge may ask you about your birds

Thursday, July 25 @ 7pm  – Extension Office

  • Mandatory Pullorum testing (for mixed flocks)
  • Showmanship Clinic-how to prepare and show your birds at the fair

Feel free to request any additional topics you might want to know about!  Additionally, we have created a Facebook page for poultry communication for Defiance County members!  Please feel free to join! https://www.facebook.com/groups/207562738949025/

We are excited about our mini-clinics and hope to see you there!

Celeste Kenning  – choshock@gmail.com

Jenny Guilford – jnguilford06@gmail.com