2021 Skillathon Study Guides are Now Available

We are excited to announce that the Skillathon Study Guides for 2021 are now available.  The study guides are behind a password-protected page here on our blog site.  In order to receive the password, you must register to use the study guides.  To do this, visit: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ezVW0X3bmpjtc2O and complete the extremely easy 4 question survey.  An e-mail will then be sent with the password to the page.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Michael by e-mail at schweinsberg.5@osu.edu or phone at 419-399-8225.

4-H Black and White Photography Challenge

Minnesota 4-H Photography is excited to offer a photo challenge open to Midwest youth (including Ohio) in grades K-13!

Explore the world in TONES with a black and white photography challenge! We encourage you to play with shadows, look at texture, and layer dark and light tones to create stunning black and white photographs.

Submit up to three (3) jpg or jpeg images to fourhphoto@umn.edu by 11:59 p.m. on March 15, 2021.

For more information, to register, or see the rules for the challenge click here.

Questions? Email fourhphoto@umn.edu.

National 4-H Celebrate Teens in your Community Contest

CELEBRATE TEENS IN YOUR COMMUNITY WITH $5K

We’re proud to join the Invisalign® brand in their search for 100 deserving teens dedicated to making a difference in their communities to be recognized as Invisalign® ChangeMakers!

We’re proud to join the Invisalign® brand in their search for 100 deserving teens dedicated to making a difference in their communities to be recognized as Invisalign® ChangeMakers!Each of these teens will be celebrated at a virtual event and awarded $5,000 cash to fund their service projects or help support their educational or personal goals. Help us celebrate those making a difference by sharing with the teens and parents in your life!

All teens ages 13 – 19 can apply now through March 31, 2021 by sharing how they’re creating positive change in their communities, schools and world.

APPLY NOW

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest begins at 9:00 AM PT on 1/25/21 and ends at 11:59:59 PM PT on 3/31/21. Open only to legal residents of 50 US/DC, 13 -19 years of age. Click Here for Official Rules, including how to enter, odds, prize details and restrictions. Void where prohibited. Msg&data rates may apply. Sponsor: Align Technology, Inc., 2820 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134.

Market Chicken Order Form Now Available

It is time to order your market chickens for the 2021 Paulding County Junior Fair.    We are asking that, if multiple youth from the same family are completing the market chicken project, EACH YOUTH complete a separate order form.  This will ensure that all youth have the required NPIP paperwork.  Orders must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm on Friday, February 26th.  Please note that all market pens of chickens must consist of 3 birds of the same sex.

It is recommended that you order a few extra chickens than what is needed to create your market pens.  It is never known if you will lose some of your chicks during the first few weeks.  A larger selection also ensures you have more to choose from while choosing the birds you will be exhibiting at the fair.

Again this year, we will be placing our order through Milan Center Feed and Grain and will be ordering the Cornish Cross breed.  The price per chick is as follows:

Straight Run (not sexed before delivery): $1.80

Pullet (female): $1.75

Cockeral (male): $1.85

The pick-up date for the market chickens will be on Wednesday, April 28th from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at the Extension Office.  Payment for your order will be due when you pick up your chicks.  Invoices will be e-mailed for convenience in knowing what your payment should be.

If you have questions about ordering, your project, or any other 4-H related area, please feel free to give me a call at 419-399-8225 or send an e-mail to schweinsberg.5@osu.edu.

2021 Paulding County Junior Fair Market Chicken Order Form