Savannah Valley Dairy Goat Project
Schedule
Thu Nov 21 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
611 Black Street,Walterboro,29488,US | Walterboro, SC
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Welcome to the Savannah Valley 4-H Dairy Goat Project!Welcome to the Savannah Valley 4-H Dairy Goat Project! Goats make good 4-H projects. They are interesting, like attention, are not expensive to buy or feed, are easily handled and transported, and are fun to show at fairs. This project is designed to give you an opportunity to begin with, a kid and develop her into a producing dairy goat.
Youth who participate in this project will develop the essential dairy goat skills such as demonstrating proper goat management and health practices, developing goat fitting and showing skills, selecting a goat that will meet their needs, promoting goat products and the goat industry, and comprehending national and international goat-related issues. Youth will also practice the skills of record keeping, decision making, leadership, communication, planning and organizing, and more.
Membership requirement: Current 4-H membership in 4HOnline is required for participation in this club.
P roject Details:
• Project registration March 6th – March 29th
• The project goat should be reserved or obtained by May 31st
• Project Kick-Off June 1st at 10 am at the Orangeburg County Fairgrounds
• Project fee of $20
• Meetings every third Thursday of the month from 6:00 - 7:30 pm
· *Project ends December 31st.
· *Record books due to county 4-H Agent Jan. 10th.
Allowed animals- Polled or disbudded 1 year or younger
• Doe(s) – Female goats must be polled (naturally without horns) or disbudded.
o Dairy breeds only
§ Registered with ADGA or MDGA (can participate in 4-H, ADGA, and MDGA-sponsored events)
§ Unregistered (can participate in 4-H events, cannot participate in ADGA or MDGA- sponsored shows and events)
Goals/Expectations
• Attend monthly meetings regularly.
• Attend planned field trips.
• Attend clinics, events, and shows.
• Communicate with 4-H leaders about attendance and absence from meetings,
field trips, events, and shows.
• If your project animal becomes injured, ill, or dies, communicate with 4-H leaders.
• Complete project books and submit them within the submission time frame
M eeting Dates and Locations: TBD
Meetings will be held on the 3rd Thursday from 6-7 PM starting in June 20th and ending on November.21st.
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Where is it happening?
611 Black Street,Walterboro,29488,US, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
