Sheep Project Information

Adult Leader: Kristen Hay Engebretson

Junior Leaders:  Ruthanne Hay

 

Members:

Emily- Mabel (Jacob sheep)

Melissa- Annie (merino)

Amelia- (merinos)

Ruthie- Abbey, Jenna and Gillian(Shetlands)                                                   Jenny (cotswold)  and  Selena (Jacob)

Interested in trying sheep?

We have plenty of sheep for anyone interested in working with sheep.  We have plenty of Shetland Sheep (nice and small and easy to handle) and a few others.  Just ask Kristen or Emily.

Monthly Meeting Topics

All Sheep meetings will be held at Podunk Farm Resources at 99 Main St. South Windsor.

November:   Sheep breeds.  What are...Primitive breeds?  Merino types?  Hair sheep?  Dairy sheep?  Commercial breeds?

December:   Working with wool.  Learn to knit or crochet.  Bring your needles, hooks and yarn...or we have plenty for you to use.

January:   Sheep Health...How to keep my sheep healthy.  Preventative care is essential.

February:  Uconn 4H Sheep Day :  Info to come.

March:   .Parasites...to see, or not to see.  What can sheep get?  How do I treat them?  How do I PREVENT them!

May:  . Sheep Quizbowl

June:   Showing and showmanship

July:  getting ready for the fair.  How to prepare your sheep..  Do you bathe? shear? trim? or what?

August:  Tolland County 4H Fair.

Sheep Links

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/sheep/as989-1.htm  Sheep Pocket Guide

http://animalscience.tamu.edu/main/academics/sheep/AS34059-showlamb.pdf market sheep showing

http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/filelibrary/1584/43102.doc  Quizbowl Sample Questions

http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/psapublishing/Pages/4H/4HMan145.pdf  Showing and Fitting your Lamb (we use this, you may want to print out your own copy)