Sheep Project
4-H Sheep Project
The sheep project introduces you to a wide variety of fun and challenging activities including identifying parts of a sheep, selecting a project lamb, preparing for lambing season, identification of lamb meat products and feeding and showing sheep.
Sheep Project
A minimum of four (4) sheep meetings is required to show or qualify for auction at the 2027 Kewaunee County Fair. There are other requirements you will need to meet which are listed on the Sheep Requirements for Auction and Show documents. You must choose one of the mandatory meetings as one of the four (4) species meetings. For a meeting to count, you must be in attendance for the full meeting. The only meetings that count as your four (4) are listed below.
Sheep Project Paperwork
Meeting Dates and Locations
November 29th @ 2:00pm – Bailey’s Little Pastures
Topic: Introduction to the sheep project, demonstrate and explain sheep pregnancy testing, breeding and record keeping.
January 9th @ 8:30am – Bailey’s Little Pastures
Topic: lambing
February(Date and time TBD) – Otto’s Meats
Topic: Quality & Yield Grades of Slaughter lambs, cuts of lamb
March 7th @ 2pm – Bailey’s Little Pastures
Topic: Shearing & Hoof care
*April 10th @ 9am – Bailey’s Little Pastures
Topic: Weigh-in, feeding, records
May 16th @ 2pm – Legacy Show Pavilion, Fairgrounds
Topic: Showmanship
*June 3rd at 6:30pm – 4-H conference room, fairgrounds
Topic: Fair paperwork, reviewing all requirements and any additional information or questions.
September 9th at 6:30pm – 4-H Conference Room, Fairgrounds
Topic: Introduction to the Sheep Project and year ahead
Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is required for youth exhibiting livestock (dairy, sheep, rabbit, poultry, goat, hogs, beef) at the Kewaunee County Fair. Training is available online. If you would like to request hardship assistance to pay for your training, please contact Aerica Bjurstrom 920-388-7138 or aerica.bjurstrom@wisc.edu to request a coupon. Requests will be kept confidential. Online training is available here: https://yqcaprogram.org/
For more information on the Kewaunee County 4-H Sheep Project, please contact:
Crystal Bailey 920-370-5164
Will Bailey 920-680-9212
Tammy Paul 920-366-7371
Erin Dahle
4-H Program Educator
Office: 920-388-7185 or Cell: 920-536-3085
erin.dahle@wisc.edu