Animals Under the 4-H Member’s Regular Care and Management
Section 9.6 in the 4-H Policy and Procedure Handbook provides information for 4-H members need to know before starting an animal project:
Animals must be under the 4-H member’s regular care and management for the following periods of time prior to the official county exhibit activity, including junior livestock shows:
• Breeding Beef: 90 days
• Cats: 60 days
• Cavies: 45 days
• Dairy (except Dairy Heifer Replacement): 90 days
• Dairy Heifer Replacement: 60 days
• Dogs: 60 days
• Equine: 90 days
• Goat: 60 days
• Llama: 90 days
• Market Beef: 120 days
• Rabbits and Poultry: 45 days
• Sheep and Swine (Breeding and Market): 60 days
Animals raised by the 4-H member from birth or hatching are exempt from the minimum time periods.