{"id":7309,"date":"2024-07-25T09:33:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T16:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/?page_id=7309"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:03:24","slug":"4-h-sheep-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/youth\/projects-and-programs-overview\/projects\/livestock\/4-h-sheep-project\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Sheep Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--style-boxed \">\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__background\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/07\/4H_Grows_Logo.jpg 768w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1313px) 100vw, 1313px\"\n\t\talt=\"4-H Grows Here logo in green with 4-H clover at right on a black background\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__overlay\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__inner-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wsu-hero__title\">4-H Sheep Project<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"program-contact \">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/wp-content\/plugins\/cahnrs-extension-plugin\/assets\/images\/four-h.png\"\n\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"75\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"extension-program-icon\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Program Icon.\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"program-contact-info\">\n\t\t<h2>Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tAmy Alder, 4-H Program Manager<br>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Phone Number<\/span>509-962-7565\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-screen-reader-only\">Email Address<\/span> \u2022\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:amy.alder@wsu.edu\">amy.alder@wsu.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Select, feed, and house a market lamb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select, care for, fit, show, breed, and market sheep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fit and show a lamb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate a carcass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Control insects and parasites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market wool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth must be age 8 by October 1st of the current 4-H year to be eligible for enrollment in large animal projects, including Beef, Dairy, Goat, Horse, Sheep, Alpaca\/Llama, and Swine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Washington 4-H Records, Forms, and Guides<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/producer-affidavit-market-lamb-health-record\">C1052E &#8211; Producer Affidavit &amp; Market Lamb Health Record<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/supplemental-animal-affidavit-health-record\">C1113E &#8211; Supplemental Animal Affidavit &amp; Health Record<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/livestock-judging-guide\">NEEC20594 &#8211; Livestock Judging Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/judging-sheep-and-oral-reasons\">PNW679 &#8211; Judging Sheep and Oral Reasons<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/washington-lamb-of-merit\">EB1462E &#8211; Washington Lamb of Merit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/projects\/animal-science\/livestock\/sheep\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tState 4-H Sheep Project Resources\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/08\/Sheep-792x198.png\" alt=\"An image of a sheep in a meadow with wiildflowers at right. 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