Sheep Project
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.
🍀 Identify different breeds
🍀 Locate and name parts of sheep
🍀 Learn about sheep health and proper care
🍀 Learn what you need to show your animals
🍀 Develop a management plan
🍀 Learn about caring for newborn lambs
🍀 Identify wool properties and use
🍀 Identify sheep by-products and retail meat cuts
🍀 Learn about lamb yield grades
🍀 Judge and present your sheep
🍀 Understand the digestive process
🍀 Read a feed tag to recognize nutrients needed for sheep
🍀 Learn breeding and reproduction best practices
🍀 Understand costs of sheep care
🍀 Learn management practices to keep sheep healthy
🍀 Explore sheep disease and health problems
🍀 Learn food safety
🍀 Plan a judging contest
🍀 Develop cost and expense records
🍀 Identify parts of the sheep reproduction system
🍀 Explore sheep genetics
🍀 Market sheep products
🍀 Learn how to select quality forages
🍀 Identify sheep industry issues
🍀 Explore careers in the sheep industry
Online Resources & Websites
🍀 Shop 4-H -- Sheep Curriculum
Lambs, Rams and You (06367)
Shear Delight (06368)
Leading the Flock (06369)
Sheep Helper’s Guide (06370)