Delaware Youth Dairy Futurity
The second entry deadline for the 2016 Delaware Junior Dairy futurity is February 1, 2016. The entry form can be found here https://cdn.extension.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/29153235/2016-Delaware-Youth-Dairy-Futurity-Entry-Form.pdf
To participate in the 2016 Futurity for Summer Calves, a calf must be nominated by May 1, 2016. All calves, born June 1, 2015 to August 31, 2015 inclusive, of any dairy breed are eligible to enter the Delaware Youth Dairy Futurity. Calves MUST be exhibited by a Delaware State Fair Junior Dairy Exhibitor. Leased animals are eligible and an exhibitor must be named on the last entry on May 2, 2016.
1st payment of $5.00 due on or before November 16, 2014
2nd payment of $10.00 due on or before February 1, 2016
3rd payment of $15.00 due on or before May 2, 2016
Late entries are permitted but if you do not enter the animal on the first due date, the payment will be doubled. If your first entry is made on February 1, your entry fee will be $30.00. If you do not enter until May 2, your entry fee is $70.00 on May 2.
Entry questions can be directed to volunteer Dairy Futurity co-chairs John Hickey or Charmayne Busker cpbusker@gmail.com
Animal Science Project Leader Training Offered
The State 4-H Leader Forum will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016 from 9 am-3 pm at the Del Tech in Georgetown. The following training sessions will be offered for animal science and equine science project leaders.
“How to Coach a Horse Bowl Team”
This session will be presented by Susan Garey and volunteers from the Delaware 4-H Horse Advisory Committee. Learn about how the Delaware State 4-H Horse Bowl is organized and run and how age appropriate questions are developed from resource material. Hear from members of the horse advisory committee who will share their experiences with how to effectively engage and train youth to participate in this fast paced, knowledge based quiz bowl competition and how to have fun doing it!
“Animals Inside and Out”
Animals Inside & Out is a hands-on lesson series designed for 3rd – 5th grade youth. Animals provide milk, meat and fiber, as well as provide companionship and provide by-products that youth use every day. Animals Inside & Out will help youth better understand these concepts, as well as learn more about:
- What animals need and how to care for them to keep them healthy
- Careers which are available in the animal science area
- To Categorize Order, Classify, Collect Data, & Hypothesize
- To compare the body systems of different types of animals
- How science relates to companion animals, livestock animals, and horses
Hands on activities and games are used to enhance learning. The lessons are appropriate for youth who have animal knowledge or don’t have any prior experiences. Activities cover the following topics:
- Animal Management
- Digestive System – Life Stage, Feeds & Nutrition
- Skeletal System & Muscular System
- By-products • Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
- Animal Science Careers – threaded throughout the curriculum
- Reproduction
Please visit the State 4-H website http://extension.udel.edu/4h/ for Leader Forum registration information.
The 2016 Delaware 4-H Avian Bowl Study Sections:
All questions and answers will come from the following material:
- Breeds, varieties and strains (Introduction, Bantams, and through American class)
- Raising gamebirds (All)
- Eggcyclopedia (Eggs A to Z through Cooking terms)
- Ratites (All)
- Commercial poultry industries (All)
- Changing world of poultry and egg markets (All)
- Avian influenza (All)
- Embryology (Introduction through Table 28)
Please Note: The above study material came from the National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual revised in 2015. The manual will be available in early 2016 from:
Clemson University, Bulletin Room – Room 82
96 Poole Agricultural Center
Clemson, SC 29634-0129
Cost per packet is $15.00 plus shipping
(864) 656-3261 (phone); (864) 656-0742 (fax); Attn: Mick Smith
The quickest and most accurate method of ordering is to go to our website: http://shopping.clemson.edu/ and, using the manual publications code (PubCode): MAN 161 place orders through there. It will require the use of a credit or debit card. This method will automatically bring up appropriate shipping charges during the order process.
If a check MUST be used, you will still need to go through the same ordering process up to the point where shipping charges are shown and selected to give you a total cost without actually submitting the order. Shipping charges are based on the shipping address used when ordering. Make checks payable to Clemson University
Delaware 4-H Horse Bowl- NEW CONTEST LOCATION FOR 2016!!
The Delaware 4-H Horse Bowl will be held on March 12, 2016 at Lake Forest High School. The entry form and guidelines for the 2016 contest are available on the State 4-H Animal Science page. Divisions are available for Ages 9-10, 11-13, and 14-19 as of January 1 of the 2016 4-H year.
Questions may come from:
- 4-H Horse Manuals:
“Giddy Up and Go”, “Head, Heart and Hooves”, “Stable Relationships”,
“Riding the Range,” “Jumping to New Heights,” “Horse Project Helper’s Guide.,”
and 4-H Horse curriculum corrections found on-line at www.n4hccs.org.
- In addition to the 4-H Horse Project manuals:
Age 8-10: Your Pony, Your Horse, by Cherry Hill
Age 11-13: Your Horse, a step-by-step guide to horse ownership, by Judy Chapple (and age 8-10)
Horses and Horsemanship – by Ray Antoniewicz, National 4-H Council- NEW!!
Age 14 and older: Storey’s Horse-Lover’s Encyclopedia, edited by Deborah Burns (and age 8-10 and 11-13 material).
Horse Science- by Ray Antoniewicz, National 4-H Council- NEW!!
Teams must be preregistered in order to compete in the 4-H Horse Bowl. Day of contest entries will not be accepted. If you have registered for the Horse Bowl, you will receive written confirmation in return.
The entry deadline is February 12, 2016 to the State 4-H Office. For complete rules and an entry form, please visit the State 4-H Animal Science web page:
https://cdn.extension.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/29153235/2016-HORSE-BOWL-CONTEST3.pdf