Don’t just count sheep – learn everything about them! Get involved with the 4-H sheep project to learn all about animal health and nutrition, breeding, selection and marketing. You can participate in market projects, breeding projects and even non-competitive projects. Make it your own! This is a great way to gain valuable experiences while making lifelong friends.
You will experience the full process of selecting, feeding, breeding, and marketing sheep. You will also learn public speaking, leadership, and community service through caring for sheep.
Livestock Judging
Grades 6-12
Held at 4-H Roundup each year, competitors must qualify through their district in order to compete at this event if showing at Roundup. Livestock Judging is a great way to learn decision making and public speaking. and is at most major stock shows. Judging guidelines for inspecting and handling sheep can be found on the Texas A&M Animal Science department website.
Grades:
- Junior – 3-5
- Intermediate – 6-8
- Senior – 9-12
Held at 4-H Roundup each year, competitors must qualify through their district in order to compete at this event. This is a contest that will help you learn more about sheep while competing on a state level. To learn more about this contest see the Quiz bowl guide and the sample questions handout.
Roundup Public Speaking
Held at 4-H Roundup each year, competitors must qualify through their district in order to compete at this event. This is a contest that will help you learn more your project through publicly presenting on sheep on a state level.
Skillathon
Grades
- Junior – 3-5
- Intermediate – 6-8
- Senior – 9‐12
This is a great way to showcase all your knowledge about sheep that you gained throughout the project. This contest covers an array of topics and encourages you to really stretch your hard-earned information. Content matter for this competition can be found on the Department of Animal Sciences website.