Washington Co. Fair sheep and goat weigh-in dates set

Washington Co. 4-H/FFA sheep and goat exhibitors need to mark these dates for the official weigh-in and start dates to their market projects. Goat weigh-in is May 1 from 5:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. at the goat barn. Lambs will weigh-in on May 3 from 8:30 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. on the Washington County Fairgrounds.

All market lambs, feeder lambs, meat goats & dairy wethers must be weighed and tagged at these spring weigh-ins. All commercial ewe lambs and meat goat does must be tagged to be eligible to be shown at the Washington County Fair.

There is a charge of $4.00 per ear tag paid at weigh-in.

State Fair requirements for sheep and goats —

· Members must determine by weigh-in which animals they intend to take to the State Fair. $8 fee for each animal nominated for the state fair.

· Any lamb or goat nominated for the state fair must be retinal scanned at the spring weigh-in.

Exhibitors should reference the April/May 4-H Newsletter for additional details on weigh-in or the Washington County Fair book regarding specific goat or sheep classes. The fairbook is found online at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/washington/county-fair

4-H families have the important Animal Identification deadline of May 15 to enter all weigh-in data, breeding animal or companion animal information to 4hOnline.

Ak-Sar-Ben is a 4-H livestock show held in Nebraska the end of September. This exhibition is open to 4-H’ers and their livestock projects. Exhibitors nominate and register their livestock directly with Ak-Sar-Ben online.

Contact the Washington County Extension Office, 319-653-4811, with any questions about the spring weigh-ins or how to get involved as a volunteer or sponsor for 4-Hers and their livestock projects.