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County Fair sheep, goat weigh-in dates announced
Courtesy of Washington County Extension Office
Apr. 16, 2025 12:44 pm
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WASHINGTON — 4-H/FFA sheep and goat exhibitors in Washington County need to mark these dates for the official weigh-in and start dates to their market projects. Goat weigh-in is May 1 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the goat barn. Lambs will weigh-in on May 3 from 8:30-10:30 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 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 can be found online at 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.
