By Logan Mantor
4-H is a program children can join from ages 8-18. In 4-H you can show animals, join clubs, make projects and lots more. There is a timeline you need to go through to be successful in 4-H. First, you can show Rabbits, chickens, Pigs, Sheep, Heifers, Steers and Horses. If you are a beginner I would recommend starting small with a chicken or rabbit. There is a Mandatory Meeting you go to, just about the animal you are showing. They teach you what you need to know to show that animal. These meetings can last anywhere from 45 minutes to 4 hours.
If you are not interested in showing animals, there is a program called Youth World. In Youth World you can enter crafts, drawings, wood carvings, cakes, cookies, egg baskets, plants, jam, homage jewelry. Pretty much anything you make can be classed in a group. You can enter as many of these as you want.
You can join a club in citrus county for additional club, although you do not need to be in a 4-H club to show an animal or enter a project. The clubs are Lecanto Outlaws, Lecanto Levi's, Blazing Saddles, Hot to trot, eagle high, American eagles, feathered friends, clay busters, RAGS, eases rough riders, hare raisers and a lot more.
If you do want to show an animal, you can show a chicken, rabbit, lamb, heifer, steer, pig or a horse. If it is your first year I would consider a chicken or rabbit. You can show up to 4 chickens, 1 steer, 1 heifer, 1 lamb, 1 pig, 1 horse and 4 rabbits. If you show an animal you are legible to do showmanship. On average 20 people enter. Showmanship is about how well you can handle your animal and if you know the basic facts on it. You also have the Skill-a-thon. The Skill-a-thon is like a test, there is 6 stations on meat, breeds, placement, classes ect. You can get ribbons and trophies for the Skill-a-thon and showmanship.
I interviewed Tucker Mantor and she said " 4-H is a good activity. It teaches you to be loyal and to overall be a good person. I am in Blazing Saddles and Lecanto Outlaws. I really enjoy being in the clubs. At the end of the 4-H year you complete a record book that includes you animals personal information, food weight, tools and supplies you bought, supplements, a story on what you learned over the year and overall income. If you sell your animal like a pig or steer you also have to record weight over different periods."
The websites I used are...
http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Members/RecordBook/4-H_ORB/
http://www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/commserv/extension/4h/4h.htm
4-H is a program children can join from ages 8-18. In 4-H you can show animals, join clubs, make projects and lots more. There is a timeline you need to go through to be successful in 4-H. First, you can show Rabbits, chickens, Pigs, Sheep, Heifers, Steers and Horses. If you are a beginner I would recommend starting small with a chicken or rabbit. There is a Mandatory Meeting you go to, just about the animal you are showing. They teach you what you need to know to show that animal. These meetings can last anywhere from 45 minutes to 4 hours.
If you are not interested in showing animals, there is a program called Youth World. In Youth World you can enter crafts, drawings, wood carvings, cakes, cookies, egg baskets, plants, jam, homage jewelry. Pretty much anything you make can be classed in a group. You can enter as many of these as you want.
You can join a club in citrus county for additional club, although you do not need to be in a 4-H club to show an animal or enter a project. The clubs are Lecanto Outlaws, Lecanto Levi's, Blazing Saddles, Hot to trot, eagle high, American eagles, feathered friends, clay busters, RAGS, eases rough riders, hare raisers and a lot more.
If you do want to show an animal, you can show a chicken, rabbit, lamb, heifer, steer, pig or a horse. If it is your first year I would consider a chicken or rabbit. You can show up to 4 chickens, 1 steer, 1 heifer, 1 lamb, 1 pig, 1 horse and 4 rabbits. If you show an animal you are legible to do showmanship. On average 20 people enter. Showmanship is about how well you can handle your animal and if you know the basic facts on it. You also have the Skill-a-thon. The Skill-a-thon is like a test, there is 6 stations on meat, breeds, placement, classes ect. You can get ribbons and trophies for the Skill-a-thon and showmanship.
I interviewed Tucker Mantor and she said " 4-H is a good activity. It teaches you to be loyal and to overall be a good person. I am in Blazing Saddles and Lecanto Outlaws. I really enjoy being in the clubs. At the end of the 4-H year you complete a record book that includes you animals personal information, food weight, tools and supplies you bought, supplements, a story on what you learned over the year and overall income. If you sell your animal like a pig or steer you also have to record weight over different periods."
The websites I used are...
http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Members/RecordBook/4-H_ORB/
http://www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/commserv/extension/4h/4h.htm