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Poultry - Dinosaurs as Distant Relatives of the Humble Chicken!
The ‘Poultry Flock’ will take a field trip March 4th to the Museum of the Rockies. Meet us at 2:00 on Sunday in the lobby of the museum for a private tour of the dinosaur hall. First priority for the 9 free passes (Provided courtesy of Murdoch’s) will go those families who attended the February 9th meeting, but we want ALL families to come and share. PLEASE RSVP!!! We will also have a special (short) meeting to preview chick identification and discuss care for day old chicks.
Join us for Chick Days celebration from 11-3 at Murdoch’s Ranch and Home on Saturday March 24th. We hope by then the ‘Poultry Flock’ members will be able to identify different breeds of ‘little peepers’.
WWWF Fur and Feathers Show was a wonderful success! Thanks to all who helped with the bake sale and cotton candy. Congratulations to the amazing young members and their beautiful birds!
Please call Shawna 580-7819, Lisa 388-9422 or Valerie 548-2842
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The poultry project is designed to help you learn about chickens and other poultry. Through your work in this project, you will acquire an understanding of scientific poultry management and marketing practices. You will also gain business experience and insight into the values and principles of purchasing, marketing, financial record keeping and obtaining credit. In addition, this project will help you understand the poultry industry and its role in agriculture and the economy. Each level of the 4-H poultry project may take up to three years to complete and it is not expected that members will complete a level each year.
POULTRY, LEVEL 1 - 3310
Welcome to the world of poultry! Through the activities in this level, you will learn about poultry and egg parts, about breeds, costs to raise poultry, how to prepare for chicks, how to care for and handle your birds, how to select pullets,showing poultry, and many more exciting and challenging things. But learning about poultry is not all you'll be doing. You'll also be learning about yourself, too. Through your work in this level of the poultry project, you will learn how to speak to groups, work with other people, make decisions, take risks, plan and organize and be responsible. Through the achievement program, you will get to decide what you want to learn about poultry and how fast. You must complete a minimum of 7 activities and 3 learning experiences each year to complete this project.
Materials:
M Scratching the Surface, BU6363, $4.00
M 4-H Poultry Production: Raising Pullets, OH151, $6.00
M 4-H Poultry Feed Sheet, 2FM093, $.15
S Poultry Judging, 4H460, $5.00
L Poultry Group Activity Guide, BU6366, $3.75
S 4-H Poultry Fitting & Showmanship, Member's Guide, MI1520, $6.00
S 4-H Poultry Fitting & Showmanship, Leader's Guide, MI1521, $2.75
POULTRY, LEVEL 2 - 3320
This level offers you new challenges and opportunities to explore a wide range of activities. You'll learn about egg production, how to recognize a healthy flock, about the skeletal structure of birds, how to select and judge broilers, about pecking orders, how to prevent diseases of poultry flocks, how to select breeding pens, how to read a feed tag and make an egg candler, how to build a budget, and much more. Like the previous level, your work will be guided by an achievement program which allows you to choose the kinds of things you want to learn and do them at your own pace. You must complete a minimum of 7 activities and 5 learning experiences each year to complete this project.
Materials:
M Testing Your Wings, BU6364, $3.75
M 4-H Poultry Production: Raising Broilers, OH152, $1.75
M 4-H Poultry Feed Sheet, 2FM093, $.15
S Poultry Judging, 4H460, $5.00
L Poultry Group Activity Guide, BU6366, $3.75
S 4-H Poultry Fitting & Showmanship, Member's Guide, MI1520, $6.00
S 4-H Poultry Fitting & Showmanship, Leader's Guide, MI1521, $2.75
POULTRY, LEVEL 3 - 3330
This level of the poultry projects builds on the experience and knowledge you have gained in the previous levels. Now, you'll learn about such things as how to organize a judging clinic, how to manage a laying flock, how genetics influence poultry characteristics, how to handle poultry products safely, how to process chickens for food, about advances i biotechnology and careers in the poultry industry, and much more. You must complete a minimum of 7 activities and 5 learning experiences each year to complete this project.
Materials:
M Flocking Together, BU6365, $3.75
M 4-H Poultry Production: Raising Broilers, OH152, $1.75
M 4-H Poultry Feed Sheet, 2FM093, $.15
L Poultry Group Activity Guide, BU6366, $5.00
S Poultry Judging, 4H460, $3.75
S 4-H Poultry Fitting & Showmanship, Member's Guide, MI1520, $6.00
S 4-H Poultry Fitting & Showmanship, Leader's Guide, MI1521, $2.75
INDEPENDENT STUDY - 3399
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