GREENFIELD – All Adair County 4-H and FFA market lamb and market goat exhibitors must weigh and tag their animals at a countywide weigh-in Saturday morning, April 29, at Adair County Fairgrounds in Greenfield.
Each youth may weigh up to 20 market lambs for county fair. This includes feeder pen lambs, bottle lambs and regular market lambs. There will be separate classes for home-raised and purchased market lambs at the county fair; however members must designate the division at weigh-in. Exhibitors are eligible to show three individual lambs, a pen of three, one market lamb feeder pen, and up to two bottle lambs.
Sheep exhibitors may also identify 10 purebred ewes and 10 commercial ewes for county fair. Breeding ewe lambs do not have to come to weigh-in, but must be listed on the 4-H sheep verification form (ID sheet) and submitted to the extension office by May 15 or identified online. Visit the website for instructions at www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/4honline-information-families-and-leaders. Ewe lambs that have been weighed and tagged on April 29 may be shown in either the market class or breeding division, but not both. Only market lambs may sell through the fair sale.
Meat goats must also be weighed and tagged April 29. Exhibitors may tag 10 market meat goats and show a total of three at the county fair. Wethers and does may be shown in the market division. Does exhibited in this division cannot be shown in the breeding division.
An exhibitor may also identify up to 14 breeding does and show two per class. Breeding does will be shown in age classes from birth to 36 months and older. Breeding does are not required to come to weigh-in, but must be listed on the 4-H meat goat verification form (ID sheet) and submitted to the extension office by May 15 or identified online.
Contact the Adair County Extension office for complete rules for sheep and meat goat divisions at the Adair County Fair.
Retinal imaging of sheep or meat goats planning to be shown at the Iowa State Fair or AKSARBEN will be handled on an appointment basis. Contact the Adair County Extension office immediately at 641-743-8412 or 1-800 ISUE399 if you are planning to exhibit at the Iowa State Fair or AKSARBEN.