Chautauqua County 4-H Cloverbud Dairy Project Record Book Youth Name: Club Name:
Insert a photo of you and your calf here
This year is (example: 2018): Is this your first year in the 4‐H dairy project? [ ] Yes
Age (as of Jan 1st): [ ] No
Who owns your 4‐H animal project ? (check one) [ ] I own my animal
[ ] I am borrowing an animal (from a family member, other 4‐H member, or a friend)
About my Calf My animal is a [ ] Calf [ ] Yearling [ ] Bred Heifer [ ] Cow (check one) My animal is a male or female? (check one) Male Female My calf's name is My calf's breed is: My calf’s color(s) is: The type of identification my calf has is: What I like best about my calf is:
What I dislike most about my calf is:
These are some of the things I learned by having an animal project:
This is what I did to take care of my calf:
These are the people who helped me with my calf:
Did your calf need to see a veterinarian? Yes or No (circle one) If yes, why?
Draw a picture of you and your 4-H animal.
What do you feed your calf?
Glue or tape a sample of your animal’s food/feed here: (optional: 7-8 year old members label each item)
Holstein
Ayrshire
Brown Swiss
Jersey
Milking Shorthorn
Guernsey
Identify the dairy breeds by drawing a line to match the pictures with the correct breed name.
I Know 4-H The 4‐H Symbol A green 4 leaf clover with a white “H” on each of its leaves. Draw a 4‐H Clover!
The 4‐H’s Can you list the four H’s of 4‐H? 1.
2.
3.
4.
Motto
Slogan
“To Make the Best Better”
“Learn by Doing”
Pledge
Colors
Use the four H’s to complete the 4‐H Pledge!
What are the 4‐H Colors?
I pledge my to clearer thinking, My to greater loyalty, My to larger service, And my to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world.
This color represents springtime and nature’s most common color.
This color represents innocence and purity.
Project Story With the help of your leader, parent, or helper, answer the following questions about your project. 1. The most important thing I learned was:
________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 2. Things I want to learn more about are:
This is my _________year in 4‐H Dairybuds. We had _________ Dairybud meetings/trips. I went to _________ of these Dairybud meetings/trips. I went to _________ regular 4‐H club meetings (if member of a club). End‐of‐Project Signatures By signing the form below, I am stating I completed the 4‐H Cloverbud dairy project book on my own, or with limited help, and the information included throughout the report is accurate and thorough. Print Name Signature Date ____________________ ________________________ _________ By signing the form below, I am stating that I was aware of the 4‐H Cloverbud dairy project record book and the signed above completed this project accurately and with limited help. Printed Parent’s Name Signature Date ____________________ ________________________ _________ Dairy Committee Member Signature Date ____________________ ________________________ _________