Sheep Breeding Record
Revised May 2015
4-H SHEEP RECORD The Ewe Flock General Information 1.
Name of 4-H member
2.
No. of ewes
3.
Breed or type
4.
Starting date for your year
5.
Breeding season
(suggest summer or fall) (month)
6.
Lambing season (month)
7.
Number lambs born
8.
Number lambs alive at 2 weeks
9.
Number lambs raised to market weight
10. Percent lambs raised per ewe until marketed or kept for replacement 11. Age of lambs when weaned
Ewe and Lamb Management 1.
How were ewes fed during breeding season?
2.
How were pregnant ewes fed?
3.
Ewes were fed after lambing.
(kind and amount of feed) (how much grain)
4.
How were ewes fed after lambs were weaned?
5.
Lambs were creep fed
after (kind and amount)
6.
Ewes were drenched:
(hay, etc.)
Date
(date)
Kind of Drench
7.
Lambs were drenched:
Date
8.
Was the flock treated for ticks and lice?
Kind of Drench
If so, what treatment? 9.
When were sheep shorn? Production and Income
Lamb sales: Number
Total Wt.
Income $ $ $
Lambs held for breeding: head @ $
each
Sheep sales: Number
Total Wt.
Income $ $ $
Wool sales: lbs @
¢
Incentive Payments: Wool
$
Lamb
$ Total Income
$
Expense Purchased feed:
Total Amount
Hay
lbs @
$
Grain
lbs @
$
Protein Supplement Other
lbs @ lbs @
Total feed purchased
$ $ $
Farm grown feed:
Total Amount
Hay
lbs @
$
Grain
lbs @
$
Pasture
lbs @
$
Total cost feed grown
$
Housing, yards, equipment, fence: Barn
$
Fence
$
Feed racks
$
Feed bunks
$
Water tubs
$
Water buckets
$
Panels
$
Other
$
Total
$
Veterinary:
Drench: Kind $ $
Insecticides: Kind
Total Amount $ $
Other: Veterinary Bills Antibiotics
$
Foot Treatments
$
Foot Trimmers
$
Docking – Castrating Equipment
$
Total
$
Miscellaneous: Shearing Machine
$
Wool Twine
$
Other
$ Total
$
SUMMARY
Total Income
$
Total Expense
$
Net Income
$
Income per ewe (net income ÷ no. of ewes)
$
BEEF, SHEEP, SWINE, AND GOAT PROJECT RECORD INSERT The answers to these questions will figure heavily in selecting the project champions for beef, sheep, swine, and goats. The answers to these questions do not have to be in complete sentences or paragraph form. We are looking for short answer responses. Please answer questions on the back of this form or on a separate sheet of paper. 1. What arrangements did you make for obtaining your project animal? 2. Where did you house your project animal? 3. How did you finance your project? 4. What arrangements did you make for obtaining your feed? 5. Name the shows this year where you exhibited your project. 6. Outline what responsibilities you had in the daily care and management of your project animal. For example please include: Feeding, grooming and leading responsibilities. 7. What difficulties, if any, did you have with this project? 8. What did you enjoy most about this project? 9. What changes would you like to make in the future and/or what changes have you made from previous years? 10.What public presentations, talks, news releases, or articles did you present to your club, school, or community group? 11.What Livestock Activities did you participate in, include judging and Skillathon activities? 12.If this is a market animal, how did your market your project?
Please answer questions, in short answer form, on this sheet 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
4-H Targeting Life Skills Wheel Questions To be completed with each 4-H project record If you are completing more than one project record you cannot use the exact same paragraph(s) for each project record. You need to do write about a different life skill(s) learned. 8-10 year olds - write a short paragraph about 30 words or less using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 1 life skill you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. 11-13 year olds – write two short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 2 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. The 2 life skills must be from a different category on the chart (Head, Heart, Hands Health) for example one from Head and 1 from Heart but Not 2 from Head or Not 2 from Heart. 14-18 year olds – write four short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 4 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. There must be 1 life skill from each of the 4 categories Head, Heart, Hands Health.
PROJECT CHAMPION SELECTION CRITERIA MARKET AND BREEDING BEEF, SHEEP, SWINE, MEAT GOATS AND DAIRY STEERS October 1, ________________ – September 30, ____________________ NAME_______________________________________________________________________________ SPECIES __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CRITERIA
POSSIBLE POINTS
POINTS EARNED
Record completed and turned in on time Completed Targeting Life Skills Wheel
10 5
________ ________
Participated in County Cuba Cheese Products/ Wilson Beef Farm Fundraiser
5
________
1-2 Community Service Projects 3-4 Community Service Projects
1 1
_________ _________
Public Presentation on this species at Club Level Public Presentation on this species at County Level Public Presentation on this species at District Level Public Presentation on this species at State Level
1 1 1 1
_________ _________ _________ _________
Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 1-2 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 3-6 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 7 or more Practices or Contests 1 Participation in Livestock Judging at the NYS Fair 2 Ever Been Selected for Livestock Judging at the National Level 10
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 1-2 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 3-6 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 7 or more Practices or Contests 1 Participation in Livestock Skillathon at the NYS Fair 2 Ever Been Selected for Livestock Skillathon at the National Level 10
__________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Exhibited Project Animal at County Fair Exhibited more than one animal of that species at County Fair
10 3
_________ __________
Exhibited Project Animal at State Fair
5
_________
Exhibited animal of that species at any other event (Petting Zoo, at any other show) 1 pt. each event (Please list name of events and location where exhibited on back)
_________
Participated in other knowledge species specific project related events/clinics 1 pt. each event/clinic (Examples State Fair Empire Market Hog Contest, Animal Crackers, Colby Classic, quiz Bowls Etc.) (Please list knowledge species project related events/clinics and location on back)
_________
Participated in the National Swine Picture Judging Contest Participated in the Hoard’s Dairyman Picture Judging Contest
__________ __________
1 1
Was a Teen Leader for that species at State Fair or was a Junior Leader for that species at the Club Level or beyond or teen representative to 4-H Livestock Advisory Committee having attended a minimum of 2 meetings 1
_________
Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) or Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Completion. 1 point for completion Or 2 points if completed for the species that the record is completed for
_________
TOTAL POINTS EARNED
__________
LEADER SIGNATURE _________________________________________________________________________ (MUST BE SIGNED BY LEADER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PROJECT CHAMPION OR IF INDEPENDENT MEMBER BY THE PARENT) (revised edition starting for the 2016-2017 project year)
4-H SHEEP RECORD The Ewe Flock General Information 1.
Name of 4-H member
2.
No. of ewes
3.
Breed or type
4.
Starting date for your year
5.
Breeding season
(suggest summer or fall) (month)
6.
Lambing season (month)
7.
Number lambs born
8.
Number lambs alive at 2 weeks
9.
Number lambs raised to market weight
10. Percent lambs raised per ewe until marketed or kept for replacement 11. Age of lambs when weaned
Ewe and Lamb Management 1.
How were ewes fed during breeding season?
2.
How were pregnant ewes fed?
3.
Ewes were fed after lambing.
(kind and amount of feed) (how much grain)
4.
How were ewes fed after lambs were weaned?
5.
Lambs were creep fed
after (kind and amount)
6.
Ewes were drenched:
(hay, etc.)
Date
(date)
Kind of Drench
7.
Lambs were drenched:
Date
8.
Was the flock treated for ticks and lice?
Kind of Drench
If so, what treatment? 9.
When were sheep shorn? Production and Income
Lamb sales: Number
Total Wt.
Income $ $ $
Lambs held for breeding: head @ $
each
Sheep sales: Number
Total Wt.
Income $ $ $
Wool sales: lbs @
¢
Incentive Payments: Wool
$
Lamb
$ Total Income
$
Expense Purchased feed:
Total Amount
Hay
lbs @
$
Grain
lbs @
$
Protein Supplement Other
lbs @ lbs @
Total feed purchased
$ $ $
Farm grown feed:
Total Amount
Hay
lbs @
$
Grain
lbs @
$
Pasture
lbs @
$
Total cost feed grown
$
Housing, yards, equipment, fence: Barn
$
Fence
$
Feed racks
$
Feed bunks
$
Water tubs
$
Water buckets
$
Panels
$
Other
$
Total
$
Veterinary:
Drench: Kind $ $
Insecticides: Kind
Total Amount $ $
Other: Veterinary Bills Antibiotics
$
Foot Treatments
$
Foot Trimmers
$
Docking – Castrating Equipment
$
Total
$
Miscellaneous: Shearing Machine
$
Wool Twine
$
Other
$ Total
$
SUMMARY
Total Income
$
Total Expense
$
Net Income
$
Income per ewe (net income ÷ no. of ewes)
$
BEEF, SHEEP, SWINE, AND GOAT PROJECT RECORD INSERT The answers to these questions will figure heavily in selecting the project champions for beef, sheep, swine, and goats. The answers to these questions do not have to be in complete sentences or paragraph form. We are looking for short answer responses. Please answer questions on the back of this form or on a separate sheet of paper. 1. What arrangements did you make for obtaining your project animal? 2. Where did you house your project animal? 3. How did you finance your project? 4. What arrangements did you make for obtaining your feed? 5. Name the shows this year where you exhibited your project. 6. Outline what responsibilities you had in the daily care and management of your project animal. For example please include: Feeding, grooming and leading responsibilities. 7. What difficulties, if any, did you have with this project? 8. What did you enjoy most about this project? 9. What changes would you like to make in the future and/or what changes have you made from previous years? 10.What public presentations, talks, news releases, or articles did you present to your club, school, or community group? 11.What Livestock Activities did you participate in, include judging and Skillathon activities? 12.If this is a market animal, how did your market your project?
Please answer questions, in short answer form, on this sheet 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
4-H Targeting Life Skills Wheel Questions To be completed with each 4-H project record If you are completing more than one project record you cannot use the exact same paragraph(s) for each project record. You need to do write about a different life skill(s) learned. 8-10 year olds - write a short paragraph about 30 words or less using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 1 life skill you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. 11-13 year olds – write two short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 2 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. The 2 life skills must be from a different category on the chart (Head, Heart, Hands Health) for example one from Head and 1 from Heart but Not 2 from Head or Not 2 from Heart. 14-18 year olds – write four short paragraphs about 30 words or less for each paragraph using the Targeting Life Skills Wheel to select 4 life skills you learned from this 4-H project and explain how the project taught you this skill. There must be 1 life skill from each of the 4 categories Head, Heart, Hands Health.
PROJECT CHAMPION SELECTION CRITERIA MARKET AND BREEDING BEEF, SHEEP, SWINE, MEAT GOATS AND DAIRY STEERS October 1, ________________ – September 30, ____________________ NAME_______________________________________________________________________________ SPECIES __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CRITERIA
POSSIBLE POINTS
POINTS EARNED
Record completed and turned in on time Completed Targeting Life Skills Wheel
10 5
________ ________
Participated in County Cuba Cheese Products/ Wilson Beef Farm Fundraiser
5
________
1-2 Community Service Projects 3-4 Community Service Projects
1 1
_________ _________
Public Presentation on this species at Club Level Public Presentation on this species at County Level Public Presentation on this species at District Level Public Presentation on this species at State Level
1 1 1 1
_________ _________ _________ _________
Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 1-2 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 3-6 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Judging 7 or more Practices or Contests 1 Participation in Livestock Judging at the NYS Fair 2 Ever Been Selected for Livestock Judging at the National Level 10
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 1-2 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 3-6 Practices or Contests 1 Participated in or Assisted with Livestock Skillathon 7 or more Practices or Contests 1 Participation in Livestock Skillathon at the NYS Fair 2 Ever Been Selected for Livestock Skillathon at the National Level 10
__________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Exhibited Project Animal at County Fair Exhibited more than one animal of that species at County Fair
10 3
_________ __________
Exhibited Project Animal at State Fair
5
_________
Exhibited animal of that species at any other event (Petting Zoo, at any other show) 1 pt. each event (Please list name of events and location where exhibited on back)
_________
Participated in other knowledge species specific project related events/clinics 1 pt. each event/clinic (Examples State Fair Empire Market Hog Contest, Animal Crackers, Colby Classic, quiz Bowls Etc.) (Please list knowledge species project related events/clinics and location on back)
_________
Participated in the National Swine Picture Judging Contest Participated in the Hoard’s Dairyman Picture Judging Contest
__________ __________
1 1
Was a Teen Leader for that species at State Fair or was a Junior Leader for that species at the Club Level or beyond or teen representative to 4-H Livestock Advisory Committee having attended a minimum of 2 meetings 1
_________
Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) or Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Completion. 1 point for completion Or 2 points if completed for the species that the record is completed for
_________
TOTAL POINTS EARNED
__________
LEADER SIGNATURE _________________________________________________________________________ (MUST BE SIGNED BY LEADER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PROJECT CHAMPION OR IF INDEPENDENT MEMBER BY THE PARENT) (revised edition starting for the 2016-2017 project year)
