Antrim County 4-H Poultry Record Book...Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and...
11
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 1 Antrim County 4-H Poultry Record Book Name ___________________________________ 4-H Age ____ Birth Date _________________ Animal Breed _________________________________________________________________ Date Record Started _____________________ Date Record Ended ______________________ 4-H Club _________________________________ Club Leader ___________________________ Number of years in this project ________ Number of workshops I attended _____________ Number of project meetings held _______ Number of meetings I attended _____________ Project Animal __________________________________ Market □ Showmanship only □ My Project Sponsor (optional)_______________________________________________ My Project Buyer _________________________________________________________
Transcript of Antrim County 4-H Poultry Record Book...Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and...
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 1
Antrim County 4-H Poultry Record Book
Name ___________________________________ 4-H Age ____ Birth Date _________________
Animal Breed _________________________________________________________________
Date Record Started _____________________ Date Record Ended ______________________
4-H Club _________________________________ Club Leader ___________________________
Number of years in this project ________ Number of workshops I attended _____________
Number of project meetings held _______ Number of meetings I attended _____________
Project Animal __________________________________ Market □ Showmanship only □
My Project Sponsor (optional)_______________________________________________
My Project Buyer _________________________________________________________
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 2
About My Poultry
1. I have selected to raise_________________________________________ breed(s)
and the number of each breed I have is ____________________.
2. I obtained my poultry by ________________________________________________.
3. My project goals: This is what I hope to learn and do by raising this animal.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
4. I feed my poultry (types and amounts) _____________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
5. How much of the following is in your poultry food (see labels on bags).
a. Protein _______
b. Fats _______
c. Crude Fiber _______
6. Describe your poultry housing ____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
7. List the resources that you used this year to learn more about your poultry project
(books, people, seminars, fieldtrips, etc.). ___________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 3
My Project Story
Write a story about this project, what did you learn? What was the most fun? What was the
most challenging? Will you do this project again? Add photographs of your project from
beginning to end (minimum of 2 photos, dated). Use a separate sheet of paper if necessary.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 4
SUMMARY
A. Did my animals attain a desirable weight? (explain): _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
B. This is how I achieved the goals I set at the start of this project: ___________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
C. This is what I would do differently next year: ___________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
D. Write about an educational workshop you attended. _____________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
E. Describe what steps you took to bring buyers to the livestock auction._____________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
F. Add the following items to your record book:
Bill of Sale for purchase of animal
Receipts for feed and other expenses
Copy of Market Livestock Contract (if in market)
Choice of project from Record Book Project Suggestions Sheet
G. Final Weight of Pen ________ (exclude game birds)
Market Class Placement ______ Number of Youth in Market Class ______________
Showmanship Placement ______ Number of Youth in Showmanship Class __________
H. Current market price for project animal (cite source of information) _________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 5
Project review and comments (to be completed by Club Leader).
I have reviewed the records for __________________________________________________and have the
following comments: ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
Date: ______________________ Signed:______________________________________________
(Project or Club Leader)
Project Photos
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 6
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 7
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 8
Meetings/Participation
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 9
Keep track of meetings, clinics, and events that you have participated in. List the type of meeting or event and enter the date for each under the appropriate month. Refer to your contract to be sure specific requirements are listed.
Description Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Club Meetings
Market Project Meetings
Project related workshop
County Events
State Events
Community Service
Committees
Fair Workbees
Antrim County 4-H Market Project Instruction Sheet
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 10
Project objectives: To gain knowledge and skills in caring for an animal. To learn to select quality animals and how to feed and care for them. To gain satisfaction from completing a project to the best of my ability. To learn showmanship and sportsmanship through competing at local fairs. To experience marketing an animal through the 4-H auction.
A good record book:
_____ Includes a beginning and ending project photo (minimum of two photos)
_____ Starts the day you get your animal, and is filled out during the project year.
_____ Has all blanks completed, and is easily read by others. (ask parent or leader to help with spelling or other questions.)
_____ Helps you set goals and work to accomplish them.
_____ Shows what you have learned by doing this project. (About your animal and yourself.)
_____ Illustrates your project cost; profit or loss.
_____ Includes a copy of purchase record or documentation of birth/hatch by breeder
_____ Includes receipts for feed purchases, equipment purchases, vaccination, veterinary or other costs
_____ Includes a copy of required moving permits
_____ Includes a copy of livestock contract
_____ Includes the current market price at time of auction, and actual price paid at auction.
Antrim County Market Poultry Record Book, revised and approved March 14, 2016 ‐ Page 11
Record Book Suggested Projects
Please choose one or more of the following as an addition to your record book. You may need to utilize books, online research, or other materials to complete your project. Junior Members (9-13) • 4-H Pledge worksheet • Crossword puzzle, specie-specific • Diagram parts of the animal • Diagram retail meat cuts and where they come from on the animal • Create a weight chart for your animal showing monthly weight gain for large livestock or
weekly gain for small livestock. • Create a pedigree or lineage chart for your animal. • Create a chore chart of daily, weekly and monthly chores necessary to care for your animal. • Create flock or herd record (beginning number, losses, illnesses, weights, etc.) • Draw a scale model picture of your animal housing. • Another project of your own creation which illustrates knowledge of your project
Senior Members (14-19) • Summary of common diseases of the breed and prevention/remedies. • Summary of products and by-products which come from project animal. • Choose a 4H Life Skill and write about how involvement in this project has helped you
improve in this area. • Create a weight chart for your animal showing monthly weight gain for large livestock or
weekly gain for small livestock. • Write an essay on feed and housing practices and how they have improved, changed, etc. • Interview someone who raises the project animal for a living and determine if it is a viable
career choice for young people in agriculture. Provide a written summary in your record book. • Create a flock or herd record and analyze how different feeding, watering, shelter, etc. affect
the animals. Make recommendations for a healthy project. (Can be based on what you have learned over the years in 4H or from information gathered from various sources.)
• Create a resource guide for younger 4hers, guiding them to information which will help them complete their record books in the future.
• Develop a service project for 4H and report on what you did and its impact on the community. • List judging criteria and define what the judge might be looking for. Illustrate how well your
project animal may be judged based on what you've learned. • Research the pedigree of your market animal and analyze what characteristics have been
passed on to your animal from other generations and why that makes it a good 4H prospect. • Start a Barn Journal from day one of your project, to detail feed, water, bedding, behavior,
training, and other factors in the health of your animal. Include the journal in your record book with an analysis of how the journal helped you make decisions about the care and preparation of your animal at the fair.
• Another project of your own creation which illustrates knowledge of your project.
