4-H Livestock Projects

• Beef – market and breeding
  • Have you ever wondered what it takes for a calf to become a Champion heifer or steer? The 4-H Beef project is an excellent way to learn about the different phases of the beef industry in Colorado and the rest of the nation. Your involvement in this project
• Goat – dairy, fiber, meat (market and breeding), and utility
• Llama
• Poultry – market and breeding
• Sheep – market and breeding
• Swine – market

*More Coming Soon*

Information and Forms

2020 4-H Calendar of Events & Deadlines

Animal Care and Housing Form

If you are enrolling in ANY livestock or horse project this 4-H year you MUST have an animal care form on file for each species. These need to be in the office by your species enrollment deadline.

• Animal Care and Housing Form *2020-2021 Form Coming Soon*

Project Forms –

• Breeding Beef ID – Breeding Beef ID Form 2019-2020 *2020-2021 Form Coming Soon*
  This form is required to identify a youth’s breeding beef project animal. Form and photos must be submitted to the Extension Office. Directions to upload to 4Honline

• Market Sheep ID – Market Sheep ID Form for 2019-2020 *2020-2021 Form Coming Soon*
  • This form is required for all market sheep for the 2019-2020 year.  Once ID’s are complete each animal who has been ID-ed will be assigned a tag number.  Once COVID-19 restrictions allow the extension office will work out how to get the animals tagged-in.  NOTE– Animals who do not have an ID submitted by May 5th will not be eligible as a project animal for this year’s Fair.
  • Submit to 4Honline along with required pictures by May 5th

• Breeding Sheep ID – Breeding Sheep ID Form 2019-2020 *2020-2021 Form Coming Soon*
  • This form is required to identify a youth’s breeding sheep project animals.
  • Submit to 4Honline along with required pictures by May 5th
• Swine ID and Tagging – Swine ID Form 2019-2020 *2020-2021 Form Coming Soon*
  • This form is required for all market sheep for the 2019-2020 year.  Once ID’s are complete each animal who has been ID-ed will be assigned a tag number.  Once COVID-19 restrictions allow the extension office will work out how to get the animals tagged-in.  NOTE– Animals who do not have an ID submitted by April 30th will not be eligible as a project animal for this year’s Fair.
  • Submit to 4Honline along with required pictures by April 30th
• Market Goat ID – Market Goat ID Form for 2019-2020 *2020-2021 Form Coming Soon*
  • This form is required for all market Goats for the 2019-2020 year.  Once ID’s are complete each animal who has been ID-ed will be assigned a tag number.  Once COVID-19 restrictions allow the extension office will work out how to get the animals tagged-in.  NOTE– Animals who do not have an ID submitted by May 5th will not be eligible as a project animal for this year’s Fair.
  • Submit to 4Honline along with required pictures by May 5th
• Non-market Goats – Non-market Goat ID Form 2019-2020 *2020-2021 Form Coming Soon*
  • This form is required to identify a youth’s non-market goat project animals.
  • Submit to 4Honline along with required pictures by May 5th
• Llama ID –  must be submitted in 4-Honline.com.
  • This identification certificate must be postmarked or submitted to the Douglas County Extension Office by May 1st of the current year to qualify this animal for the Douglas County Fair 4-H/FFA Llama Show. A Color photograph of your animal is required. The preferred pose is a full-body side-view, showmanship at halter position with member included in the photograph.

Meat Quality Assurance (MQA)

REQUIRED FOR:

• All first year project members exhibiting any livestock project are required to attend quality assurance training. This does include all poultry and rabbit members.
• Members their first year in the Senior division (14-18) exhibiting any livestock project are required to attend quality assurance training. This does include all poultry and rabbit members.

If you are required to attend MQA  training and fail to do so, you will not be allowed to show livestock at the 2020 Douglas County Fair or State Fair.

• 4-H MQA Policy
• 2021 Dates Coming Soon

Members who are not able to attend the Douglas County Training are able to attend another counties MQA Training.  HOWEVER, you must contact the counties extension office to ask permission to attend and to confirm the dates are correct.

• MQA TRAILER SCHEDULE (East Slope/Front Range) – Contact the Extension Office

Douglas County Junior Livestock June Show

2021 Date TBA
DC Fairgrounds

Market Steer, Market Goats, Market Lambs, Dairy/Pygmy/Fiber Goats and Showmanship
*More Info Coming Soon!*
June Show Flyer and Entry Form 2020

Douglas County Fair and Rodeo

• Douglas County Fair Contest Rules 2021 *Coming Soon*

Livestock Resources

Livestock Nutrition Resources

• CSU Extension 4-H Livestock Growth 4/8/2020
• CSU Extension Nutrition Webinar 11/7/2019

Steer Halter Breaking Resources

• CSU Extension’s Morgan Young (Chaffee County) 10/27/2020

DC Fair and Rodeo Carcass Class Results 2020

Ultrasound Presentations given at 2019 DC Fair and Rodeo
Created by Paul Clayton

• Beef Ultrasound Presentation
• Goat Ultrasound Presentation
• Lamb Ultrasound Presentation
• Swine Ultrasound Presentation

Livestock Educational Grant Program

The Douglas County Fair Foundation in partnership with the Douglas County Fair Board and Douglas County 4-H is proud to present the Livestock Educational Grant Program.  The Livestock Educational Grant Program will provide a deserving 4-H or FFA member the opportunity to have a livestock project and raise an animal. The Douglas County Fair Board supports the Livestock Educational Grant Program by providing knowledgeable livestock industry advisers to participants and the opportunity to show and sell their project animal at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo.  Participants will learn, by doing, how to care for, raise, feed and sell a market animal.  Sponsors will be able to contribute to the community and provide youth with an opportunity to increase their education, learn responsibility, and improve their citizenship.  

Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Grant Recipients

• Goat winner – Sofia Foss
• Sheep winners – Peyton Holt & Isabella Gibson
• Swine winners – Preston Holt & Sierra Holt
• Steer winners – Audrey Griffith & Clara Griffith

Applications for 2021-2022 4-H Year will be posted when ready

Livestock Learning Kits

Are you taking a new livestock project this year? You can learn all about a variety of animals by checking out one of our Livestock Learning Kits. We have swine, sheep, goat, horse, poultry, rabbit, and dog.

To check out a kit, simply come to the 4-H office during business hours. There is a $50 deposit fee that you get back once the kit is returned. Beat the rush and check one out soon!

Colorado Premise Identification – for ALL livestock and horse owners

Premise identification is voluntary for Douglas County 4-H members. However if you plan to attend the Colorado State Fair, it is mandatory. Livestock production is vitally important to the U.S. and Colorado’s economy. In today’s global market and with the number of animal disease outbreaks that have been reported around the globe the past decade, there is a need for quick and accurate traceability back to the point of disease introduction. The USDA has created an easy way to identify premises with a goal of tracing disease within 48 hours.

So what does this mean to you? All premises with livestock and poultry (including horses) needs to get registered with a seven-character number. All you have to do is register online or fill out a simple card asking for name, owner, address, telephone number, operation type and types of livestock. If you have additional questions, please call the Colorado Animal ID Toll Free Line at 1-877-842-0102.