I did 4-H through junior high and high school, and I think it would be really neat to get my nephew into it. He loves animals and is very science-minded. The first thing he wants when he visits is to milk the goats and gather eggs. I hate to admit it, but that kid milks faster than I do lol!
I am getting some chicks tomorrow, and would like to let him pick a couple that he could raise at my house and learn about as they grow. The fair here doesn't allow kids under 10 to show goats and sheep for some reason (even though they can show horses or pigs), so it will have to be a chicken or a turkey, whichever he prefers. He's too young for regular 4-H, being only 6, he would be in a separate division. I don't have any experience with what they do with kids this young...do they do animal projects and take their animal to the fair like older kids do? He can show a chicken in the open show at our fair, but I think it would be neat if he could get in an educational/social program as well. I can't seem to find any information on what the younger kids do, or any contact information for the local 4-H. I know we have one, they're just hard to find.
I am getting some chicks tomorrow, and would like to let him pick a couple that he could raise at my house and learn about as they grow. The fair here doesn't allow kids under 10 to show goats and sheep for some reason (even though they can show horses or pigs), so it will have to be a chicken or a turkey, whichever he prefers. He's too young for regular 4-H, being only 6, he would be in a separate division. I don't have any experience with what they do with kids this young...do they do animal projects and take their animal to the fair like older kids do? He can show a chicken in the open show at our fair, but I think it would be neat if he could get in an educational/social program as well. I can't seem to find any information on what the younger kids do, or any contact information for the local 4-H. I know we have one, they're just hard to find.