New 4H poultry club organizing in Oneida County area, but you don't have to live in Oneida County to join.;...
We are forming a poultry club, that will be based in the Oneida County area, and will correspond to the Oneida County Coop. Extesion, but anyone can join, as long as they don't already belong to a different county "poutry" club. So if you are in northern Madison cty, you could join us.
4H kids have to be 5 by January 1st of the current year, which runs October 2010 through September 2011, and not 19 before January1st of that year. So if you have a child that is 5 before 1/1/2011 but not 19 before 1/1/2011, they are eligible.
So far we have an excitiing group that is chomping at the bit, so to speak to do 4H poultry.
We will probably meet once a month, to be decided by the majority of people involved. Then, as the year progresses towards the summer, we might meet more often as things come up that the club wants to participate in or do.
We will cover breeding, incubation, hatching, rearing, showing poultry, plus attend clinics & shows that are appropriate to the members.
The 4H culmination of their efforts is showcased at the Boonville fair, where they may show their poultry and participate in Showmanship.
There are awards for public presentations, showmanship, and breeds at the end of year brunch provided by the 4H Extension in November.
There is just too much to explain here.
If you have family members interested in joining the club, and fall in the age group, please let me know via private email:
[email protected]
Our first meeting is going to be in Waterville on Sunday, Jan. 23rd. I'm not sure of the time, but that may or may not be the place we always meet. I like to rotate meetings at members homes, to give everyone a chance to participate. But, that will be decided at the meeting on the 23, so if you are interested, please contact me so you can participate at that meeting.
Sue
I've got to get out the door with the Silver Ameraucanas!
