Sheep Project

Project Description 

In this project, you will learn a lot about the modern sheep industry either by directly caring for a lamb or by learning about sheep through the achievement program in each level. You may enroll in either a market lamb or breeding project at any level. Youth wishing to enroll in Market Sheep or Breeding Sheep must also be enrolled in Level 1, 2, or 3. If you enroll in the independent study, you must have already completed all three levels of the sheep project and set learning goals for your independent work. 

Project Requirements

Project Books Required? No

With the current record book change we will offer a record book check at the Healthy Lambs workshop on March 11. We will also offer a project book check at the May workshop

Project books can be purchased here 

*** Please note, if you do not attend at least one workshop in your project area during the 4-H year, you will be required to complete activities in your project book and turn it in with your record book. The number of activities required to complete a 4-H year in each project book can be found here.

What needs to be accomplished to move on to level 2?

• 3 years in project

What needs to be accomplished to move on to level 3?

• 6 year in project

What needs to be accomplished to move on to the next levels?

• 6+ years in project

Project age limit? 8 and up

Workshops

• Selection Workshop on January 13^th at 130 in the Bill Hamilton Building.
• Healthy Lamb / Quality Assurance on March 9th at 130 in the Bill Hamilton Building.
• CHS Feed Workshop on March 20^th at 6 pm in the Bill Hamilton Building.
• Weigh in workshop towards the end of May on a weeknight May TBA in the Scale House Building, behind the Bill Hamilton Building.
• Weigh in workshop in June TBA in the Scale House Building, behind the Bill Hamilton Building.
• We will offer a fitting Clinic for 1^st and 2^nd year members in June.
• We are also hoping to have a showmanship clinic in June/July. We will cover the basics of showmanship, and what to expect at Fair and in the show ring. 
• We are unsure about the May, June and July workshops dates as we have several families including Michelle and I that show all summer and are working out the dates.  
• More important information for our calendar
• Possession date is April 22
• Tagging Forms will be due April 26
• Tagging will be May 5 at 10 am at the scale house behind the Bill Hamilton Building.

Project Superintendent Information 

Sheep Superintendent: Jana Gruber

Contact: janagruber127@gmail.com or 406-431-5296

Sheep Co-superintendent: Michelle Eckhart
Contact: michelle.eckhart(at)yahoo.com or 406-475-2202

How will you be contacted? Email

Junior Superintendents:

2022 4-H MARKET SHEEP TAGGING

Possession date: Sunday, April 23rd, 2023

Tagging form(s) due: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 by 5:00 p.m.

Tagging date: Sunday, May 7th, 2023
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Bill Hamilton Building Scale House

Sheep Tagging Form

Sheep power point/video by Jana Gruber

Click HERE for the power point/video

Training Your Lamb Power Point(PDF, 1MB)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and the Montana State University Extension Service prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jeff Bader, Director of Extension, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717