4h animals

The rabbit project teaches proper methods to care for rabbits as well as raising, breeding and marketing rabbits effectively. Rabbit projects include meat pens (terminal market production), breeding rabbits (breeding and raising rabbits desired for specific characteristics), and hobby or pet rabbits (used for companionship). The 4-H rabbit project is a livestock format that is accessible to both urban and rural 4-H’ers.

Did you make a new friend and then do nothing to stop them from being killed? Unless you’re a member of 4-H, I bet not.

Entertain and inform yourself with these 80 fun farm animal facts!

The swine project allows youth to explore the areas of animal husbandry, livestock selection and evaluation, health management and meat science.

Practice reading pig ear notches with this fun worksheet

Victoria and I are having lots of fun with 4H this year. We start our meeting with games to promote public speaking and then spend the rest of the time working on a project. This past month's topic was Pets. Of course Victoria chose to learn more about her Syrian Longhaired hamster named Georgie. All the kids chose a pet, or a pet they would like to have. They researched proper diet, habitat, anatomy, the breeds origin and interesting facts. The kids also sewed 14 felt mice and 22 strings on…

Looking for an outing with your little one that's sure to be a blast? We've compiled 15 of our favorite fun places to take toddlers, guaranteed to make memories!

This series contains infographics and student worksheets covering the topics of by-products and products that come from cows, pigs, sheep, goats and chickens. These are awesome resources and perfect additions to classroom lessons or youth 4-H or FFA project learning. Resources include infographics, student worksheets and answer keys. Enjoy!