Big Spotted Cow

Livestock Sale Committee Meeting Tonight

Just a reminder that our last meeting before the Fair is tonight, 7pm-8:30pm in the WSU Extension Conference Room.

Please bring any photos you'd like for me to post on the blog (on a data stick if possible) and I'll do that while you're working on the various decisions and plans that need to be made.

Just in case you haven't, check out our photo album by clicking on the appropriate icon on right.

Christian and Root Beer

My name is Christian and I am a member of the Whidbey Island Meat Goat 4H Club. This is my first year raising a goat. This is a picture of my goat Root Beer. He is a Nubian/Boer Cross. We weighed him four weeks ago and he now weighs 59 lbs. I am having alot of fun raising my goat and being in 4H. Christian U

Morgan and Comet

I just participated in my first goat show a couple weeks back at the Stanwood Fair Grounds. Comet and I placed 3rd in showmanship. I had so much fun and am really looking forward to the fair. Morgan U

Goats! Check out these photos!

Members of the Whidbey Island Meat Goats have been busy! Riley says,"This is my market goat 'Lashes.' I will be auctioning him at the Island County Fair in August. He was born and is being raised on our farm, Monkey Rench Farm. I am learning a lot about the goats' anatomy and how to auction market animals. This is me and Lashes with the judges at the Star Spangled Boer Goat show. I placed second in showmanship."

Hannah says,"this is my goat 'Hamburger.' He is a Boer cross and is gaining really fast. He and I placed 5th place this past weekend at the 'Star Spangled Boer Goat Show' both in showmanship and in the market class. We are having lots of fun learning with each other. I am going to be auctioning him at the Island County Fair in August. See ya there!"

Any experience with temporary pens?

As we get ready to add more livestock exhibit space to what was once the Heritage Barn, we need some advice on the best way to construct temporary pens. Do any of you have thoughts on how to best build sturdy and yet move-able/re-useable pens for medium sized livestock? The more variety we have to choose from, built from the most experience, the better our exhibits will be!

Any resources you know of? Farm Supply outlets, fencing companies, etc? We could sure use your info!

Pictures, Anyone?

Calling all Market Animal Project folks!

We want to show off all of your hard work! Can you send us some photos of you and your market animals that we can post to the website?

While you're at it, send a few sentences about what you are learning at this point in time. Maybe something about how the weather impacts your pasture management, or how gas prices are influencing your feed costs? Anything that you understand more now, because of your project, we want to share with the public.

Thanks!