Lazy T Ranch, Kaufman County 4-H Boer Nanny Giveaway

Lazy T Ranch, Kaufman County 4-H Boer Nanny Giveaway

WHO & WHEN:

The 4-H Kid Giveaway Program, sponsored by the Lazy T Ranch, Terrell, Texas, David and Penny Thompson of the Lazy T Ranch, Kaufman County, is making a donation of a young Boer Nanny to the 4H members of Kaufman County.  The young person receiving nanny will enjoy the responsibility of owning a goat!  This will be a continuing project each year as long as the Lazy T Ranch raises goats.

WHAT:

The 4-H Boer Nanny Giveaway Program was formed to promote Breeding Boer Goat 4-H project in Kaufman County.

WHY:

The purpose of the 4-H Boer Nanny Giveaway Program is most importantly, to help the youth who receive kids to develop such important life skills as responsibility, commitment and social interaction. The program also benefits the youth by teaching skills such as animal care, health and safety, as well as helping develop their awareness of potential career areas related to agriculture.

HOW:

The 4H member who receives the Boer Nanny goat is carefully selected by a committee of reviewers. The youth will need to fill in the application that allows them to describe their commitment and service to their community, to the 4-H program in general, and the goat project in particular. The application also gives details of their caretaking arrangements for the goat. Letters of reference will also help the panel to select the recipient youth.  The selected youth will be expected to attend and participate in the 4-H Goat Project. Here, they learn the basics of care for their goat both through provided hand out material and hands-on experience.

REQUIREMENTS TO BE ELIGBLE

    1.  In 4 H for 2 years.

    2.  Not past the 9th grade.

    3  Involved in showing  goats in the previous years.

    4.  Has a place to keep the nanny year around.

    5.  Has exhibited leadership in 4 H club.

COMMITMENT:

The commitment doesn’t end when the animal goes home. The youth are responsible for a number of things that help to insure that the goat is being well taken care of.  All participants are required to submit quarterly reports on the progress of the goat. The reports detail the growth of the goat, health records, show records and breeding records. The recipient youth also make a commitment to exhibit the goat at least once in the following year at their county fair, major livestock show or breed association sponsored private show. Finally, the youth contributes to the growth of the program by agreeing to return an offspring of their goat (or a suitable replacement) within two years. This reduces the reliance on adult breeders for animals to keep the program going.  The Lazy T Ranch will breed the nanny for 2 consecutive years in December, for May kidding.  The kids, along with their mother (the original nanny goat) will be shown in the Kaufman County Jr. Livestock Show the following year. 

FOR AN APPLICATION CONTACT:

Carrie Sharp, Texas AgriLife Extension

Kaufman County 4-H and Youth Development

2471 N St Hwy 34, Kaufman, TX  75142

Phone: (972) 932-9069 Fax: (972) 932-9073

cl-sharp@tamu.edu