SPRING Major Show Validations for Heifers, Market Goat/Lamb, Breeding Sheep, Breeding Goats, Wether Dam, Wether Does.

SPRING Major Show Validations for Heifers, Market Goat/Lamb, Breeding Sheep, Breeding Goats, Wether Dam, Wether Does.

If you are planning to show at any of the major shows (Ft. Worth, San Antonio, etc) with your projects please fill out the order form inserted in the newsletter and return. Deadline to order your tags is August 24th. 

Reminders

o Sheep and Goat validation fee ordering process online and One order per county, submitted by the County Validation Chairperson.  DEADLINE IN AUGUST IS 24TH FOR $15 TAG ORDERS.  After that it will be $25 as I will not be in the office the 27th - 31st. 

·   Validation Fee for all Sheep and Goats. 

o $15 per head August 1 – August 31.

o $25 per head September 1 – October 25.

·   Single Validation Tag and New Validation Forms for sheep and goats.

o All Market Lambs, Market Goats, Breeding Sheep, Wether Dams, Breeding Goats, and Wether Does will use the same RFID validation tag. BUT two different forms!!!

·   Market Lamb and Goat Validation Form (one per family). 

·   Breeding Sheep and Goat Validation Form (one per exhibitor).  Breeding Sheep and Goat registration papers will be uploaded to the validation website by county validation chairman. Once again as with the heifers we WILL NOT VALIDATE ANY breeding sheep or breeding goats that do not have their papers in order at validation time.

o (Wether Dams & Wether Does are breeding animals and must be entered on the Breeding Sheep and Goat Validation Form.  They must also comply with the guidelines for breeding animals)

LAMBS AND GOATS VALIDATED FOR THE 2018 STATE FAIR OF TEXAS WILL HAVE TO BE RE-VALIDATED FOR THE 2019 SPRING/WINTER MAJOR SHOWS. STATE FAIR OF TEXAS LAMB AND GOAT VALIDATION TAGS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE SPRING/WINTER MAJOR SHOWS. 

·   OFFICIAL VALIDATION AND TAGGING DATES WILL TAKE PLACE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY: 

·   OCTOBER 23 – 26, 2018 (No Exceptions)

Texas Lamb Breeders Association (TLBA) tag numbers MUST be in the lamb’s ear and be recorded on the validation form at validation and be on the form at the time they are submitted. NO TLBA tag numbers will be added to the validation forms after the forms are submitted to the Sheep and Goat Validation of Texas program. Market lambs must have an GREEN TLBA tag to be eligible to compete in the San Angelo Stock Show or receive TLBA recognition at other major shows. Wether dams must have a BLUE TLBA ewe lamb tag to be eligible to compete in the San Angelo Wether Dam Show.

Order form is included in this newsletter.