Vermilion 4-H Sheep Club Report

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by Vermilion Voice

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The members of the Vermilion 4-H Sheep Club have had a busy spring!

On April 21, we met at the Westergaard farm for our monthly meeting. One of our senior members, Avery Corbiere, presented her speech to us that she had given at the Provincial Public Speaking Competition the week before. She was amazing and we are so proud of her for placing 2nd in the whole province!

Following the meeting, Heine Westergaard did a workshop on how to pick a market lamb. From a large pen of lambs, we narrowed it down to the few best and talked about what qualities a good market lamb should have.

We held our weigh in for our market lamb and goat projects on May 22 at the Ag Society Sheep Barn. This year there will be 12 market lambs and 4 market goats, as well as all of the ewe projects, at our Achievement Day. All the projects look great and there is definitely going to be some tough competition this year!

We met again on June 24th for our shearing day. Marisa Schuebel helped us get our lambs started by shearing their bellies and necks, but the rest of it is all up to us. I’ve seen a lot of improvement in myself as well as other members of the club, and I know as we get older we will be even better at shearing. Maybe our hands will get used to the hot, heavy, vibrating clippers! Mia Westergaard was also there to teach us all about grooming our sheep and goats to make them look their best on Achievement Day.

On June 25th, our club cooked burgers and hot dogs for a fundraising BBQ at the Vermilion Gears and Cheers Car

Show. It was really fun and I think it was a great opportunity for the members to be working with people and handling money.

A special thank you to the Vermilion Fire Department for giving us a ride up in their tall ladder. The view of Vermilion from the top was pretty wild!

Before we know it, our Achievement Day will be here! We look forward to seeing you all at the Ag Society Sheep Barn at 1pm on Tuesday, July 25th to cheer us on!

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