Club Reporter – Paisley Bertram
The Clubs Weigh-in.
On November 7 2021, a crisp fall morning, Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef Club gathered at the Black Diamond Land and Cattle Company to weigh in our steers and some heifers. We tagged them and registered for insurance that day as our kick off to another 4-H year. There was lots of giggles and cooperation as we got the work done.
Judging multiple animals or items against each other is a skill called multi-judging that our club spends a good amount of time practicing and competing in. On our weigh in day we took the time to judge four young bred heifers against each other, just for practice!
We look forward to another great year raising our animals, learning and hopefully showing off the progress we make.
A huge thank you to Black Diamond Land & Cattle for allowing us to use their scale for our annual weigh in.
The Goat Clinic.
The Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef club has offered beef & sheep projects for many years, but this year we have added both goat and chicken projects to the club! Our first goat related learning day was held November 28, 2021. We attended a clinic on ultra-sounding goats and sheep. It was a beautiful sunny day for November. We learned from veterinary technician Robin Anderson how to use an ultrasound on goats and sheep to check for pregnancy. We were able to see if the animals had one baby, two babies, three babies, four babies or no babies. We learned a lot from our Clinician Robin Anderson and appreciate all the advice from Clinician Callum McLeod. Many sheep and goat project members attended. A huge thank you to our goat project leader Kathleen Arkes for hosting the clinic and providing yummy snacks.
The Clubs Christmas Party.
On December 3, 2021 we held our club Christmas party at the Priddis Hall. We used problem solving and teamwork to attempt four different escape rooms. We also had a Christmas craft table set up and we enjoyed pizza. We ended the night with some treats and a secret Santa gift exchange. Overall I think everyone had a blast!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef Club!
