Now enrolling for spring and summer 4-H projects

To sign up for any of the following activities, visit https://forms.gle/Cq5KinA1umJMhcpKA

What is the 4-H Pullet Project?

The 4-H Pullet project engages youth in learning life skills while having fun raising chickens. Participating Dickenson County 4-H Club members that return this registration form will receive 10 baby chicks to raise. They will be Golden Comets or Black sex-link type (Rhode Island Crossed Barred Rock) and they both make good layers or broilers.

How the project works:

You will receive 10 pullets (day old chicks) to care for (keep the pullets safe from bad weather, pets, raccoons, snakes, opossums, etc.). You will raise these chicks for about 20 weeks and give back 3 of your best pullets. We will have a special show and sale where you can win prizes at the Dickenson Extension Fair. The money from this sale will be yours to keep! The project fee is $30 and is limited to the first 10 participants.

You will need:

• Brood Lamp

• Brood Box

• Chick Feeders & Waterers

• Chick Starter/Grower

We will give you:

10 pullets

“How to Grow Blue Ribbon Pullets.”

Project Record Sheets (to be completed by September 30, 2021).

Remember, it is your responsibility to bring three of your best pullets to the show and sale in September. If you have any questions, please call 276/926-4605. Completion of project records is required.

Registrations will be accepted until the project is full. Limit 10 participants.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in any activity in this newsletter, please contact Kelly Rose at 926-4605/TDD* during business hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event.