GOAT
PREMIUMS: Purple-$5.00; Blue-$3.00; Red-$2.00; White-$1.00
All goats must be Identified by May 15 to be eligible to be shown at county fair. Tags will be read and identification confirmed by the fair superintendent. Any entry not properly identified is not eligible to be shown.
Each exhibitor is limited to 3 goat animal entries in each, 4-H & FFA.
All goats must have official USDA identification with the scrapie eradication program.
Exhibitors must have completed the Boone County Fair Livestock Entries DUE IN THE EXTENSION OFFICE NO LATER THAN 4:30 pm on Tuesday, July 1. (Late entries subject to $5 per day up to 2 days after deadline.)
DIVISION 50 - DAIRY GOATS
G050002 UNDER 5 MONTHS
G050003 5 MONTH TO 1 YEAR
G050004 1 YEAR & OVER
G050005 YEARLING BILLY
G050006 YEARLING DOE
DIVISION 51 - PYGMY GOATS
G051001 KID (born during current year)
G051002 AGED (born before 1/1/23)
DIVISION 58 - MARKET GOATS
GOAT ID - All goats (market and breeding) must have official USDA identification tag in place (part of the scrapie eradication program). All Meat Goats (market and breeding) must be listed on official 4-H ownership affidavit to be eligible to show. All market goats must be listed on Market Goat Affidavit and breeding goats on separate Breeding Goat Affidavit.
The use of showing and/or handling practices that may be considered objectionable or abusive, such as striking or slapping lambs and exhibiting the lamb with its feet off the ground, are not acceptable. The use of such practices may result in the lowering of a ribbon placing.
Meat goat exhibitors must follow all other county fair livestock project rules.
Meat goats must be identified and recorded with the Extension Office by May 15.
WEIGHT LIMITS - Market goats must weigh a minimum of 50 lbs. at check-in. Goats under 50 lbs. will be allowed to check-in, but will not be eligible for purple ribbons.
AGE - All market goats are required to be born on or after December 1, 2024. Market Goats are to have milk teeth and there shall be no evidence of breaking of the skin or eruption of the two permanent front teeth.
An exhibitor is limited to exhibiting five goats.
HAIR LENGTH - Market Goats must be uniformly slick-shorn with 1/4 inch of hair or less from the knee and hock up. Breeding Goats will be allowed to be unshorn.
HORNS - Goats must have horns blunted. Dehorning is acceptable and preferred.
NECK CHAINS & HALTERS - Goats are to be shown with either a halter, smooth neck chain, or smooth collar only.
SHOW CLASS AND SEX - Market goats may be doe or wether kids. Short scrotum, cryptorchid and buck kids are not eligible. All market goats will be weighed and divided into classes based on total numbers and weight range. Market does and wethers will show together. Breeding Goats will check in at designated time and be grouped to show based on total numbers and ages of entries.
Top 5 (five) selection if over 10 (ten) head.
G058002 MARKET GOAT Wether & Doe Kids (divided by weight)
G058003 PEN OF THREE MARKET GOATS
BREEDING GOATS
Breeding goats may not be used in the Pen of 3 Market Goats class.
Top 5 (five) selection if over 10 (ten) head.
G058004 DOE KIDS (Does Born 9/1/24 to 6/1/25)
G058005 YEARLING DOES (Does Born 9/1/23 to 8/31/24)
G058006 AGED (Does Born prior to 9/1/23)
BEST DRESSED GOAT CONTEST
This is a fun event! 4-H member(s) choose a theme and dress themselves and the goats accordingly. Be creative! Invite your friends to help you show all the goats you brought.
G058007 ALL BEST DRESSED KIDS