4-H Dairy Goat
Superintendents: Patty Pittman and Carolyn Thomas
The 4-H Dairy Goat Show will be held on Tuesday at 3:00p.m. in the Livestock Pavilion. Any Dairy Goat crossed with a Meat Goat must be shown in the Meat Goat classes. In breeding classes members may enter up to five (5) goats but may have no more than two (2) entries per class. All Dairy Goats must be shown disbudded. This includes Dairy Market Goat and Dairy Breeding Goat Classes. All Dairy Goats must be 1 of the 9 official ADGA breeds: Nubian, Oberhasli, Sanaan, Alpine, Toggenburg, LaMancha, Nigerian Dwarf, Recorded Grade, or Guernsey.
Breakdown for all classes will be determined according to numbers entered at the fair check in.
Dairy Goat Showmanship
Division 50
Each showman must show his/her own animal and will enter the class corresponding to their age as of January 1. The judge has the right to ask the showman to exhibit abilities to fit their animal for showing. Preference will be given to Dairy Goat Showmen wearing a white shirt and white pants with closed toe shoes or boots.
The top 3 medal winners in each age class will come back to compete for overall showman. The judge will pick an alternate 3rd place. The overall showman will show in the Small Animal Round Robin Friday. Time and location to be determined.
Class – 1 8 to 10 years
Class – 2 11 to 13 years
Class – 3 14 and over
Clover Kid Dairy Goat Showmanship
Division 96
Clover Kid showmen must be enrolled in the 4-H Clover Kid Program. The show begins Tuesday at 3:00p.m. in the Livestock Pavilion.
Class 5 Clover Kid Dairy Goat Showmanship
Market Dairy Goat
Division 54
Also see General Livestock Rules.
Dairy Market Goats:
- Must be born after January 1 of the current year. Minimum 30 lbs.
- Market Dairy Goats not meeting this minimum weight requirement will not be eligible for the County Fair.
- Dairy Goat Market classes may be does or wethers and will be determined after fair weigh-in.
- Each 4-H member can tag up to 5 (five) Market Dairy Goats but can only exhibit 4 (four).
- All Dairy Goats must be 1 of the 9 official ADGA breeds: Nubian, Oberhasli, Sanaan, Alpine, Toggenburg, LaMancha, Nigerian Dwarf, Recorded Grade, or Guernsey. Market Meat Goats will show in the Meat Goat Show.
- Males must be castrated and fully healed by fair.
- All dairy goats must be shown disbudded or dehorned. This includes Dairy Goat Market Classes.
Class 1 – Light weight market dairy goat
Class 2 – Medium weight market dairy goat
Class 3 – Heavy weight market dairy goat
Breeding Dairy Goat
Division 58
Class 1 – Junior Kid: born between April 1 and May 31 of the current year
Class 2 – Intermediate Kid: born between March 1 and March 31 of the current year
Class 3 – Senior Kid: born between January 1 and February 28th (29th) of the current year
Class 4 – Dry Yearlings: born between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year
Class 5 – Yearling Milkers: born between January 1 and December 31 of the previous year
Class 6 – Senior Doe Two years and under three: born between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023
Class 7 – Senior Doe Three years and older: born prior to December 31, 2022
Class 8 – Best Pair of does any age, preferably in milk and owned by the exhibitor
Class 8 – Dam and Daughter: A dam and daughter are paired together. The dam must be milking. Both dam and
daughter must be owned by exhibitor