Project - Market Goat
Leader name – Max Horan & Mckenna Laban
e-mail – [email protected]
phone number – 714-496-2446
Jr/Teen Leader name – Malia Arpon
Project description:
Age range:
Number of participants: 5-10
Meeting location: Vern Kowitz’s home in Orange Park Acres
Meeting dates/times - 2nd Sat at 1:00pm
Competitions/Showmanship: Food Fiesta. Imaginology. La Habra Fair. OC Fair
Estimated costs: $400-$500
e-mail – [email protected]
phone number – 714-496-2446
Jr/Teen Leader name – Malia Arpon
Project description:
- Each Member raises one (1) market goat from Feb or March through July
- Responsibility for care and feeding of goats shared with other project members
- Learn about raising, health and maintenance of market goats
- Possibility of selling your market goat at the OC Fair Livestock Auction at the end of the year
- Project Goats will be housed together at Vern Kowitz’s home in Orange Park Acres unless you have other accommodations for your animals. If you choose to house your animal elsewhere, you will still need to attend the educational project meetings with the rest of the group.
Age range:
- Junior Members and up (9 yrs +)
- All members must understand that we raise these goats for meat and that is their purpose throughout the whole project. They will be sold in the auction at the OC Fair at the end of the year for consumption unless the project member would like to make other arrangements on their own.
Number of participants: 5-10
Meeting location: Vern Kowitz’s home in Orange Park Acres
Meeting dates/times - 2nd Sat at 1:00pm
- We will have 2-4 meetings before we purchase our goats to plan out the project and learn some important things before we start.
- Meetings have been scheduled for the 2nd Sat of the month
- Once we have the animals, we will meet 2-3 hours at Vern Kowitz's home for some practical knowledge (i.e. hoof trimming, weighing & possibly banding/castrating the males) and some continuing education meetings at TBD.
- We will also hold showmanship clinics on weekends starting in May at Vern’s home. 2 weekend days a month will be required for showmanship work, grooming and basic care as a group. One day will be a Saturday and one a Sunday. Times and days will be determined when we have met as a project for the first time. These days should be approximately 2 hours
- Cleaning & feeding duties are (1) or (2) afternoons/evenings a week (if your animal is housed at Vern’s).
- Exercise and spending time with your goat whenever possible.
- Washing and clipping your goat before the fair.
- 80% attendance at meetings is required to exhibit at the OC Fair.
Competitions/Showmanship: Food Fiesta. Imaginology. La Habra Fair. OC Fair
Estimated costs: $400-$500