4-H and Animal Projects

Information for 4-H and Junior Fair Exhibitors regarding animal projects. Should you have further questions, please contact the Meigs County Junior Fair Coordinator, Amanda Fulk at amanda.meigsjrfair@gmail.com or any fair board director. The Meigs County Agricultural Society/Senior Fair Board meets monthly at the fairgrounds on the first Monday of each month.

Meigs County Fair website

2025 Meigs County Fair Sale Bill

Livestock Forms

Breeder Information

Rabbits

Kenny Pierce (740) 669-0800

Tim Jackson (740) 843-5111-- He said to leave a message and he will return your call if he misses you!

Bill and Angel Brothers (740) 742-2776

Judy Dicken (740) 985-4112

Shara and David Tucker (740) 444-9013

Lori Barker (740) 222-4241

Bruce Beery (740) 804-5412

Market Goats

Kyle Hivnor (740) 651-7917 | Visit their Facebook - Calico Farms

Horse Forms

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance is about to begin! Time Slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please head to go.osu.edu/meigsqa and register by the deadline of Wednesday, April 2nd.

Who is required to attend QA? If you are taking a MARKET LIVESTOCK PROJECT or a PRODUCTION ANIMAL (Egg-producing chickens, Dairy Cattle, and Dairy Goats) then you are required to attend. Horse QA is required for all horse exhibitors INCLUDING ROPING EXHIBITORS. Other market livestock exhibitors MAY come to Horse QA if the other QA times do not work for you. There is only one timeslot for Horse QA.

If you cannot attned any of the QA sessions, then you can do the online YQCA option. The link to YQCA is here: https://yqcaprogram.org/login/index.php

If you have any questions, you may contact the Extension Office at 740.992.6696 or email Mackenzie at lowe.468@osu.edu.

Flyer with QA Dates on it

Skillathon

The Meigs County Fair Skillathon will take place Thursday, July 10 during Livestock Project Review.

Age divisions (age as of Jan. 1 of current year) for Skillathon: Junior 8-10 years, Intermediate 11-13 years, Senior 14+ years.

This study guide describes each station included in the specific species skillathon. Skillathons are for all 4-H youth, regardless of what project they are registered for.

Skillathons will be conducted in the following areas: Beef, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Rabbits, Goats, Horses, and Dairy.

Station 1 and Station 2 will be the same for all exhibitors. Station 1 is registration and Station 2 is a Quality Assurance question that is randomly selected from the list below. These questions are selected based on the three GPPs for the year. Please see questions and answers below.

What are two ways to properly dispose of your manure?
- Ways to properly dispose of your animal's manure may include spreading manure to the ground for crop production, composting that you can use to fertilize your yard/garden/etc., or trash.
What are two action steps to take if your animal has diarrhea?
- Action steps to take if your animal has diarrhea include ensuring access to fresh water, consider adding probiotics which can be found at TSC and local feed mills, only self-treat for 24 hours then consult your veterinarian as symptoms can get bad rapidly
What is a probiotic why do you use it?
- A probiotic is often used when dealing with diarrhea caused by stress, antibiotic use, or inflammatory bowel disease, it puts beneficial bacteria back into their gut to help them digest, probiotics are available in powder form to be added to water, drenched, or an oral gel/paste.

2025 Study Guides