Poultry Projects
Egg Layers (School-Owned)
The egg-laying project required students to care for school-owned chickens. Students market and sell the eggs to pay for feed costs. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Egg Layers (Student-Owned)
Students purchase their own chickens for this project. Chickens can be kept at the school farm or at home. Students are encouraged to market and sell their eggs for a profit. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Meat Chickens
The meat chicken project does not require as much maintenance as compared to other projects simply because they are small animals. You will take ownership and care for the animals for two months prior to the fair. When you get your animals, you have to feed them and practice showmanship. Showmanship requires you to inspect the animal. After you show your animal, it will go to the auction if it does well at the show. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Turkeys
Turkeys can be raised to go to the fair or for Thanksgiving. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
The egg-laying project required students to care for school-owned chickens. Students market and sell the eggs to pay for feed costs. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Egg Layers (Student-Owned)
Students purchase their own chickens for this project. Chickens can be kept at the school farm or at home. Students are encouraged to market and sell their eggs for a profit. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Meat Chickens
The meat chicken project does not require as much maintenance as compared to other projects simply because they are small animals. You will take ownership and care for the animals for two months prior to the fair. When you get your animals, you have to feed them and practice showmanship. Showmanship requires you to inspect the animal. After you show your animal, it will go to the auction if it does well at the show. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Turkeys
Turkeys can be raised to go to the fair or for Thanksgiving. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Goat Projects
A goat project is a fun project that does not require as much time as large animals. Ultimately, you feed, clean, and practice showmanship. While at the fair, you have to wash, feed, and shave your animal. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Sheep Projects
Flock Manager
Care for the school-owned animals. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Market Project
In showing sheep, there are a lot of responsibilities. When you purchase your animal, you will have to feed and water it. After you and the animal get used to each other, you will begin to practice showing your animal and exercising it daily. When it gets close to the fair, you will start washing and shearing. There are two classes to show and compete in. Showmanship judges your showmanship skills, not the animal. In market, the judges will judge the quality of the animal. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Care for the school-owned animals. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Market Project
In showing sheep, there are a lot of responsibilities. When you purchase your animal, you will have to feed and water it. After you and the animal get used to each other, you will begin to practice showing your animal and exercising it daily. When it gets close to the fair, you will start washing and shearing. There are two classes to show and compete in. Showmanship judges your showmanship skills, not the animal. In market, the judges will judge the quality of the animal. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Pig Projects
Market Pig
A swine project is a great experience. When you begin your project, you must exercise your pig every day in order for it to maintain a quality build. You are responsible for feeding and cleaning daily. As your project progresses, you begin to wash the animal often. As you approach fair time, you wash your animal every day. Before you go to the fair, you may need to shave your hog. Like other projects, you compete in two types of shows: market and showmanship. In the market show, the judge evaluates the animal for meat quality, and the showmanship show determines how well you control your animal, as well as how well you can show an animal. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Locker Pig
A swine project is a great experience. When you begin your project, you must exercise your pig every day in order for it to maintain a quality build. You are responsible for feeding and cleaning daily. These projects DO NOT go to the fair. These animals are being raised for meat, and you MUST have a buyer prior to beginning the project. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
A swine project is a great experience. When you begin your project, you must exercise your pig every day in order for it to maintain a quality build. You are responsible for feeding and cleaning daily. As your project progresses, you begin to wash the animal often. As you approach fair time, you wash your animal every day. Before you go to the fair, you may need to shave your hog. Like other projects, you compete in two types of shows: market and showmanship. In the market show, the judge evaluates the animal for meat quality, and the showmanship show determines how well you control your animal, as well as how well you can show an animal. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Locker Pig
A swine project is a great experience. When you begin your project, you must exercise your pig every day in order for it to maintain a quality build. You are responsible for feeding and cleaning daily. These projects DO NOT go to the fair. These animals are being raised for meat, and you MUST have a buyer prior to beginning the project. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Rabbit Projects
Raising and showing rabbits can be a lot of fun. If you are the type of person who doesn’t like to work with larger animals, then this is the animal for you! There are a lot of responsibilities when you show rabbits. You have to feed and water them every day, and make sure you groom them every day also. You can either show a meat pen, which consists of 3 meat rabbits, and you sell them at the fair. You can also show fur rabbits, which are used strictly for showing, and keep these as your pet, and use them for breeding. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
Fish Projects
Work with other students to manage and maintain one of the many fish projects. Care for the trout and assist with releasing them into the mountain streams when they are old enough. This project requires constant monitoring and care to ensure the health of the fish. All investments, time, and profits will be recorded in their AET account.
