BRAINERD – Chiens goats, those who seek to learn and interact with animals are invited to the day 4 -H of animal sciences of County Crow Wing County, on Saturday June 8, at Crow Wing County Fairgroups.
The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will have several living animal interaction zones where families can explore the animal sciences offered in 4-h and allow everyone to have fun during learning.
The educator of the youth extension of the County Crow Wing County, Sashanna O’Shea, said that the event is free and open to all. Families can spend at any time and spend as much time as they like to learn animals, said O’Shea.
“We have live animals during this event because who does not like animals,” said Laura Lust, an ambassador of Crow Wing County 4-H.
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The event will showcase living animals and their owners of young people, who will share their stories and answer questions about animals and everything they do in 4 hours, Lust said. They will have animal demonstrations, a trivia game in animal sciences, 4-H general information and educational resources for people interested in animal science 4-H.
The animals of the event will include goats, pigs, sheep, butcher’s cattle, horses, poultry, rabbits and dogs.
“Whoever wants to learn would be our target audience,” said Lust. “They do not need to be experienced or anything, because it is an exploration of the day of animal sciences. They therefore simply learn from all different cattle animals and some of the biosecurity measures used to protect them. ”
Biosecurity consists in ensuring the safety of the farm and animals – not to share buckets of water for the correct vaccination of animals, it is a question of keeping everyone healthy, said Lust. They will also explain how to recognize when an animal is sick and what to do when it is.
Lust said they would also speak of showing animals at various 4-H events in the county and through the state.
“I (showed) dairy goats, market goats and I made cattle, but what really fascinates me,” said Lust. “Sheep are simply not as spicy as goats.”
She said she started by showing the Ducks for about five years, then went to other animals. Lust said that one of the obstacles perceived at work with animals in 4-H is that many people think they need to own and house animals. Lust said that she and many other people in 4-H work with local farmers and praise animals.
She said people can work with farmers to come to their farm and work with animals or, if people have a few acres, as is her case, they can set up a temporary pen to work with animals and bring them back to the farm after the end of the season.
“One of the big barriers is not just many people have farms or space for animals, so we work to connect farmers to people who have a passion for that,” said Lust. “I borrowed three sheep from May to September, then I returned them. (The farmer would answer) to all my questions and he came to help me shear. ”
Lust said she liked to have entered and work with 4-h because it gives her a feeling of connection and belonging to the community.
“It’s like a big family and I really appreciate meeting everyone, talking and developing relationships,” said Lust. “And I like the variety you get in 4-H, like the arts of the spectacle, art, animal science, welding and leadership. There are so many different characteristics, or things that you can do in 4-H, and I just like this opportunity to grow. It’s inclusive for everyone. No matter what you like, there is always a place in 4-H.”
Whether animals or architecture, O’Shea said that 4-h may be what children want it, because they have something for everyone.
For more information on 4-H opportunities in County Crow Wing, residents can call the extension office at 218-824-1069 or find them online
Extension.umn.edu/local/crow-wing
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