4-H Lamb Show, Biggest Boar, Super Bull.....

Last Friday, the girls’ lambs came home after a successful FFA show at the State Fair. We had one day of “rest” before Jack’s lambs had to be checked in on Sunday. We hauled 4 lambs down for Jack and made it through the vet inspection with all of them. Sunday afternoon, he competed in Showmanship, where he placed 5^th in a tough group of intermediate show people, receiving a purple ribbon.

Monday was the 4-H market lamb show, where Jack showed all four of his sheep. The competition in the 4-H show is as tough as you’ll find anywhere in the country, so he didn’t come away with any class winners but did a great job in the show ring. Jack’s lambs made the trip home last night, putting to bed a satisfying show season.

While at the fair, I did get to take in a few of the sights outside the sheep barn. I will admit that I participated in some fair food – pork chop on a stick and a bucket of cookies being highlights; and also checked out the “biggest” competitions, including the Big Boar, Super Bull, Giant Ram and the Big Pumpkin.

See the pictures below of the 1,196 lb boar, the 2,768 lb bull, the 483 lb ram and the 1,295 lb pumpkin!