Goat Project Goals and Skills

This page contains the following parts:

• Goat Knowledge & Skills
• Personal Development Activities

During each year, members may choose several goat knowledge and skill goals. Do not be afraid to challenge yourself!

Goat Project Goals and Skills

Item #	Beginning Skills
G-1	Identify breeds of goats
G-2	Select a goat for your project animal
G-3	Understand 4-H livestock records
G-4	Identify at least thirty goat body parts
G-5	Identify goat management problems and unsafe conditions
G-6	Identify equipment needed to raise a goat
G-7	Make a rope halter
G-8	Design a goat barn
G-9	Trim a goat’s hooves
G-10	Demonstrate one or more goat fitting techniques
G-11	Train a goat for show
G-12	Show your goat
G-13	Organize a mini goat showmanship contest
G-14	Identify a goat raiser
G-15	Identify criteria for a healthy goat
G-16	Learn to take a goat’s pulse, temperature and respiration
G-17	Find goat products in stores
G-18	Identify and classify feed ingredients
G-20	Learn to read a feed tag
G-21	Identify the nutrient requirements for a healthy goat

Item #	Intermediate Skills
G-22	Compare and describe differences between two goats
G-23	Recognize abnormalities & faults in goats
G-24	Conduct a judging contest
G-25	Observe a goat’s behavior
G-26	Show how to milk a dairy goat
G-27	Use proper milking procedures
G-28	Learn how to prevent mastitis flare-ups
G-29	Examine the composition of milk
G-30	Help others learn goat management practices
G-31	Prepare a doe for kidding
G-32	Demonstrate how to deliver goats in normal and abnormal conditions
G-33	Conduct a goat kidding skillathon
G-34	Care for a newborn kid
G-35	Wean a goat
G-36	Register your goat
G-37	Research common herd health problems
G-38	Identify methods of controlling external and/or internal parasites
G-39	Stock a goat medicine cabinet
G-40	Administer medication to goats
G-41	Treat foot rot
G-42	Treat a minor wound
G-43	Examine a fecal sample for parasites
G-44	Explore goat-related products
G-45	Investigate a goat association and/or goat related careers

Item #	Advanced Skills
G-46	Complete a herd production and type chart
G-47	Plan and organize a goat judging contest
G-48	Outline a herd health program or develop a herd health calendar
G-49	Formulate and balance rations for your goat
G-50	Identify the parts of a goat’s digestive system
G-51	Determine strengths and weaknesses of breeding systems
G-52	Compare information on two sires
G-53	Decide how to breed does
G-54	Learn a goat’s reproductive cycle
G-55	Organize a goat field day
G-56	Organize and conduct an ABC’s of Goats game
G-57	Plan and set up a Tot’s Barnyard
G-58	Produce a 30-second commercial
G-59	Design and teach a goat management lesson

Personal Development Activities

Item #	Personal Development Activity
PD1	Participate in a community service project (such as a food drive, community clean up, etc.)
PD2	Participate in a community pride project (such as a parade or community day)
PD3	Help prepare a display or booth relating to goats or goat activities.
PD4	Serve as a member of a club committee
PD5	Attend 4-H Camp
PD6	Participate in your county fair
PD7	Participate in a fashion show with your completed projects
PD8	Assist at a 4-H goat show
PD9	Provide refreshments for a club meeting
PD10	Provide refreshments for a club meeting
PD11	Help plan a fun activity for your club
PD12	Help with club/county 4-H fund raisers
PD13	Write a newspaper story for your club about an event you have participated in
PD14	Serve as a chairperson of a club committee
PD15	Arrange for a speaker to talk to your club
PD16	Make arrangements for your club to go on a field trip
PD17	Attend Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)
PD18	Attend National 4-H Congress
PD19	Attend National 4-H Conference
PD20	Explore careers related to goats
PD21	Assist a younger member in preparing a public presentation
PD22	Assist a younger member at a goat show