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Dr. Tracy Pecoskie (DVM). She taught us about keeping care of our Saanen dairy goats and taking their temperature to see if they are sick. Did you know that a goat’s temperature should be about 39.5 degrees Celsius which is two degrees higher than humans Then we gave them vitamin E with selenium injections. It was my first time giving a needle and it was scary at first but I got the hang of it. Nathan Leonard then got to thank our guest speaker and present her with a card. Next we took our first group photo with all Club Members and screened Volunteers. Then we did a judging class for Basset Hound puppies and they were all very cute so it was hard to pick a winner. After that we went inside to wash our hands and had donuts and juice for a snack. I can’t wait for our next meeting where we will visit a farm that has Boer goats that are used for meat. I hope I can think of a good question to ask! (Posted on 4-HOntario.ca on April 22, 2012) 10km MS WALK with the 4-H Fitness 4-Health Team Submitted by Rachel Balkwill, Essex 4-H Fitness Club Well we did it! After a few months of training and lots of determination, the Essex County Fitness 4-Health Club completed and went beyond achieving their goal of walking in the 5km MS Walk on Sunday, April 22nd at 10 a.m. 5km option or, if we dared, continuing on Robson Road towards to The Erie Shores Golf Club marking the half point of the 10km walk. Well we dared and we paid (ouch)! Going for it and doing the 10km instead of the 5km wasn’t a difficult choice for our 4-H team, we have been known to push through the pain with our fitness pro Jen Moore of the BeachWalk Family Fitness Centre; in fact most of us had only just gotten over the aching muscles from our second fitness test with Jen that past Thursday. Back to the walk, we were use to the idea of working hard and were rewarded with a wonderful lunch back at the Kinsmen Complex and accomplishment in our hearts. Sure there was some pain, sweat and tears but in the end we all crossed the finish line and it was all for the good cause, helping to raise money for the MS Society. I don’t think our Leaders could have been more proud of us. Our trainer Jen Moore would also be proud to know how well we did – thanks to her limit pushing training we had the courage to complete this walk. We were lucky to have gotten in some extra practice on April 12th, walking/ jogging nearly 4km from Leader D-Anne Peters and daughter Maddie’s house to their grandmothers home and back again in Harrow. A lot of thanks goes out to all of the people who helped us in raising our funds for the MS Walk. We hope to keep beating our goals in fitness and also advise others to do likewise. This experience has been overwhelming with wonderful results. More meetings are due to be planned soon and other goals to be completed as well, our next goal “Try-a-Tri” Triathlon. See you there! (Posted on 4-HOntario.ca on April 23, 2012) Doing the 10km instead of the 5km wasn’t a difficult choice for our 4-H team, we have been known to push through the pain with our fitness pro Jen Moore of the BeachWalk Family Fitness Centre. We were use to the idea of working hard and were rewarded with a wonderful lunch back at the Kinsmen Complex and accomplishment in our hearts.” Actually we are proud to announce that all Members completed well over 5km that morning. At first we thought only of completing our goal of 5km but all or most Members ended up completing the full 10km course! Our long walk began at the Leamington Kinsmen Complex; it led us along Erie Street all the way down to the water front and the Leamington Marina to check-point #1. From this point we had the choice of either taking the shorter route via Cherry Lane back and completing just the The Essex Fitness 4-Health Team celebrates their successful 10km walk. Leadership In Action • Spring 2012
IN BRIEF provincial stories Amber Underwood Memorial News Competition This annual competition gives young 4-H writers a chance to practise and demonstrate their writing skills. The competition asks 4-H Members, split into two categories, to submit a 500 word report on (1) 4-H program, event or success story, (2) a review of a current agricultural or rural community concern, or (3) an interview with a community leader. The competition is supported by the Amber Underwood Memorial Endowment Fund. Congrats to the 2011 winners Makenzie Dickie and Nicole Shelley. Their winning entries are featured below. 4-H Rabbit Club Essay By Makenzie Dickie: Junior Category Many people enjoy rabbits but some don’t know how to care for them. There are a lot of people in the Haldimand County Rabbit Club. Most people enjoy learning about their rabbits in every meeting there is something new to discover about them. Most people in the club breed and raise rabbits, so if you are looking for one, you can buy from them. Our club has noticed from the different outings and inter-county rabbit shows that the popular breeds of rabbits are Mini Rex, Holland Lop, and there is a wide variety of meat and Flemish Giants. Rabbits come in different colours, shapes and sizes. As well as different features rabbits fit into different classes such as fancy and meat. When showing and looking at how well the rabbits fit into their described breed types they would be sorted into those categories. There are very many breeds of rabbits, some Leadership In Action • Spring 2012 are pure bred and some are mixed. The only difference is that pure bred is supposed to have only that one breed of rabbit all throughout it’s background, while mixed would have different breeds or breed in the background of the rabbit. There are many breeds of rabbits that are probably unknown at the moment. When looking after a rabbit there are a lot of things that are very important. Rabbits can have a lot of health problems if you don’t look after them properly. An important part of the rabbits health is to monitor their feeding habits. You have to know what to feed them and how much because they can get a very bad stomach sickness. A symptom that normally comes with this is a bloated stomach. This occurs because rabbits can’t throw up. Ways to prevent this from happening would be to five the rabbit plenty of hay. Some things that are not good for a rabbits stomach would be a lot of fruit and even vegetables. The reason vegetables are bad for a rabbit’s stomach is because too many of them can give them diarrhea. Looking after rabbits is a very big responsibility. Things that the rabbit club do are going on different outings. This year they went to a rabbit meat plant. They learned different ways and strategies of caring for meat rabbits. The rabbit club also hold and inter-county rabbit show. This happens at the end of the year when all the fair showing is over. All the clubs around the area come to where the show is being hosted. Normally Haldimand hosts it. The rabbit club also has a barbeque before the Caledonia fair to practice showing their rabbit and getting together for the last time before the fair. Everyone in the club would agree that they like the club because of all the fun they have together. They show rabbits, go on trips, learn about rabbit hopping and meet new friends. They also learn how to look after rabbits by identifying the breed, showing and caring for them. Makenzie, a Haldimand 4-H Member, submitted the winning entry in the Junior Category of the 2011 Amber Underwood Memorial News Competition. Makenzie has completed six 4-H projects. How To Judge: Bubbles By Nicole Shelley: Senior Category The Hanover 4-H Judging Club has been running for three years, but in 2011 it got a fresh new makeover. Now, the new and improved judging club has 8 members this year who have learned that judging goes above and beyond simply judging animals, fruits and vegetables, and sewing. From the first meeting in June to the achievement day at the Grey Bruce Judging Competition in August, the 9
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