July 2010

Next Rabbit Meeting is on Thursday July 29, 2010 at the Fair Grounds Extension Office Meeting Room.  The meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. and each family (not fair -ha ha from last night's meeting) is asked to bring a covered dish for a group/family picnic.  After the picnic the club members have challenged the parents to a kick ball game.  There are a lot of important dates coming up......check your calendars and the calendar on this web site

Thanks Advisor Wortman for the farm tour of your rabbitry, and the hogs.  Also thanks for opening up the pool and grill for after our meeting.

Tuesday July 13, 2010 6:30 pm (at the Wortman’s Farm) 

The next Bunny Hopper Meeting is on Tuesday July 13, 2010 starting at 6:30 pm.  The meeting will be at Advisor Judy Wortman’s farm ( 4634 Liberty Union Road ). If you go west on route 30 just past the 224 interchange is Liberty Union Road. Go north about 3 miles.  The farm is back a little lane, look for some balloons at the end of the lane.  Bring you project books, rabbit and others, so we can check and talk about how you are doing.  We will also work together on how to fill out your rabbit entry form for the fair. 

Then we are going to have a water fight.  Bring your squirt guns, swimming suit, or dry cloths to change into afterwards, and a towel.  Advisor Wortman also has a 4 foot deep and 24 foot around pool we can jump in.  I also hear that we might find hotdogs and chips after the water activities.  

As always a parent/grandparent is encourage to stay for the meeting and gather the rabbit information first hand.  ( Water activities are optional for the adults)

Upcoming Judging  (you must attend judging to show at the fair)

Tuesday July 20, 2010  For all non-animal Projects  This is at Delphos Jefferson High School

Monday July 26, 2010   This is for all Livestock Projects   This is at the Van Wert Co Fair Grounds

Fair Livestock Entry Forms 

Junior Fair Livestock entry forms are due to the senior fair board office by

August 1, 2010.You can get an entry form at the fair board office, or Advisor Heizman will some at the next  meeting.

Rabbit Ear Tattooing

Remember all meat pen and single fryer rabbits must have a       special            tattoo placed in their ear.   This will take place on Saturday August 14, 2010 any time between 7:30 am to 10:30. am.  

Note: I would have the regular ear number inthe left ear tattooed before this date so both ears do not   have to be tattooed at the same. time.

Attendance

Being a member of any club is a commitment for all.  The rabbit club is only as good as its members and its members being active.  Remember by county 4-H rules, to be eligible to participate at the county fair, you must attend at least 50% of your club’s meeting/activities.  Parents, this is your commitment also, since most 4-Hers rely on you to get them where then need to be.

Thursday July 29, 2010  Meeting

Will start at 6:00 pm

We do have a second meeting in July.  The second meeting of the month is on Thursday July 29, 2010  starting at 6:00 pm. (place will be announce at July 13 meeting and club web page)

This is a Family Pot Luck Meeting.  Each fair is asked to bring a covered dish.  We will have a kids vs parents kick ball game.

Date Changed:  Remember this years 2010

Jr. Fair Rabbit Show and Showmanship is on Sunday of the Fair.

Getting Ready for the

Junior Fair Rabbit Show

Just a reminder from the Bunny Hopper Yearly Calendar that everyone got last February and it is on our club web page……….

Rabbit kits for your doe and litter project should have been born between July 9 and Aug 6, 2010

Rabbit kits for your meat pen and single fryer project should have been born between June 15 and June 27, 2010.

You needed ownership of your show rabbits by June 1, 2010.

Monday April 12, 2010 or Sunday April 18, 2010

Quality Assurance is a required learning meeting for all 4-Hers (not cloverbuds). Quality Assurance is on Monday April 12 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm   YOU MUST ATTEND QUALITY ASSURANCE TO SHOW RABBITS AT THE FAIR.  There is another quality assurance on Sunday April 18 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm., but this one is on the same day as our spring rabbit show. 

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Each Rabbit Family 

The spring rabbit show is our club service project for the year.  It takes a lot of work and people to put on a rabbit show.   

#1  make sure you sign up to work at the show.  We need people to set up, people to tear down, kitchen help, raffle ticket, salesmen, writers, and runners.  There is a job for everyone. 

#2  each family is asked to bring a 12 package of soda for the kitchen at the show.  Bring it to the Saturday April 17^th meeting. 

#3  each family is asked to bring a dessert item for the kitchen at the show. (any dessert is great but pies are the most popular sales item) Bring it to the Saturday April 17^th meeting. 

#4 if you have connections, and can get any raffle items, we need them for the raffle at the show.

Saturday April 17, 2010

10:00 am

This is a family meeting to set up things for the spring rabbit show.  This meeting will be at the fairgrounds commercial building and should last about an hour to an hour and a half.  You along with mom’s, dads, brothers, and sisters are asked to be there to help get ready for the show.  We will have entry forms there and will help you fill out your entries.

Thursday April 29, 2010 6:30 pm 

This is a showmanship meeting.  We will be practicing showmanship. 

Bring your show coat, or long sleeves, a carpet square and a rabbit.