The Pygmy Connection 4-H Club has been busy. In February, members made 48 Valentine's Day cards that some members delivered to a local nursing…
Pygmy Connection
The Pygmy Connection 4-H Club has been busy. In February, members made 48 Valentine’s Day cards that some members delivered to a local nursing home. The club’s annual Earth Day community service project was at Punderson State Park. This year, the club picked up garbage and removed sticks from the campsites.
Members also gave back to the community by making donations to Rescue Village, Shop with Cops in Middlefield, a local needy family and the Family-A-Fair Jr. Fair program. They promoted 4-H by participating in the Middlefield Summerfest Parade.
The club sponsored a cross county 4-H member pygmy goat fun show held at the small arena at the Great Geauga County Fairgrounds in June. The judge, Jim Wilson from Blanchester, Ohio, in Clinton County, was extremely knowledgeable in all things goats and the event was extremely educational and fun. A good time was had by all.
Dr. Randy Alger came to the club advisor’s barn for a goat health clinic. He discussed how to pick out a goat, what to do when bringing them home, explained common diseases and their treatments, proper feeding guidelines and routine vaccinations. He also demonstrated the proper way to give a shot.
The Pygmy Connection learns about more than just pygmy goats. Members will be taking hogs, sheep, turkey, ducks, chicken, horses, pack goats and dairy goats to this year’s fair. Some members are also learning to breed their pygmy goats. All projects are welcome to be completed through the club.
For more information about Geauga County 4-H, call the extension office at 440-834-4656, or look it up on the web at Geauga.osu.edu. (Submitted by Paige Miller and Julia Surace, news reporters)
