Having poultry and taking care of them is fun and egg-citing. It teaches children responsibility and respect for animals and nature. The people you will meet while you are a member of the club, and of 4-H as a whole, will enrich your life.
The friends you make here, you will be friends with for life.
Members acquire the skills for all aspects of the care and feeding of their flock.
They learn about the incredible eggs, and obtain expertise in breeding and the hatching of young.
They gain knowledge related to the general characteristics of poultry and about different breeds specifically.
They attain the proficiency to show their own backyard flock.
They take field trips to farms, hatcheries, and private breeders.
They achieve entrepreneurship from the sale of eggs.
They learn to work as a team and how to labor independently.
They build confidence through sharing of information and build self-esteem through attendance at other county wide 4-H events, such as:
If you are in Kindergarten to one year out of high school, and if you have poultry or even if you don’t, if you are interested in poultry, come check us out. We meet the 4th Tuesday of the Month in the 4-H Building on Morton Ave. in Rosenhayen, (or the 3rd Tuesday of the month, in the 4-H Cente). Call the 4-H Center at 856-451-2800 ext. 3 for more information.