The final worming and weigh in for our 4-H Piggies was the last week of June.
We had lots of good help getting them loaded.
The best news was that they were all on track to make weight for fair (220# to 295#)
We made market sale flyers so the girls tried to clean up their pigs, then themselves and get a nice picture. This is easier said than done...
Kaitlyn and Rootness
Morgan and Charlotte
Charlotte was the smallest pig and the most uncooperative of them all.
Here's Rockin' all cleaned up for her pictures. She started out as the smallest pig in the group but ended up being the largest. She gained around 2.4 pounds per day! Unbelievable.
A girl doesn't go from 30 lbs to 240 lbs in 3 months without eating 24/7.
The aftermath of bathing 3 pigs...mud central.
Teaching them some more manners. The girls would get up at 6:20 and walk them for 20-30 minutes, come inside and eat then we'd head off to camp.
They'd walk them in the evening when it cooled down too - usually over to the playground and football field. Yes, they got some pretty funny looks when people saw them walking their pigs around the school grounds.
This one didn't like to get too far from the pen...ever.
The most exciting part about getting ready for fair...RECORD BOOKS. Oh man, did we have a lot of work to do on those. We did a better job about keeping records this year but pulling it all together (Kailtyn had 5 projects, Morgan had 4) was nothing short of a nightmare.
The finishing stiches on her 2nd crochet project with Katy - a bowtie.
For a doggie of course!
This doggie wasn't too impressed - he's turning into a cranky old man...with a bowtie :)
Time to get some fair cooking/baking projects cranked out!
Ginger Snap Cookies
No-Bake Cookies
Rolled Biscuits
2nd Grandma's Meatloaf
Yummy! Yes, we made extras for dinner :-)
Coffee Cake
Chili
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One final task to squeeze in...Marketing your animals for the sale! Gallatin County has a lot of great businesses that support our 4-H Market Sale but the kids have to hit the streets to bring more buyers every year. This year there were almost 200 pigs being sold, in addition to steers, sheep, goats, turkeys, etc... So we made a list of our favorite businesses (and people) and made our rounds.
The girls did great at answering questions and becoming more comfortable with each business we visited.
Then...there's this guy. he doesn't read this blog but he was a LIFESAVER this year getting ready for the fair. Theron had to leave town on a work trip the weekend before fair, and the first couple of days of fair (when you bring the animals in, all of your stuff, etc..) He scrubbed pigs, loaded supplies and kept everyone moving. It was AWESOME!
Well the boys helped too but they also took interest in dressing like Grandpa while he was here. So cute!
