Lamb - 4-H Livestock Sale

2021 Lambs for Sale

Hi, my name is Kasey Purdy and I am an incoming 9th grader at Coxsackie-Athens High School. I am 14 years old and have been in 4-H for 9 years as a member of the Greene Earth Club. I am a member of the National Junior Honor Society and play soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball for my school. I enjoy spinning and knitting with wool from my own sheep and taking care of my other 4-H animals. I was selected to receive a Jersey scholarship calf this spring from the Gardner family and enjoyed showing “Buttermilk” at the Greene County Youth Fair in July where I won Orloff S. Bear Sr. Master Showman for 2021.  This is my 2nd year participating in the market livestock sale. I am raising two Dorset/Suffolk February lambs. I purchased them from a breeder in early May to raise for the livestock sale. They are both wethers and were shown at the Greene County Youth Fair in July.  I enrolled in the 4-H market livestock project to learn about the profitability of raising sheep for meat. I learned that you need to know your market and what your buyer is looking for in a finished animal.

Hi--my name is Shelby Schrader and I go to Chatham Middle School.  I am showing a lamb.  I enjoy 4-H because it teaches responsibility and I can spend time with my animals.  I sell my animals in the livestock sale to make a profit to buy animals for next year.    

My name is Anneke Nijboer, I am 16 years old and go to Chatham High School. I have been in the 4-H Live Stock Program for three years. This year I am raising and showing one Angus steer, one Hampshire Cross lamb, and one Hampshire Cross pig. These projects have taught me to work hard and that it takes a lot of dedication and patience to raise a market animal successfully. I enjoy spending my summer feeding, caring, walking, washing and showing my animals. Even though it takes hard work everyday, I miss it when fall ushers in and my projects are sold. But, my sadness quickly changes to excitement as spring arrives knowing new projects are soon to be delivered. 

My name is Daisy Trowbridge, I am 16 years old and go to Chatham High school. I’ve been apart of the 4H program for 8 years. This year as a part of my livestock project I’m raising and showing two steers, a sheep, and a pig. I continue to show and raise these animals because they each have their own unique personalities and I look forward to my new adventures with them each year. Over my 8 years I have learned patience, skills to care and train my animals to show well in the ring.

Last updated August 16, 2021