2011 Pope County Fair Misc.

Here are all ClaireAnna’s non-living fair entries!
 
Claire’s brown banty eggs and green duck eggs.

Paper pinwheel

Decorated Picture Frame with a picture of her and The Grinch that says, “To ride or not to ride….What a stupid question!” 

Colorful clay vase right in the middle.

Photo she took of the Grinch.

Marker art of a burning candle.

Sugar cookies.
 
The Wrangler Club Educational Booth won Best in Show!!!
It’s tradition!  After the 4H Dance on Friday night, the older kids spend the night.  This is ClaireAnna’s first year and I stayed with her (on the cot in the second picture.)  Except for having to use my inhaler 3 times and learning to detest the sound of dozens of roosters crowing at 4:00 am, it was a bunch of fun!

2011 Pope County Fair Dog Show

Saturday, September 17th, 10:00 a.m.
ClaireAnna Showed Lucky for the sixth year in a row.  They did great although Lucky decided she just did not want to sit at one of the signs.  The show includes Rally (obedience) and a long stay.  They got a 1st place in both.  (Judged against a standard, not the other kids & dogs.)
And then, for the fifth time in six years, ClaireAnna was awarded Showmanship for her age group!!  She and Lucky also won high point Novice B for a total sweep!

2011 Pope County Fair Goat Shows

Thursay, September 15th, 9:00 a.m.
Technically, there are three goat shows at the fair: Dairy Goat, Market Goat, Meat Goat.  They run one right after the other.  ClaireAnna showed in all three.
Diary Goat Show: ClaireAnna showed her Registered Nubian Dairy Goats.  The dairy goat show at the fair isn’t very big, maybe only 6 goats all together. 
Allie got 2nd in her class of 2.  Bailey got 2nd in her class of 2 also and then Reserve Champion Dairy Goat Doe!   

Here are Allie (mother) and Bailey (daughter) in their pen. 

On Friday morning, all the preschools in the area brought their kids to the fair.  ClaireAnna took Bailey out and let the kids pet her and pose for a picture.
The Market Goat Show is for your market wether or doe, under 1 year, that is finished and ready to butcher.   ClaireAnna showed a 3/4 Boer X 1/4 Kiko wether we raised here on the farm named Icarus.  He was the runt of triplets and skinny, scrawny and pot-bellied as a kid so nobody bought him.  Once he was wormed, weaned and fed, he just blossomed.  We realized a few months ago he was going to turn out pretty nice so we fed him up for the show.  This kid was actually the ugliest thing we had born here when he was little.  But look at him now! 

Class 3 line-up.  ClaireAnna and Icarus in first place.

Entering the ring for the champion class.
  The judge is about to choose Grand Campion.  The one on the left won it.
Just chosen Reserve Champion Market Goat! Big smile!

The young lady who won Grand Champion Market Goat also won Reserve Champion Market Steer AND Grand Champion Market Lamb! Since each kid can only sell 1 market animal, she chose to sell her steer which put ClaireAnna first to sell a goat.  Icarus brought ClaireAnna $500 in the Market Sale!
The Meat Goat Show is for does of any meat goat breed.  ClaireAnna showed Frenchie, a black and white spotted 4 year old Boer doe.  She won 1st place in her class and Grand Champion Meat Goat Doe! 
Junior Showmanship Class: These are all Jr. showmanship class.  There is only 1 winner and the girl on ClaireAnna’s left won it.  The judge told ClaireAnna personally that if he could pick a second place, it would have been her!  

2011 Pope County Fair Market Hog Show

Wednesday, September 14th, 7:00 P.M.
Herswione Granger:
ClaireAnna’s hog didn’t do as well as we expected, placing 9th out of 23 hogs.  She did make the market sale, but chose to sell her goat instead.  She won Junior Showmanship out of at least 10 or 12 kids!
 

2011 Pope County Fair Poultry Show

Wednesday, September 14th, 1:00 P.M.
ClaireAnna showed a pair of Penciled Runner ducks and a single Ancona drake. 
The runner pair placed 1st in their class but did not win over the duck pair in the second class.  If you look carefully, you can see the pair in the cage.

The Ancona Drake only got 5th in his class but he competed against turkeys and other odd birds.  (It’s a weird set up.)
ClaireAnna used her Penciled Runner duck for Junior Showmanship and won!  The judge said she knew the answer to every questions he asked her without hesitation!

ClaireAnna loves to help out her 4H friends during the poultry show by holding birds in waiting and extra birds on the table.  I’m told she intends to show chickens herself next year.  Lord help me!    Holding Justin Walker’s Brahmas.

Helping Dayna Walker with her Cochins.

2011 Pope County Fair Rabbit Show

Tuesday, September 13th, 5:00 p.m.
ClaireAnna does not breed rabbits anymore.  We lost our last Lionhead doe to the heat this past summer and have all decided not to pursue them anymore. Now she only has three pet rabbits and she showed all three of them in their respective classes. 

Ron: 1st Place Sr. Lionhead buck

Ginny: 2nd Place Jr. Mini-rex doe

Annabeth: 2nd Place Jr. French Lop doe (The gray bunny on the right of ClaireAnna.)

Showmanship class with Annabeth.

Pony Posing

  All Cindy wants to do is take a nap.  But ClaireAnna must continue working on perfecting her new hobby – Pony Posing.  What else are you supposed to do while waiting for your next class?