Klein Oak Show Rules

Meeting

Clipping Schedule

Pigs:

• Sign up is on the windows of the office

Clipping Schedule

Cattle:

• Go see Masvero and Ferguson for dates and times

Clipping ScheduleChickens, Turkeys, Rabbits:• Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 for

poultry• Bring rabbits up to school if you

want them picked• See Masvero and Hainline for

dates and times

Clipping Schedule

Lambs:

• Sign up is on the window of the office

Clipping Schedule

Goats:

• Sign up is on the window of the office

Clipping Schedule• Your animal needs to be washed

before it is clipped• Lambs and Goats make sure they are

washed and dried the night before…GOOD! Use Dawn Dish Soap

• Pigs need to be washed the day of clipping

Tuesday, February 15

• Show Barn set-up @ 6:00 pm

• Mandatory or 10% out of show check

Thursday, February 17

• 12:30-5:00 pm – check in all projects– no parent trailers before 12:30pm

• 5:00 pm – weigh in pigs, lambs, goats, steers

• 5:00 pm – Breeding/Fryer Rabbit Show

• 6:30 pm – Horticulture/Vegetable Show

• 8:00 pm – Poultry Show

Friday, February 18

• 8:00 am – Heifer Show• Following – Steer Show• Following – Lamb Show• 10:00 am – Ag Mech Judging• 10:00 am – Floral Design Competition• Following Lamb Show – Goat Show• Following – Swine Show • 6:00 pm – Mandatory Auction Meeting

Saturday, February 19 • 8:00-11:00 am – Tent Sale (closes

during auction) • 9:30 am – Trophy and Buckle

Presentation• 11:00 am – Auction and Buyers

Luncheon • After Auction – Tent Sale Reopens

Sunday, February 20• 9:00 am – Load out of animals

No students allowed!

• 1:00 pm – Mandatory Clean-Up for ALL MEMBERS IN SHOW – Must be present or 10% off show check

What to Bring• Halter for your animal

• Food every morning and evening (don’t leave up there)

• Buckets for water and feed

• Official Dress for show times

• Show chains, halters and pig whip

• Everything you need to wash your animal (soap, towels, hoses)

Check-In Process Thursday

• You need to be at the Show Barn right after school to tend to your animal

• Make sure you find Masvero, Prince, Ferguson or Hainline for feeding directions before weigh in

• If you are hauling your own animal, make sure it is there by 5:00 pm

Check-In Process Thursday

• When you bring in poultry or rabbits, you will check in under the left barn (concrete barn)

• All large animals will start checking in by 5:00 pm, listen for announcements for when to bring animals

Show Day Friday• You need to be there by 7:30 am whether

you are showing early or not to check in with Prince – limited parking…CAR POOL– otherwise you are counted truant

• You may not leave the show facility until 2:30 pm – otherwise you are counted truant

• You should stay and watch everyone show, they watched you

• Exhibitors must have their animals properly groomed to be able to show

• Exhibitors are required to keep their space clean and provide feed and water buckets

All exhibitors will be required to wear Official Dress while exhibiting their project:

• White collard shirt, black pants, black belt, blue scarf or tie, black shoes/boots, and your Official FFA jacket

• Failure to comply with official dress will result in being ineligible to exhibit your project

Auction Day Saturday

• If you make auction you must be at a MANDATORY MEETING at 6:00 pm Friday Night

• If you are not there it is 10% out of show check

• We need lots of help during the auction, if you would like to help, wear Official Dress

Tent Sale Saturday• If you got a sponsor that is not “legit”

now is your chance to find one• There will be buyers walking around

looking for animals to buy• Wear Official Dress and look

presentable to sell your animal• No “For Sale” signs allowed in the

barn

Saturday Cleaning• This will be the last time you will see

your animal

• Make sure you feed your animal Saturday night

• Take all your belongings with you Saturday night or it will be thrown away Sunday at clean-up

Clean-Up Sunday• MANDATORY – EVERYONE MUST

BE THERE• You must be at clean up by 1:00 pm

or you get 10% out of show check• Even if you are 1 minute late, 10%

out of show check• Plan on being there at least until 3:00

pm

• All obligations to the buyer and the Ag Science departments must be fulfilled before the student receives money

• Show Commission:– Auction 7%– Tent Sale 7%

• All exhibitors will be required to write thank you letters to buyers and award sponsors

• The thank you letter deadline is March 11, 2011 to Masvero

• Failure to turn in letters will result in the following penalties:

– 10% deduction from your show check is applied every week you do not turn the letters in

– The student’s money will be held until the letters are received

– Any money you owe Klein Oak FFA will be taken out of your show check

Wednesday, February 23

• MANDATORY Farm Workday 2:30-5:00 pm for everyone who had animals on the farm

• If you are not present at this clean up you will receive 10% out of your show check

• Must take all tack and material off the farm and have the pen cleaned according to Masvero, Prince, Ferguson and Hainline

Wednesday, March 2• Everything needs to be OFF the farm

by 2:30 pm

• Pens need to be cleaned according to Masvero, Prince, Ferguson and Hainline guidelines

• 10% out of show check for every week not cleaned

MOST IMPORTANTLY Remember you are representing the Klein Oak FFA Chapter!!