1. Animal Project meeting 2017-2018
TWHS and TWCP FFA
Animal Project meeting
Please Sign In at your schools table and pick-up information sheets for the species you are interested in raising.

2. Agenda Introduction What type of projects you can raise?
What is required to raise a project?
Rules and Procedures
If you have question please the Ag teacher in charge of the species you are interested in raising.

3. Projects to raise
Students may raise the following projects at the AG Barn Facility
TWHS TWCP
Steers - Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Moreland
Heifers- Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Moreland
Sheep- Mrs. Heiney Mrs. Laubacher
Goats- Mrs. Heiney Mrs. Laubacher
Pigs- Mrs. Ford Mrs. Moreland
Rabbits – Mrs. Heiney Both Teachers
Chickens- Mrs. Ford Both Teachers
All animals have to be approved before they are brought to the barn by an Ag . Teacher. Students can raise animals at their house if the neighborhood allows projects but their facility must be check by an Ag teacher and project has to be approved by the Ag Teacher for the student to be able to show under that FFA chapter.

4. Things To Do Before you Get Animals
1. Pay Barn Fees -$305 for the first animal, $155 paid two weeks prior to animal arriving at the barn or before Oct. 31. The other $150 can be raised by selling fundraiser items (see attached sheet of how much you must raise) -$52 for each additional pen needed 2. Come to Barn Clean Up on Sept. 9, 2017 at 9am-12pm (If we get done sooner we will leave) Parents are encouraged to attend as well. Please see sign up sheets for other barn clean-up days. 3. Determine how much you want to spend on an animal. We will give you a starting price and try to find animals in that price range. The Ag Teacher and you can discuss if the price changes or needs to be more. These are when all fees are due. Steers and Heifers- next year Talk to an Ag Teacher in March Goats - need at least $500 by Sept. 29, 2017 Lambs - need at least $500 by Sept. 29, 2017 Pigs - need at least $400 by Oct. 6 for major pigs, Oct. 20 for County Pigs Rabbits – at least $75 a piece and you will need 3 due by Sept. 29, 2017 Chickens – cost around $1.15 a piece you will need at least 50 due by Sept. 29, Sign and Turn in Signature Page of Barn Rules before your animal arrives at the Barn 5. Pay FFA Dues

5. What You are Responsible For with your Project?
This project is the student’s meaning that they are responsible for everything dealing with their project. This includes:
Feeding in the morning and in the afternoon
All cost associated with the project; feed, entry fees, vet bills, supplements, etc.
Cleaning their animals pen everyday
Working with the animal everyday
Ag Teachers are their to advise the students on how to take care of the animal and help them to be successful in the show ring. They want the students to be successful but it takes the students doing the work.

6. Additional Cost
Students are required to pay for all the cost of raising an animal. These are some of the things that students will have to pay for.
Animal
Feed –cost is different for each species. These are estimates of what it will cost
Steers and Heifers-
Lambs and Goats - $20 for 50lb. Bag, they eat between 1-4lbs a day
Pigs- depends on type of feed and will change throughout the feeding process. On average a 50lb. Bag will be $22-$30. Pigs eat 3 to 8lbs. A day. Pigs also need supplements during the feeding program. They can be anywhere from $40 to $100
Rabbit- Bluebonnet sold at Conroe Feeders Supply
Chickens- please talk to Mrs. Ford for more details
Equipment- Please look at the equipment pages handed out tonight
Fly System and Medication- please read in handbook
Entry Fees- $20.00 to $30.00 for each show

7. Rules and Procedures
The raising of livestock on the Agriculture Science’s project center is a privilege, not a student’s right.!
Teachers are there to help students with feeding instructions, guidelines for the project and to answer questions. They are not there to take care of the animal or clean up after the animal.
Teachers will assist student to get their projects unless the student would like to purchase it themselves. If a student purchases it themselves it must be approved by a teacher before it is allowed to stay at the barn facility or be entered under that program.

8. Behavior at the barn Please read all the information in the rules
All school rules apply at the barn
Students should not bother other students or their belongings at the barn (LOCK YOUR BELONGINGS UP)
Students should dress appropriately. GIRLS NO SHORT SHORTS AT THE BARN!
Students and Parents should not use tobacco or alcohol at the barn facility or on the barn road.
If students are caught doing anything against these rules or school rules action will be taken just like at school.

9. Guest Policy / other animals at the Barn
Guest Policy: Only students and their family members are allowed at the barn. No unapproved guests are allowed at the barn. If you have to get a ride or have a guest you must have approval by one of the Ag teachers prior to the visit by at least a day. Ask one of the ASTs for a guest approval sheet or if you have text and the teacher has texted you back stating that guest can come to the barn. Remember you are responsible for your guests’ behavior. You can be disciplined for your guests’ unruly behavior / rule breaking; to the extent of being removed from the barn, program, and discipline referral. Other Animals At The Barn: No other animals except the livestock projects should be at the barn. No one should bring any dogs, cats, etc. to the barn unless you have written permission from an Ag Teacher.

10. Driving and Parking at the barn
You Must Drive 10mph down the barn road. Constables patrol and will give you a ticket.
We ask this because many students use the road to exercise their animals.
Students will be warned, then a parent will be contacted if it happens again. After that if a student is caught again they will no longer be able to drive to the barn and a parent will have to drive them.

11. Barn Days for Help
Students are required to feed and maintain the health of the animals they are raising. To monitor this the Ag Teachers set-up a time to meet the students at the barn to check the progress of their animal. It is important for students to attend the barn days because it is the only way a teacher can look at the animal and give them advice on how to work with that animal. Teachers have busy schedules and can not come to the barn at individual times for each student. The following are the times that the Ag Teachers will try and be at the barn for certain projects. Students are required to attend 2 a month. If students are raising animals off the farm they need to schedule times with the Ag Teacher to visit their project. Pigs – Weds. 4:30pm- 5:30 pm Lambs and Goats.- Weds. 4:30pm- 5:30pm Cattle –schedule with Mr. Rogers or Mrs. Moreland Rabbits – Schedule visits with Mrs. Heiney or one of the AG Teachers at CP Chickens- Weds. 5:30pm

12. Cleaning of the Barn
It is the students responsibility to keep each animal’s pen clean and the surrounding area cleaned. Pens need to be cleaned daily Pigs walking areas need to be cleaned and around their pens cleaned including wash rack and scale area. Steer and heifer pens need to be cleaned and alley way in the Cattle Barn All waste needs to be disposed at the back of the barn area against the back fence inside the panels. If students do not clean like they are expected to they will be warned. If it continues parents will be contacted and if the student is still not complying then they will be asked to be removed from the barn. Cleaning is important for sanitation and keeping animals free of disease.

13. Shows Students Can Attend
Ag Teachers will take students to the following shows:
State Fair
Ft. Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Montgomery County
Students are expected to follow school rules at shows.
Parents must attend shows that require students to stay over night or out of town. It is also the students responsibility to take care of all expenses that come with staying over night.
Teachers are there to help students and give them advice on feeding instruction. It is the students responsibility to take care of their animal the entire time it is at the show.
Students must be eligible to show.
Students can attend other shows but they must get the animal there and an Ag Teacher will not be able to attend. (Pig Exhibitors must have permission to attend a show and bring a pig back to the barn

14. If violation of Rules occur
1st Step - Students will be warned
2nd Step - Parents will be contacted
3rd Step – Recommendation for action by the administration
4th step – Removal from the barn
Students can be removed from the barn immediately if:
Animal abuse or neglect is occurring
Diseased or infected animals and they are unsafe to handle
Animals are unruly and dangerous to students

15. Please Read All Rules and Returned Signature Page to your Ag Teacher

16. Tag-In
All animals must be tagged in for the show that animal is attending. A parent must attend all tag ins to sign appropriate paperwork. We will haul animals to the Fairgrounds for tag-ins but students and parents must transport them Tag In Dates/Deadlines: Sept. 12 – Steer Tag- In Sept 12- Must pay for Major Pig Tags ($10) Oct. 24– Major Sheep and Goat Tag-In (must pay $15) Nov. 28 – Major Pig Tag In Nov. 30 – Market Rabbit Intent to Show Forms due Dec. 5 – County Lamb and Goat Tag In Jan. 2 – County Pig Tag-In March 2– Chickens Delivered March 19 – Rabbit Tag-In

17. How to Pay Fees Questions??????
TWHS- All Fees need to be paid on the TWHS webstore
Look under Agriculture link and all the following can be paid:
Barn Fees
Animal Fees
FFA Dues
Jr. FFA Dues