This year started back in March by calling to secure a pair of lambs for our son. We have bought lambs from our friends/breeder for our kids since my daughter first started in 4-H, so we were a little surprised when they told us they didn't have enough lambs to sell to us this year. After talking to our FFA advisor, she recommended a breeder who was just starting out who would love to sell my son a pair of lambs. Done! My son went out a few weeks later and made his choices. Summer went good, lambs grew well, and fair time has arrived. Lots of lambs at fair this year. Word on the street is a few hog exhibitors switched to lambs trying to turn a profit. Day one of the Grant County Fair brings Market Lamb competition. My son worked at getting his lamb clean and prepped for the show ring. About 15 min prior to heading over to start lining up, he backed his lamb off the sheep stand. The lamb stepped off the side of the stand and tumbled over on its side into a muddy spot near the stand. YIKE! He worked quickly to wash the dirt/mud from his lamb and made line up in time. Lamb still looked pretty good considering what had happened. Sons lamb weighed in at 118lbs, and showed in a large class. Son won his class and received a call back to the championship. He came up short of winning the market championship, but pretty happy with how it turned out. Buying from a new breeder, we were not sure what to expect, getting a call back was pretty nice! On to Fit & Show.
