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113 2026 BUTLER COUNTY
Department 200: Goats Show. No more than 2 market animals per Jr. Fair
Exhibitor.
Jr. Fair Board in Charge: Paige Williams, Bryce K. Animals entered in the market class cannot be
Warren, Hannah Herbst, Hope Ritter, Grace Har- entered in the breeding class.
ris, Liz Baker, Katelyn Clark & Emily Egbert L. All entries in the Dairy & Pygmy classes must
Adult Advisors: Bailey Tinch & Logan Ritter follow breed specifi c standards, including dress for
Rules Governing This Department: show.
Please Read All Rules Carefully M. Ideally all market goats should have been disbud-
A. Livestock entries are due to the Senior Fair Board ded or have their horns cut back to approximately

Offi ce by June 13th 2026. ALL Exhibitors will be 1 inch in length. However, if market goats are
charged a one time $2.00 exhibitor fee each shown without being disbudded they should have
year, regardless of online or in person entries. horn tips cut off in a blunt manner.
B. Dress Code: Dairy Goats : white pants, N. All Breeding goats over 2 years of age must be
white shirts with sleeves, hard-soled shoes or have been in milk, with an exception of pygmy
Market/Boer Goats: dark pants, goats. Determination at Judges Discretion.
shirt with sleeves; hard-soled shoes O. All animals must have a scrapie tag or tattoos with
Pygmy: dark or khaki pants, shirts with sleeves; offi cial registration papers, which match. Implants

hard-soled shoes are acceptable but you must provide your own
C. NO ONE is permitted in the Barn until Thursday reader. All animals must be tagged, tattooed, or
(before Fair) @ 7:30pm implanted by May 1st of the current year.
D. Per the Ohio Department of Agriculture rules, the P. All goats (Dairy, Boer, Pygmy & Market) that are
application of ice, ice packs, cold packs, or cold not registered must have a USDA scrapie tag.
compresses on market animals is prohibited, Q. Exhibitors have 11/2 hrs after completion of

except when specifi cally prescribed by the offi cial livestock show to pull animal from sale. Sale
fair veterinarian to treat heat stress or a diagnosed Representatives will be at podium in show ring.
medical condition. Using these items for other If not pulled by this time all remaining projects
purposes is considered an unacceptable practice. will be required to be sold through the Junior Fair
The use of these treatments will make the market Livestock Sale. Both the exhibitor and the parent/
animal ineligible for competition guardian must sign the Livestock Auction Removal
E. All market goats must have their milk teeth intact. Agreement.
Any market goat missing milk teeth will be disqual- R. Please have registration papers for all registered
ifi ed. animals available at check-in and throughout the
F. All animals for the goat project must be secured/ fair.
owned and records started by May 1 of the current S. Intact male goats will only be permitted on the
year. fairgrounds if they are nursing on a doe entered in
G. Mandatory Tag In: the fair and are under 3 months of age.
• All Market Animals (Jr. Fair-Boer & Dairy) MUST be T. Fresh water must be accessible to goats at all
tagged in on Friday May 8th from 6:00-8:00pm OR times. Please call in scratches to the Sr. Fair
on Saturday May 9th from 10:00am-12:00pm at the

Fairgrounds. (Rate of Gain contest is an option for all Board Offi ce at (513) 892-1423.
markets at Friday & Saturday weigh-in.) U. Any animal showing signs of sore mouth, pinkeye,
• Exhibitor Does Not need to be present, however every open abscesses or open sores may be removed
market animal must be tagged in at one of the dates from the fairgrounds upon the decision of the Se-
& times stated previously.
• Animals that are NOT tagged & weighed and on nior Fair Board Director.
record WILL NOT be permitted to be exhibited & sold V. Each member must show the animal on their entry
at the Butler County Fair. form including the showmanship class. If there are
• All market goats must have a scrapie tag prior to tag 2 animals in the same class another 4-H’er may
in show the animal.
H. Exhibitors must furnish own bedding (straw, shav- W. Exhibitors are responsible for making sure their
ings or mulch). animal is in the correct class. If shown in the incor-
I. All pens must have 1”x 6”x 4’8” kick boards on rect class. It will not be allowed back in the show
aisle sides of pens. ring.
J. Each exhibitor is limited to showing a maximum X. Dairy pre-show milk-out on Wednesday, July 29th
of 1 entry per class in the Boer Doe Show, Dairy 2026 at 9:00 p.m.
Show, Pygmy Doe Show, and Pygmy Wether Y. All animals are released at 7:00 p.m., Saturday,