4-H Animal Science

Animal Science Program offers educational activities to youth throughout Orange counties. The 4-H Animal Science Program is designed to engage and excite young people in the STEM-based field of animal science while developing life skills such as leadership, responsibility, caring, record keeping and good sportsmanship

For your convenience, we've provided separate pages for each 4-H Animal Science discipline:

4-H Dairy Program

This program will help you learn about the selection, production, management, health, and showing of dairy animals.

4-H Dog Program STARTING SOON!

The Orange County 4-H Dog Program is to help young people gain confidence, teaching skills, patience, leadership capabilities and knowledge of animal hus-bandry

4-H Goat Program

The Dairy and Meaty Goat project is designed to help youth develop to their fullest potential as they learn the care and management of a dairy and meat animals.

4-H Poultry Program

The program will help you learn about chickens from the egg to the table. Get involved in embryology, growing and managing a small flock of chickens.

4-H Rabbit & Cavy Program

Lessons include all aspects of rabbit management and the science behind it.

4-H Sheep Program

A sheep project is particularly well adapted to the rural family home with a small plot of land or even to homes with large yards in suburban areas that permit animals.