ANIMAL RESOURCES

Here are links for kids involved with animal projects.

4-H Animal Links
National 4H Animal Science Pages: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4H/index.html
Animal Judging: http://www.judging101.com/

Chickens:
Oklahoma State University Poultry Resource Page: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultrypage/
Breed Evaluation Page: http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html
Poultry In Threat of Extinction: http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/wtchlist.html#chickens
All About Chickens: http://www.freewebs.com/professorchicken/
Who is My Predator: http://www.welphatchery.com/predator_diagnosis.asp
Common Poultry Diseases: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PS044#
External Parasite of Poultry: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG140
Hatching and Brooding A Small Number of Chicks:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/DI0631.html
4H Embriology Guide: (free and one-line)-
Beginner (grades 2-5): http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/20f038a6#/20f038a6/1
Advanced (grades 6-8): http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/25527022#/25527022/1

Goats: 
Breeds: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/goats/
NY 4H Goat Page: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4H/goats/index.html

Goat Information (great links for all goat types): http://smallfarms.wsu.edu/animals/goats.html

Maryland Sheep and Goat Site: http://www.sheepandgoat.com/disease.html
Conformation: http://goatdairylibrary.org/Pages/Conformation.htm
General Information: http://fiascofarm.com/goats/index.htm

Meat Goat Raising: Sustainable Agriculture http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/meatgoat.html

Horses:
Breeds: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/
Breeds 2: http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/hippology/breeds.html
Basic NY Science link: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4H/horses/index.html
Hippology: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4H/horses/hippology/index.html http://www.4hmiddlesexhac.org/html/hippology.html
Everything you need to know about horses: http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/hippology/
Functional anatomy info: http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/hippology/anatomy.html
Horse Conformation: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublicatio...613/eb1613.pdf  
Horse Judging: http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/equine/online-judging/index.htm
Horse Judging: http://msucares.com/4h_Youth/horse_judging/stick horse/index.htm
Horse Judging Practice: animalscience.tamu.edu/.../Halter%20mares%20-%20class%201%20(4%20horse).pdf
Horse Judging Practice:  http://aged.ces.uga.edu/games/horse_judging.htm

Sheep:
Breeds: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
Learn About Sheep: http://www.sheep101.info/index.html
A Beginners Guide to Raising Sheep: http://www.sheep101.info/201/
Cornell University Sheep Program: http://www.sheep.cornell.edu/
Maryland University Small Ruminant Sheep and Goat Page: http://www.sheepandgoat.com/Index.html
Sheep Diseases: http://www.sheep101.info/201/diseasesa-z.html
Sheep Diseases 2: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/DI1877.html
Icelandic Sheep Breeders of America: http://www.isbona.com/index.html
Color Genetics in Icelandic Sheep http://www.icelandicsheep.com/genetics.html
Icelandic Patterns: http://inglesideicelandics.com/index_files/Page1019.htm
Practice Conformation Judging: http://www.mylamb.org/