{"id":397,"date":"2026-06-22T12:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/?post_type=4h-resource-cpt&#038;p=397"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:07:53","slug":"4-h-projects-record-book-resources","status":"publish","type":"4h-resource-cpt","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/4h-resource\/4-h-projects-record-book-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Projects &amp; Record Book Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-62c81408 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-3-font-size\">Deadlines for Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>March 1 <\/strong>&#8211; Deadline to acquire and upload Hunter\u2019s Safety Card in 4HOnline for Shooting Sports Projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 1 <\/strong>&#8211; Deadline to add or drop projects in the county.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 1 <\/strong>&#8211; Deadline to upload horse &amp; dog Id\u2019s in 4HOnline. *4HOnline will lock after this date.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*See the current year Fair Book for all fair-related deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>August 31<\/strong> &#8211; Deadline to turn in livestock record books to the Extension Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*Self-determined (i.e. county) projects need to be approved by the county before a member may begin. This is to help ensure that there is no existing project category and that the project is suitable for the member\u2019s age and skills, can be reasonably completed, and has an educational purpose.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-3-font-size\">Record Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All 4-H projects (general and animal) will utilize the State of Colorado 4-H record books. *Be aware that there are different \u201cAge Divisions\u201d for Livestock\/Animal record books. There are supplemental records to attach for breeding animals. FFA members must utilize their records system for FFA animal projects.\u00a0<em>A 4-H club leader\u2019s signature is not required for livestock record books to be completed, only general projects (because of state-level judging potential).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/program-areas\/colorado-4-h-project-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4-H General\/Indoor Project Record Books &amp; Supplements<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/programs-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>4-H Livestock\/Animal Record Books &amp; Supplements<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:\u00a0To utilize PDFs or other form types->First download the file to your computer and click \u201csave as\u201d before starting entry to ensure your content will be saved.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-3-font-size\">Livestock Supplements &amp; Tip Sheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0Byz-6sbZXqQ1UHI1enVjb1VtNWc\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Horse Biosecurity &amp; Traveling Tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0Byz-6sbZXqQ1c1M0V1JlaFcwS3M\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Livestock Show Dress Code<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0Byz-6sbZXqQ1ZnJZQnM0djR3aVk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Livestock Showmanship Tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17mLORZWjUDnexJ0vB5DM1acF7y5_P8Nj\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>4-H\/FFA Livestock Sale Buyer Recruitment Tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1iewsjjBsZJ2ljIaQ6Nzw4QqiNmCo-l56\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Show Box &amp; Trailer Essentials<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-3-font-size\">Additional Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/program-areas\/colorado-4-h-project-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CO 4-H Project Information &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/program-areas\/state-fair-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Fair General &amp; Contest Information<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/program-areas\/state-fair-information\/score-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Score Sheets-General<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/program-areas\/state-fair-information\/judging-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Judging Guides<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SMaptEJKKBgC5wN4f_qnRcYYxryAyKuH\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Livestock, Horse, &amp; Companion Animal Projects Brochure<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nGnONhsCVtmrLKk43Rkyu_9_Rmrx-FmK\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Family Consumer Science Projects Brochure<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CmFUXiEHzQ-HS7aBnRPI7F2FpvAWtVS6\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>General &amp; Natural Resource Projects Brochure<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tCxuVkactzT5W8-K688yW8u3PyEBUgZk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Shooting Sports Projects Brochure<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadlines for Projects *See the current year Fair Book for all fair-related deadlines. *Self-determined (i.e. county) projects need to be approved by the county before a member&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"area_tax":[],"county_tax":[],"global-club-4h_tax":[],"global-4h-project_tax":[],"global-4h-resource-category_tax":[],"region_tax":[],"resource-type_tax":[],"class_list":["post-397","4h-resource-cpt","type-4h-resource-cpt","status-publish","hentry"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","pp_post_mime_type":"","acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/4h-resource-cpt\/397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/4h-resource-cpt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/4h-resource-cpt"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/4h-resource-cpt\/397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":398,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/4h-resource-cpt\/397\/revisions\/398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"area_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area_tax?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"county_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/county_tax?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"global-club-4h_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global-club-4h_tax?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"global-4h-project_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global-4h-project_tax?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"global-4h-resource-category_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global-4h-resource-category_tax?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"region_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region_tax?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"resource-type_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-type_tax?post=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}