Lamar County Alabama 4-H

08/21/2026

Leadership opportunity for 9th and 10th graders!

Do you have a child, grandchild or student in 9th or 10th grade looking for leadership development opportunities. If so, consider applying to our Youth Leadership Conference! Details can be found below.

08/14/2026

Here is the link for the golden egg videos for those that were having trouble loading the videos in my last post!

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08/11/2026

🥚Do YOU have the 🌟best dozen eggs🌟in Alabama?

🥚This contest is open to all youth in Lamar County with a backyard flock!

🥚The deadline for signing up for the 4-H Golden Egg Contest is August 21, 2026.

🥚The entry form should accompany the eggs and that is on the Alabama 4-H Golden Egg Contest website.

🥇First Place Prizes:
1) 1000 lb. of chicken feed donated by Tucker Milling
2) 250 lb. of chicken feed for your County’s 4-H program
3) A signed copy of The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens
4) A handy egg collection basket
5) A magnificent Rosette
6) An article written about their flock for all to see!
7) A personal tour of Auburn University, the AU Poultry Science Department, and the magnificent AU Miller Poultry Center.

🥈2nd Place Prizes:
1) 500 lb. of chicken feed donated by Tucker Milling
2) A copy of the Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds.
3) An article written about their flock for all to see!
3) A personal tour of Auburn University, the AU Poultry Science Department, and the magnificent AU Miller Poultry Center.

🥉3rd Place Prizes:
1) 250 lb. of chicken feed donated by Tucker Milling
2) An article written about their flock for all to see!
3) A personal tour of Auburn University, the AU Poultry Science Department, and the magnificent AU Miller Poultry Center.

🍀Each dozen entered is $5 and should be attached to the entry from that accompanies the eggs. The attached entry form should be firmly attached to each dozen eggs so that there are no mix-ups.
Each 4-H member can enter 1 dozen white-shelled, 1 dozen brown-shelled, and 1 dozen blue-green shelled eggs per person.

🍀Eggs do not have to be from a Chick Chain flock, but must be from chickens cared for by the 4-Her.
Eggs must be delivered to me (Sierra Barder) by August 24th so I can transport them to the Alabama 4-H Center on August 26, 2025. NO CASH ACCEPTED.

🍀For instructions:
Please click on this link to get to the YouTube page that plays all 9 of the 4-H Golden Egg Contest videos (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkNoAmOtt___EAEhKQp-WyyvkuLmk-Zgw​)
Any questions feel free to call or text Sierra Barder at 205-712-7167.

08/09/2026

The new club year is here! Time to get re-enrolled and prepare for an amazing year to come! 🍀🍀🍀

The 2026-2027 4-H CLUB YEAR kicks off today! 🍀🌟🙌 We are so excited and expectant for the amazing year ahead! Get ready for new opportunities, adventures, and chances to find the spark that will make you !

4-H Online is open for enrollment. To learn the steps to enroll, visit: https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/family-resources-4-h/enrolling-in-4honline/

Returning 4-H families can expect to receive an email with enrollment instructions today, August 3.

08/08/2026

Our tri-county (Fayette, Pickens, Lamar) poultry judging teams are practicing hard for the competition at the end of August! This meeting they learned how to judge carcasses, ready to cook poultry parts and more. I want to give a special thank you to our direct volunteer Amanda Knight for taking the lead teaching these 4-Hers all there is to know about poultry judging. Also a big thank you to Josh Knight for constructing this awesome stand for us to practice judging the carcasses. Our program wouldn’t be where it is today without amazing volunteers such as them! 🍀🍀🍀

07/30/2026

What a great article, be sure to give it a read!

We are so proud of the Poultry Pioneers and honored to have Elizabeth Knight represent Lamar County. From a year of conducting research with Dr. Brigid McCrea to presenting their projects at the Poultry Science Association Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! This is a perfect example of how 4-H has opened doors and prepared these young ladies for a future in the poultry science industry and beyond.

Four Alabama 4-H'ers took their poultry knowledge and passion to the next level as the first group of the one-of-a-kind research program, 4-H Poultry Pioneers! 🍀🐣

Over the last year, these high school students have been hard at work conducting research to benefit small flock owners. Working in pairs, the duos used the labs at the Department of Poultry Science at Auburn University to take samples and gather data. The project culminated in Toronto, Canada, at the Poultry Science Association annual meeting where they each presented their research project to poultry scientists from around the world!

🔗To learn more about their path as Poultry Pioneers, visit: https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/4h/4-h-members-try-their-hands-at-research-through-poultry-pioneers/

07/27/2026

Just like that our jam packed 4-H summer day camps have come to an end! Our programs included cooking lessons, insect investigators, terrarium planting, owl pellet dissection, fossil fun and egg art. We pride ourselves in providing a wide variety of 4-H programs over the summer for youth to participate in. We also try to spread our programming to all of our communities including Millport, Vernon and Sulligent. Stayed tuned for more 4-H opportunities this fall! 🍀🍀🍀

07/21/2026

We had an EGGciting Egg Art Day Camp today led by our teen leader and egg art expert Elizabeth Knight. She taught participants how to draw flowers and other nature components while practicing shading. Then we dyed our eggs using a special Ukrainian egg dye. We finished up by scratching designs on the eggs and everyone was so pleased at the outcome of their artistic creations! 🍀🥚🎨

07/17/2026

Our 4-H Fossil Fun activity at the Millport Public Library was a hit! The summer reading theme for the library this year is “Unearth a Story”. Participants had fun expressing creativity while using their critical thinking skills to color and assemble their own 3D T-Rex puzzle. As they were busy working away we also learned some fun facts about this infamous dinosaur. Everyone was proud of their hard work and got to take their creations home! 🦕⛏️🦖

07/15/2026

We still have a few spots open for our Egg Art Day Camp on July 21st from 10 to 12 at the Lamar County Extension Office. Come enjoy a morning of art, fun and friends!

Please call or text Sierra Barder at 205-712-7167 or call the Lamar County Extension Office at 205-695-7139 to register!🥚🎨🍀