Wyoming State Fair small animal results posted
The 2024 Wyoming State Fair (WSF) offered youngsters from across the Cowboy State the opportunity to display their talents while showing off a diverse group of quality animals.
WSF small animal shows offer opportunities for youth to develop life skills and obtain knowledge of various animal breeds.
The contests, shows and related activities are utilized as a vehicle for human growth and development.
Youth rabbit winners
This year’s Best of Breed Award honors went to Campbell County 4-H Member Kaitlyn Binder of Rozet with her Grand Champion Californian Senior Doe.
Waylon Ferree of Burns was named the 2024 WSF Premier Exhibitor, winning grand-champion honors with his all-varieties Dutch senior buck.
The Overall Champion Fur Rabbit was chosen out of the all colors but white category and was exhibited by Maysen Twing of Laramie.
Binder made the leaderboard again with the Reserve Champion Overall Fur Rabbit, a white Rex winning reserve champion honors in his respective division.
The 2024 WSF Grand Champion Wool Rabbit, also the Wool White Only Category Grand Champion, was exhibited by Platte County 4-H Member Athena Swihart of Hartville.
Securing the Reserve Champion Wool Rabbit honors was the Reserve Champion All Colors Wool Category Reserve Champion, shown by Chayse Schierkolk of Evansville.
Youth poultry winners
Twing was also successful in the 2024 WSF Poultry Show, taking home honors with the Grand Champion Standard Chicken, which was also named champion in the Mediterranean Cockerel Male Fowl of Less Than One Year Old category.
Mylee Forster of Casper was the Premier Youth Poultry Exhibitor, winning grand champion in the Rose Comb, Clean-Legged, Cockerel Male Fowl of Less Than One Year Old category.
The Champion Bantam Chicken and Grand Champion Feathered-Legged Female Fowl Hen of One Year or Older was exhibited by Converse County 4-H Member Savanna Moffatt of Douglas.
Colt Mergl of Pinedale had the 2024 WSF Grand Champion Duck, a bantam-weight drake of one year and older.
Sheridan County 4-H Member James DeHaven of Sheridan took home honors with the WSF Grand Champion Turkey, and Alayna Mellin of Casper exhibited the Grand Champion Ornamental Chicken with her ornamental young pair.
Sheep lead and alpaca results
On Aug. 16, youth exhibitors and their families gathered at the Sheep Barn for the ever-popular Sheep Lead Contest, where Taylor Hernandez of Green River took home overall grand champion honors after winning the intermediate division and Milan Monterastelli of Buffalo was reserve.
The WSF Youth Alpaca Show took place on Aug. 17, and Hannah Danford of Casper was crowned champion.
Melissa Anderson is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
