Clinton County 4-H. Cloverbud Project Record Book Rabbit. Grade 2. Name: Year: Leaders Name:

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1 Clinton County 4-H Cloverbud Project Record Book Rabbit Grade 2 Name: Year: Leaders Name:

2 Note to Parents: Cloverbud animal projects are non-competitive, an opportunity to enjoy the animal, an opportunity to learn through physical experience, varied based on the species, the breed, the size and the temperament of the animal. In selecting a project animal for a Cloverbud, the animal should match the child's ability to work with the animal be a breed that is safe for young children to work with, be a size that child can handle, have an adult who assumes responsibility for the health and safety of the animal and child, have tasks involved in the care of the animal that the child can do. The Cloverbud Project Record Book is designed to record information about the animal the Cloverbud worked with, can be adapted to meet individual needs can have information added, such as additional coloring pages, a story about the child's work with his/her animal is designed to be filled out for one animal in each species. If the Cloverbud wants to include multiple animals, make additional copies of My Project Species. (Note: a Cloverbud can show multiple animals of a species but only needs to keep a record for one of the species. For example, a Cloverbud showing 6 chickens, can keep a record book form just his/her favorite chicken.) can be dictated by the Cloverbud and written by the parent/helper or written by the Cloverbud as he or she is able. Includes spaces to record what events the Cloverbud has participated in during the year. These pages are OPTIONAL. Credit is given to University of Idaho Extension 4-H Cloverbud Sheep Project for the development of this book, especially for the pages in the page Clinton County 4-H Book Grade 2 Know Your Nutrition and Grade 1 Book Know Your Animal.

3 My Project Rabbit My Rabbit's Name: My rabbit is months or years (circle) old. My rabbit is a girl or boy (circle). A girl rabbit is called a doe. A boy rabbit is called a buck. I have a. (Insert girl term or boy term) The color of my rabbit is:. The breed of my rabbit is:.

4 More About My Rabbit What I feed my rabbit: Where my rabbit sleeps: What I like to do with my rabbit:

5 Know Your Breed (Optional Page) Answer the questions about the breed of your rabbit. Have your helper read you information from a book or the internet. You can visit for information. (Note to helper: You will need to read the information and then tell the child the information in terms he/she will understand.) If you have a mixed breed, your child can pick one part of the breed to learn more about. My rabbit breed is. This breed comes from. The breed of rabbit is used for (meat, fur, wool, laboratory use, or pet). Something interesting to me about this breed is:

6 Know Your Parts Label the following parts of the rabbit: Nose, Ears, Tail, Eyes, Whiskers, Neck, Back, Rump, Loin, Face, Dewlap, Foot, Belly

7 Healthy Nutrition for Your Rabbit What does not belong? In each sentence a word does not belong. Can you figure it out? Cross out the word that does not fit. 1. My rabbits diet needs...grain, Timothy hay, water and rubber. 2. All rabbits have...ears, whiskers, fur and fingers. 3. My rabbit shouldn't eat...grain, hay, fresh vegetables or cheese. Finish the sentence. 1. My rabbit sheds its twice a year. 2. A baby rabbit is called a. 3. I need to clean my rabbits cage.

8 The Healthy Species To keep my rabbit healthy, I need to make sure (mark all that apply). Give fresh water daily Provide clean bedding Feed grain once a week Provide Timothy hay Clean the litter box when soiled Please answer the following questions. Circle your answers. 1. Rabbits cannot get parasites. True False 2. A rabbits water bottle needs to be washed weekly. True False 3. A rabbits teeth will continue to grow. True False 4. A rabbits grain dish does not have to be cleaned. True False 5. It is not important for a rabbit to eat hay. True False 6. It is safe to feed moldy grain to my rabbit. True False 7. Rabbits do not need exercise. True False

9 Color the Rabbit to Match Your Rabbit

10 Some Pictures of My Rabbit

11 Countywide Rabbit Events (Complete the smiley faces for: clinics, public presentations, countywide classes, fair, etc...) Date Activity I had fun. I learned something.

12 Club Rabbit Events (Complete the smiley faces) Date Activity I had fun. I learned something.

13 End of the Year Evaluation One thing I learned this year: I would do a rabbit project again. Yes or No (circle)