Familiar names top dairy goat show

The same names were at the top of the dairy goat show again.

Erika Heitkamp showed the grand champion dairy doe for the second consecutive year at the Jay County 4-H Dairy Goat Show on July 13 while Ava May took over for her sister Ashlynn by showing the grand champion dairy wether.

May also showed the reserve grand champion dairy wether and won for rate of gain.

Heitkamp was the advanced showmanship champion and also showed the grand champion senior milking doe.

Allie Westfall was the junior showmanship winner and Joseph Kunk won the senior showmanship competition.

Other awards were as follows:

Does

Junior kid

Champion: Victoria Kunk

Reserve champion: Joseph Kunk



Senior kid

Champion: Erika Heitkamp

Reserve champion: Ava May

3. Allie Westfall

4. Joseph Kunk

5. Victoria Kunk

6. Ava May

7. Joseph Kunk

8. Victoria Kunk



Dry yearling

Champion: Erika Heitkamp

Reserve champion: Joseph Kunk

3. Victoria Kunk

4. Chloe Byrum

5. Ava May



Dry dairy

Grand champion: Erika Heitkamp

Reserve grand champion: Joseph Kunk



Milking yearling

Champion: Erika Heitkamp

Reserve champion: Rachel Heitkamp



Senior 2-4

Champion: Victoria Kunk

Reserve champion: Joseph Kunk

3. Erika Heitkamp

4. Rachel Heitkamp

5. Rachel Heitkamp



Senior over 4

Champion: Rachel Heitkamp

Reserve champion: Victoria Kunk

3. Joseph Kunk



Senior milking

Grand champion: Erika Heitkamp

Reserve grand champion: Victoria Kunk



Mother/daughter

Champion: Victoria Kunk

Reserve champion: Joseph Kunk



Speed milking contest

Champion: Victoria Kunk

Reserve grand champion dairy doe: Victoria Kunk



Wether

Less than 60 pounds

1. Ty Paxson

2. Madi Paxson

3. Ty Paxson

4. Rachel Heitkamp



61 to 70 pounds

1. Bretton Basford

2. Madi Paxson

3. Joseph Kunk

4. Joseph Kunk

71 to 80 pounds

1. Allie Westfall

2. Erika Heitkamp

3. Victoria Kunk



81 to 94 pounds

1. Ava May

2. Ava May



Milk production

Champion: Victoria Kunk



Herdsman’s award

Madi Paxson



Record keeping award

Rachel Heitkamp