DEPARTMENT 2 - SHEEP
​Chairpersons:  Robert Graves 570-872-3152 or [email protected]

OPEN SHEEP SHOW
Sunday, August 31, 2025 - 10:00 AM

​General Rules:
  1. Entry fee is $5.00 per animal per class and must accompany the entry form.  Each exhibitor is limited to two (2) entries per class for any one breed.  Entries close August 8th.
  2. Sheep can start arriving at 3:00 PM on Tuesday and must be in place by 7:00 PM.  Sheep can depart Monday, Labor Day, at 6:00 PM.  Pens must be cleaned before departure or premiums will be withheld.
  3. Premiums:  A minimum of six (6) animals per breed/section entered will qualify for 100% of the listed premiums.  Less than 6 animals per breed/section will be 50% of listed premiums.
  4. The Wyoming County Fair and their members will not be responsible for any accident of any kind or nature that may occur to any animal, person, or property.  The exhibitors and spectators shall hold them harmless and indemnify them against any legal proceeding arising from any accident and/or damage.  By submitting entries to the Wyoming County Fair, you agree to abide by these rules as well as any rules posted before or during the Fair. 
  5. Any animal of unthrifty nature, unsuitable condition, or which cannot be satisfactorily handled under show conditions must be removed from the show grounds.

Identification:
​Individual official animal identification is required for all sheep.  Identification used for sheep must be permanently affixed to the individual animal.  Official ID includes any of the following:
  • A USDA ear tag with a US shield; which includes scrapie program tags (animals bearing identification with blue colored scrapie program tags labelled “meat” with a US shield are not permitted to be exhibited in PA – please call the Department at 717-783-6851 if such tag is encountered); or
  • A legible tattoo with herd and individual identification recognized in an approval USDA Scrapie database a.k.a. a scrapie tattoo (flock ID in the right ear-state postal code and letters/numbers-and individual animal ID in the left ear); or
  • A breed registration tattoo if the animals are accompanied by a registration certificate and the tattoo is legible.
Health Rules:
Pennsylvania Sheep Requirements:
  1. A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued within 30 days of arrival is strongly recommended.   
  2. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious diseases and a statement of this is required on the CVI.
  3. A current rabies vaccination administered by a licensed veterinarian is highly recommended for breeding animals 3 months of age and older.  

BREEDING SHEEP
Sunday - 10:00 AM

Rules:
  1. Sheep should have 1” or less of wool, unless they are a wool breed.
  2. A Pen of Lambs consists of two ram lambs and two ewe lambs.
  3. A Flock consists of one ram under 2 years; two ewes, one year to under 2 years; and two ewes under 1 year.
  4. Breeder’s Young Flock consists of one ram lamb and two ewe lambs.  All bred and owned by the exhibitor.
  5. A Get of Sire shall consist of four breeding animals, any age or sex; the get of one sire.  The get must be owned by the exhibitor.
  6. Ewe and offspring must be owned and bred by the exhibitor.
  7. Aged Ewe must be 5 years old and under.
  8. An animal must be shown in an individual class to be shown in a group class.
  9. All animals brought to the fairgrounds must be entered in class.
SECTIONS:    1. Dorper         2. Dorset          3. Texel            4. Others by Breed                   
 
Premiums:       $12      $11      $10      $9        $8
CLASS:
1. Ram – Over 1 year and under 2
2. Senior Ram Lamb – Born before Jan. 1st of current year.
3. Junior Ram Lamb – Born after Jan. 1st of current year.
4. Champion Ram
5. Reserve Champion Ram
6. Two Ram Lambs
7. Aged Ewe
8. Ewe and Offspring
9. Ewe – 1 year and under 2
10. Two Yearling Ewes

​11. Senior Ewe Lamb – Born before Jan. 1st of current year.
12. Junior Ewe Lamb – Born after Jan. 1st of current year.
13. Two Ewe Lambs
14. Champion Ewe
15. Reserve Champion Ewe
16. Pen of Lambs
17. Breeders Young Flock
18. Flock
19. Get of Sire
20. Grand Champion Overall Breeding Sheep
21. Reserve Champion Overall Breeding Sheep
SECTION 10 – SHOWMANSHIP DIVISION - $5.00 per class
Class:
1. Pee Wee Showmanship – 7 years & younger
2. Junior Youth Showmanship – 8 to 11 years old
3. ​Intermediate Youth Showmanship – 12 to 14 years old 

4. Senior Youth Showmanship – 15 to 18 years old
5. Adult Showmanship – 19 to 29 years old
6. ​Old Timer Showmanship – 30 years & older
SECTION 15 – OPEN CLASS MARKET LAMBS
Premiums:       $12      $11      $10      $9        $8
Rules:
  1. All market animals should be weighed on the same set of scales under a qualified weigh master at the discretion of the Fair.
  2. Exhibitors are limited to 2 entries per class.
  3. Weight class to be determined at weigh-in.
  4. Market lambs will be weighed in Tuesday upon arrival.
  5. All lambs will be mouthed and must have a full set of lamb teeth.
CLASS:
1. Light Weight
2. Medium Weight
​3. Heavy Weight

4. Grand Champion Market Lamb
5. ​Reserve Champion Market Lamb
SECTION 16 – WOOL EXHIBITS
Premiums:       $10      $8        $6        $4        $2
Rules:
  1. Wool exhibited must be produced by the exhibitor who must have owned the sheep from which the wool was shorn.
  2. Entry fee is $3.00 per fleece.
  3. Each exhibitor is limited to 2 fleeces per class.
Class:
1. Fine Wool – 64’s to 80’s
2. Half and three-eighths blood – 56’s to 62’s
3. ​Quarter and low quarter – 46’s to 50’s   

4. Black Spinning Wool
5. Grand Champion Fleece---Rosette
6. ​Reserve Grand Champion Fleece---Rosette
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