PLEASE SEE THE FAQ ON MYCOPLASMA BOVIS IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING HAVING A CALF
Puni School holds its Country Day in September each year. Students can exhibit calves, lambs or kid goats. The animals will be judges on their rearing, leading, and calling abilities (Calves do not do calling). Country Day for 2025 is on Saturday 13 September.
(At the bottom of this page you will find relevant information for the 2024 Country Day as a guide)
Students may also exhibit chickens and these are judged on rearing and heaviest pullet. Chickens are ordered as a one-day-old chick through the School in June/July.
Judges from the Franklin Agricultural & Pastoral Association are asked to judge the events.
The following cups are competed for:
Calves
- Junior & Senior Leading
- Junior & Senior Best Cared for Calf
- Best Dairy Type – Heavy Breed
- Best Dairy Type – Light Breed
- Best Dairy Type – Overall
- Best Beef Type
- Junior & Senior Champion
- Champion of Campion
- Special Award Cup
Lambs
- Junior & Senior Champion
- Champion
- Reserve Champion
Goats
- Champion
- Reserve Champion
Chickens
- Best Overall Pullet
- Reserve Champion
2025 Country Day
Please fill in this Animal Entry Form and return to the Puni School office. Some information about animal rearing is included in this form.
Puni students who cannot raise a traditional animal are to enter in either the Horticulture Section or the Indoor Exhibits Section.
The classrooms will be open for viewing, food is on sale and a number of fun activities will be organised for the children.
To assist you, the following articles are attached for your information.
If you are taking part in this section then you DO NOT need to do any of the syndicate activities.
HORTICULTURE – ALL SYNDICATES
*Please read all requirements carefully
A newsletter about this is available above. It outlines the plants that the students can grow and the way in which they can grow / present them. Ask at the office for Handy Hints if there’s not enough information in the attachment above. Ideally, all planting should have happened before the middle of July.
All horticulture items need to be at school Friday 12 September before 8.30am for judging.
INDOOR EXHIBITS – ALL SYNDICATES
*Please read all requirements carefully
Children can choose three activities to complete at home. Each activity will carry points depending on placement, e.g. 10 points for 1st, 7 points for 2nd and 4 for 3rd and 2 for highly recommended. There will be an OVERALL trophy awarded for indoor exhibits this year. You are welcome to enter all four categories. Exhibits will be judged in syndicates. Please note: if your child chooses to enter all 4 categories and earns points for all 4 categories, their lowest score will be excluded.
All indoor exhibits need to be at school Friday 12 September before 8.30am for judging.
ALL CRITERIA MUST BE FOLLOWED OR SADLY WE CANNOT INCLUDE ITEMS IN THE JUDGING.
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