Shelby County Junior Fair Entry Instructions
Please read the entire guide before attempting to make your entry to ensure the process is done correctly.
All Shelby County Junior Fair exhibitors will complete their entries online beginning this year. This will
replace the paper forms from previous years. This help sheet will guide you through the process. All entries are
due by Monday, June 15, 2020. To count as submitted by the deadline, they must include all required
information and documents.
When completing online entries, make sure you enroll all your animals that will show at the fair and sign up for
showmanship classes. You must follow all Junior Fair rules when entering your animals. Please give us
accurate information regarding tags and the animals you will be bringing to the fair to ensure accuracy
for classes/shows and stalling purposes.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our office for any question you might have or assistance you may need.
Cassie Dietrich
Shelby County Extension Educator
4-H Youth Development
Recommended browsers: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
1. Step One: Let’s get started! Sign into FairEntry – shelbycounty.fairentry.com
4-H ONLY and
4-H/FFA Families • Click on the GREEN button “Sign in
with 4HOnline”.
• You will log in with your 4HOnline
information. This was the email and
password you created for the April 1
Project Enrollment deadline.
• Entry process for FFA members
who ARE also 4-H members:
Families will login to FairEntry using their 4HOnline account as normal. For the member who is dual-
enrolled in 4-H and FFA, they will create their 4-H class entries just like everyone else. The youth will
create their FFA animal just as they did their 4-H animals but will designate their FFA chapter as the
“club”.
• FFA members who have siblings in 4-H: Login into FairEntry with your family 4HOnline information
and create a new exhibitor for the FFA member and select your chapter.
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
FFA ONLY Families
• FFA members who are NOT 4-H
members and do not have any
family members who are in 4-H:
FFA members, not enrolled in 4-H,
will create a new FairEntry account by
clicking the hyperlink below the
BLUE button that says, “Not in 4-H
and need to create a FairEntry
account?” Follow the steps to enter
exhibitor information.
2. Step 2: Go over member information. If correct, click continue. Continue through the personal
information screens.
3. Step 3: Click “Add an Entry.” ONLY “Register another Exhibitor” if the exhibitor is an FFA member.
4. Step 4: Continue through the prompts for department, class and subclass
• Find your department and click select. For a list of departments, classes and subclasses sorted by 4-H
Project Book number, visit go.osu.edu/shelbyfairentry
• Find your Class. Click select and then choose.
• Select the subclass(es) you wish to enter and then click continue.
• Classes are categorized as single-entry or multi-entry. Single-entry classes (most classes) will only allow
the exhibitor to select one subclass at a time. Multi-entry classes (examples include some of our creative
arts, horses and FFA classes) will have the exhibitor check multiple subclasses at once.
Single-Entry Class
Window Appearance
Multi-Entry Class
Window Appearance
5. Step 5: Ensure your suggested club is correct or select the 4-H Club/FFA Chapter you would like to enter
the project through. To move forward, click the Select this Club button or Continue Button at the bottom.
6. Step 6: This step is different depending on whether the entry is non-livestock (A) or livestock (B).
A. Non-Livestock
You can now select from the
following:
• Add Another Entry IF you
need to make another entry
for yourself.
• Register another exhibitor
(another family member).
• Continue to payment if
entries are all complete.
There is not payment for
our entry process. The
balance will remain $0.00.
• Move forward through the
check-out process until you
reach the screen with the
submit button. To finalize
your entries, agree to the
rules and regulations of our
fair hit SUBMIT.
B. Livestock and Other Animals
The system will prompt you to add an animal in MOST cases (market rabbits and market poultry do not have to
add animal records). Click “Add Animal” then “Enter a New Animal Record.”
• Click the dropdown box for animal type and select the animal type associated with that project.
All animals must be identified with an animal name or
tag number. Market cattle - please use the tag number
assigned to your animal at tagging in January. All other
species: Please give your animal a name or number that
means something to you so that, if we call and ask for
clarification on said animal, you know which one we
are asking about. Think about how you reference that
animal in conversations at home (name, number, pen,
color, breed, etc.) and use whatever may be.
• Answer all other questions that are required
(marked by an asterisk) for your animal type.
Your entry cannot move forward without this
information!
• Click Create and Add Animal and then
Continue on the following screen.
You MAY be prompted with additional
questions and requests for files
depending on the species you are
entering. Answer all questions and
submit all files as requested. Entries
without required information or files
will be rejected!! Click continue.
For a list of what is required for each
species, see the last page of this
document.
These must be
submitted if
required! Do not
skip through and
submit without
them.
You can now select from the
following:
• Add Another Entry IF you
need to make another entry
for yourself.
• Register another exhibitor
(another family member).
• Continue to payment if
entries are all complete.
There is not payment for
our entry process. The
balance will remain $0.00.
• Move forward through the
check-out process until you
reach the screen with the
submit button. To finalize
your entries, agree to the
rules and regulations of our
fair hit SUBMIT.
Other things to note about the FairEntry system:
• The system automatically saves, so you can stop at any point and return at a later time, if desired.
• DO NOT HIT SUBMIT until you have put in all the entries you wish to have reviewed at that time.
SUBMIT means you are sending it all in and you will be unable to go back in and add or change
anything until we have approved/rejected your submission. Once entries are approved/rejected, you can
go back into your exhibitor records and add more entries, but you will be unable to do so until then.
• FairEntry is mobile-device friendly!
DON’T FORGET!!!!
• FAMILY TAGGING - As in past years, the Family Tagging rule still applies (pg. 121 of the fair book).
All animals registered will be considered family animals, but must be initially registered under an
individual exhibitor’s name. If families wish to change which animal is assigned to which exhibitor at a
later date, they will turn in a Family Tagging form (applicable to all species except swine, form can be
found at go.osu.edu/shelbyforms).
• ALTERNATE ANIMAL - Refers ONLY to animals you are registering above and beyond the allotted
number of animals allowed to be registered. These animals are “alternates” in the event one becomes
sick or dies (see pg. 124 of the fair book). Attach them to any exhibitor in your family and put
ALTERNATE in the Animal Name box so we know this is the alternate animal.
• LIVESTOCK SHOWMANSHIP classes - These are now in the system so we do not have sign ups at
fair. These can be found under Department – Livestock Showmanship.
• MEAT PENS OF RABBITS AND POULTRY - If bringing two pens, you MUST make two separate
entries (same entry 2x). If you don’t do this, you will only be assigned one cage for two pens of animals.
• CLOVERBUDS – If Cloverbuds plan to participate in Cloverbud Share Day on Thursday of fair, we
would like for them to enter Class 403 in the FairEntry system.
• MODELING – There will no longer be a separate paper entry form. Please enter Class 400.
• PET vs. SHOW DOGS & CAVIES – If you are taking project 201D (You and Your Dog) or 215 (Cavy
Project and Record Book), be aware that there are differences in pet animals vs. show animals. Show
dogs should be entered in Department – Dogs and Class 164 while pet dogs should be entered in
Department – Special Interest and Class 44. Show cavies (who stay at the fair all week in the rabbit
barn) should be entered in Department – Rabbits and Cavies and Class 145 while pet cavies (not staying
at fair) should be entered in Department – Special Interest and Class 44.
REQUIRED INFORMATION/DOCUMENTS BY ANIMAL TYPE
Animal Type Animal Record Information Documents/Additional Info Alpacas and Llamas Animal Name
Animal Birthdate*
Beef Breeding Animal Name
Animal Birthdate*
Breeding Duck and
Goose
Animal Name
Breed
Breeding Goats Animal Name
Animal Birthdate*
NAIS Premises ID (optional, see next page)
NAIS Animal ID (optional, see next page)
Breeding Rabbits Animal Name
Breed
Sex
Breeding Sheep Animal Name
Animal Birthdate*
Sex
Cavies Animal Name
Sex
Breed
Dairy Cattle Animal Name
Animal Birthdate*
Dairy, Pygmy and
Angora Goats
Animal Name
Sex
Animal Birthdate*
NAIS Premises ID (optional, see next page)
NAIS Animal ID (optional, see next page)
Dogs Animal Name
Animal Age
Breed
Sex
License Number (dog tag #)
Permission to participate form
After submitting entries, you will receive an initial confirmation email detailing what was
submitted. Then, once your entries have been reviewed by OSU Extension/Junior Fair Board,
you will receive a second email with information regarding the acceptance or rejection of
each entry. Allow up to three business days to receive the acceptance/rejection email. If your
entry is rejected, there will be an explanation of the problem. Rejected entries need to be
fixed and resubmitted by the June 15th deadline.
Fancy and Layer
Chickens
Animal Name
Breed
Sex
Feeder Calves Animal Name
Animal Birthdate*
Sex
Breed
Colors & Markings
Location where the calf is housed
Treatment record
Picture of side profile of calf
Horses Animal Name
Breed
Animal Age
Sex
Height (in hands)
Colors and Markings
Owned or Leased
Coggins Test Date
Requested number of stalls
Picture of horse(s)
Copy of vaccination record(s)
Horse lease(s) (leased animals only)
Horse Health Assessment (leased animals
only)
Coggins record (OSF animals only)
Permission to participate form
Market Cattle January Tag #
Breed
Sex
Beginning Weight (January Weigh-In)
Market Goats and
Lambs
Animal Name
Breed
Animal Birthdate*
NAIS Premises ID (see below)
NAIS Animal ID (see below)
Breeder Name
Breeder Location
Purchased Date
Picture of scrapie tag in ear
Picture of animal’s head and face
Picture of side profile of goat
Market Hog Animal Name
Breed
Sex
Earnotch (see next page)
Pen request
Picture of left ear
Picture of right ear
Picture of side profile of hog
Market Poultry N/A
Market Rabbits N/A
* Birthdates can be approximate. Use your best estimation in all cases.
MARKET GOATS & LAMBS: Reading Scrapie Tags
NAIS Premise ID: The # specific to the flock of origin. In the
picture to the left, the Premise ID is XX2373. This number is
the same for all animals originating from the same flock. It
usually begins with a state abbreviation code (OH, IA, TX, etc.)
NAIS Animal ID: The unique ID # for the animal. In the
picture to the left, the Animal ID is 1234. This number is not
shared and is specific to that animal in the flock.
MARKET HOGS: Reading Ear Notches
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