You will also need this information:

• County use form Dairy Cattle ONLY this year 

• Photos to identify your animal 

• Animal identification information/names/tags/etc.  

• Some species- vaccination proof  

• Breed registration forms  

• Brand inspections- beef 

In order to declare your project animals in 4-H, all non-market animals (Dairy Cattle, Breeding Beef, Dog, Horse, Llama/Alpaca, Dairy Goats, Breeding Goats, Utility Goats, Fiber Goats, Breeding Sheep, Breeding Swine, Cavy, Cats and RABBITS) must be identified by the last Thursday in April of the current year by uploading information on 4-HOnline enrollment. By submitting an animal ID, the member is declaring they have ownership of the animal and are providing primary care of their project or is an official Lease-An-Animal 4-H project. NOTE- Poultry projects are excluded from 4HOnline animal identification procedures. The 4-H Office Staff will also input your information for your market animal projects once they have attended the required in-person animal ID events.  

NOTE: If your animal was a baby (under one year) last year, please update their photos in 4HOnline when you register them again this year.  

• Goat Directions
• Cat Directions
• Dog Directions
• Horse Directions
• Sheep Directions
• Cattle (Breeding Beef & Dairy) Directions
• Cavy Directions
• Rabbit Directions
• Swine Directions

In general you will need the following information:

• County use form (Only for dairy cattle and baby goats)
• Photos to identify your animal
• Animal identification information/names/tags/etc.
• Some species- vaccination proof
• Breed registration forms
• Brand inspections- beef

All members must complete an Animal ID on 4HOnline for each non-market animal in their project. Paper IDs will NOT be accepted.  Animal IDs must also include uploading pictures, brand inspections and/or vet records if applicable.

If you have changes to make after you have verified your animal ID or need help uploading documents, contact Lisa Wallace at the Extension Office (303) 678-6238 or email lwallace@bouldercounty.org.

Members showing at the Boulder County Fair or Colorado State Fair are only eligible to show the animals they have ID completely (including required pictures/records) on 4HOnline by the deadline. Market animals and poultry and rabbits are the only ones exempt from the 4honline identification.

Many 4-Hers wonder whether they should ID all the animals they own or just concentrate on one animal they plan to show. This is a personal preference for each individual 4-Her. Usually, 4-Hers are only working with one animal at a time, others have more animals they own, but don’t necessarily plan to show.  Either way, all animals that have been ID as a project animal are required to be in your Project record book. Leaders and record book judges will check this before fair and when project books are turned. If all the animals aren’t included, the 4-Her will be ineligible for fair and/or receive an incomplete on their records.

Deadline to participate in Fair: The last Thursday in April (unless animals born after this and meet species ownership requirements)

Upload these completed forms into 4HOnline under County Use Form

• Dairy Cattle ID form
• Dairy Goat ID form – BABY GOATS
• Utility Goat ID form – BABY GOATS
• Breeding Goat ID form – BABY GOATS
• Baby Rabbits ID form

How to Add a New Animal ID:

1. Log-in to v2.4HOnline.com using your family email.
2. Click View next to members name
3. Select animals on the left side navigation.
4. Click on the “add New Animal” blue button toward the top.
5. Under Add an Animal, choose an Animal Type.
6. Click “Add Animal”.
7. Fill out the information (note the red required sections).
8. Add attachments (Horse – photos of right side, left side and front; Dog – one photo, copy of vet records). (NOT all have a  requirement for “county use form”, but some do. Please check your species listed on this page)
9. Click on “Submit”.

Animal ID Tips & Tricks:

1. Read the requirements for each animal and the needed documents. You will most likely need pictures of you with your animal showing any distinguishing marks of the animal.
2. You may need proof of ownership (bill of sale or brand papers)
3. When filling out the online form, the titles of the areas in BOLD: are required. Other areas are not required to be entered manually. Please follow the direction forms for each species as that is what you will need to enter online. (Even if it is not bold, boulder county may require it)
4. Upload the Animal Identification form under the “COUNTY USE FORM”
5. Upload the Animal Identification form under EACH animal. (it can have multiple animals on the form.
6. Cavies go under “Small Pet”
7. Dairy Cattle- Upload the Registration Papers or the Brand Release form for proof of ownership. These are uploaded under “Dairy Cows Registration Papers.”
8. If animals are born after the last Thursday in April deadline, you will need to follow the directions on the form and turn in HARD COPIES of the forms on those animals to the Extension office. No other hard copies will be accepted. (must also follow ownership rules and deadlines for that species.)