Scout Ahead https://www.scoutahead.org/plans/animal-science-merit-badge/steps/01M0BG8SWPFPZS1NQYCJTHX52R

Decision

6. ONE of six options, and three of them hide months of work

Required Often forgotten

Options A, B and C are visits, sketches and terms. Options D, E and F each contain a further choice whose first branch is raising an animal to market weight or running a flock for five months. Read two levels down before you pick.

Notes and warnings

Warning. THREE OF THESE SIX OPTIONS HIDE MONTHS OF WORK TWO LEVELS DOWN. Options D, E and F each contain a "do ONE of the following" whose first branch is raising an animal: a lamb or goat to market weight, a feeder pig to market weight, an egg flock for five months, or five chickens from hatching. Options A, B and C contain nothing of the kind. Every raising branch has an alternative that takes an afternoon, but you have to read two levels down to find that out.

What this is made of

Where this step comes from

  1. Animal Science Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-29), Requirement 6 · States that ONE option is completed, and that each option is done in full.