Katie Bicha directs Stapleton around the ring during the swine showmanship competition inside the Trade Center at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Aug. 10 during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)

Judge Bill Disberger speaks to the participants during the sheep showmanship competition inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Emily Tuck leads her steer around the arena during beef cattle showmanship inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ione Plummer watches the judge while showing her steer during beef cattle showmanship inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Emma Brist, Miley Fritz, Coy Braaten and Paige Morrison position their goats during goat showmanship inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Katie Shea's goat named Rose-Mary bleats during goat showmanship inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ashley Kleffner takes her silver-laced Wyandotte chicken named Shadow out of a cage used for judging during the 4-H Poultry Show inside the Small Animal Barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jesse Juhl, right, pets Dylan Goeden's chicken named Brownie before the start of the 4-H Poultry Show inside the Small Animal Barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Liam Ball takes his genetic hackle rooster named Fly Guy out of a cage used for judging during the 4-H Poultry Show inside the Small Animal Barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Donald Barger, a licensed judge from the American Poultry Association, describes the feathers on a genetic hackle chicken which can be used to make fly fishing flies, during the 4-H Poultry Show inside the Small Animal Barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Emmett Hembd, 7, holds his duck named Marshmallow before the start of the 4-H Poultry Show inside the Small Animal Barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Donald Barger, a licensed judge from the American Poultry Association, describes the feathers on a chicken during the 4-H Poultry Show inside the Small Animal Barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Colton Oedekoven and Logan Ball hold their chickens before the start of the 4-H Poultry Show inside the Small Animal Barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Liam Ball's genetic hackle rooster named Fly Guy stands inside a cage used for judging during the 4-H Poultry Show inside the Small Animal Barn at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Carson Parish leads his steer around the arena during beef cattle showmanship inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Emma Brist watches the judge while showing her steer during beef cattle showmanship inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ione Plummer watches the judge while showing her steer during beef cattle showmanship inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Wednesday, Aug. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants position their sheep for judging in the sheep showmanship competition inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants position their sheep for judging in the sheep showmanship competition inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Paige Morrison flashes a smile after being awarded grand champion in the market sheep class of the sheep showmanship competition inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Judge Bill Disberger speaks with Ella Labrum during the sheep showmanship competition inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Judge Bill Disberger speaks with a participant during the sheep showmanship competition inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Emma Brist, right, and fellow participants line up their sheep for judging in the sheep showmanship competition inside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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