Makenzie Fishburn, 8, a member of the Clinton Eagles 4-H Club, hugs her cow “Bell” at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

The Douglas County Fair is getting into full swing this week with a variety of animal-judging events and carnival attractions setting up. Record crowds are expected after the fair last year was forced to go largely virtual. Photographer Mike Yoder was on hand Tuesday to capture the day’s doings.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Stacked cages hold a selection of chicken entries for the poultry show at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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Douglas County 4-H participants line up to weigh their goats at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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The morning sun illuminates the cage of a chicken at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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Annaleigh Neil, 8, a Palmyra 4-H member, has her poultry entry examined by judge Mitch Languard at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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Entrants in the poultry showmanship event wait in line for judging at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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Paisley Johnson, 7, a member of the Eudora 4-H Club, holds her silkie bantam named Cotton Ball during events at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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Families participating in 4-H events take a morning break inside the open pavilion at the Douglas County Fair, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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Fair participants wash their cattle at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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A group of 4-H’ers visit Tuesday, July 27, 2021, inside the Douglas County Fairground’s Community Building, where the livestock is kept during this week’s Douglas County Fair.

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Five kid goats spend time together in a pen at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds.

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Poultry judge Mitch Languard talks with 4H’er Ruby Struve, 15, about her young fowl during judging at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds. Struve, who is a Kanwaka 4-H Club member, won a purple ribbon in Tuesday’s event.

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Parris March, 13, uses a livestock blow dryer and comb on her brother, Cooper Marsh, 10, at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the county fairgrounds. The siblings are members of the Stull Busy Beavers 4-H Club and are entering pigs, goats and cattle in this year’s fair.

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Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival workers set up a ride Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021, at the Douglas County Fair. The carnival opens at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the fairgrounds.

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Playing a game of Genius Square Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in the open pavilion, from left, are Dodge Douglass, 12, Palmyra 4-H Club, Tuff Neitzel, 13, Jayhawk 4-H Club, and Jarett Phillips, 13, Lone Star 4-H Club. The three boys are participating in the Douglas County Fair this week.

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Sweeping out around the pig pens in the open pavilion at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Tuesday, July 27, 2021, are Mayson Neitzel, 7, a Jayhawk 4-H Club member, left, and Austin Phillips, 9, a Lone Star 4-H Club member.

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Sheep rest in colorful styles in the sheep pens at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

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Lauren Berg, Lawrence, cooks up some Kansas bacon and sausage for her family of 4-H participants at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Next on the griddle were to be some Berg family fresh eggs. The family was in the open pavilion with their fair entries.

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Andy, a bearded bantam silkie, a breed of chicken, stands beneath owner Birgitte Theroff, 14, a Clinton Eagles 4-H Club member, at the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

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Sitting on a pile of livestock bedding and looking at photographs on their phones, friends Kynlee Dressler and Piper Flory attend the Douglas County Fair Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Dressler is a Still Busy Beavers 4-H member and Flory is a member of the Palmyra Club.