photo by: Mike Yoder

Kynlee Dressler, 14, a Stull Busy Beaver 4-H member, right, leads a cow to the Douglas County Fairgrounds' community building on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

Livestock competitions are underway this week at the Douglas County Fair, and 4-H members from around the county are preparing to show off their cows, sheep and other animals. The fair continues through Saturday; for a full schedule of events, go to dgcountyfair.com.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kaleigh Griffith, 17, left, and her sister Avery, 11, members of the Palmyra 4-H Club, trim the hair on one of their hogs on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

4-H members line up for an official weigh-in of their sheep, lambs and goats on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Rachel Watkins, 14, left, and her friend Sadie Harding, 8, work around the stall with their cows on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kynlee Dressler, 14, a Stull Busy Beaver 4-H Fair member, works with her lambs on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Contestants wait for poultry judging on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Douglas County 4-H members watch as a poultry judge compares entries on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

From left, Riley Coates, 19, a Palmyra 4-H Club member, and Claire Norris, 19, with Vinland Valley 4-H, feed their lambs on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Three large geese and a small duck wait for judging on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Judd Peterson, 7, a member of the Palmyra 4-H club, holds Snow White, his Old English Red Pyle Bantam, before a competition on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

From left, Kanwaka 4-H Club members Sydney Higbie, 15, Addie Hoover, 14, and Bryn Hoover, 10, hang out in the community building at the Douglas County fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Douglas County 4-H members participate in the poultry showmanship contest on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

From left, Marilyn Colgan and her granddaughter Blakely Kalb, 6, a Cloverbud 4-H member, sit in the fairgrounds community building on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

4-H members line-up for an official weigh-in of their sheep, lambs and goats on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Rachel Watkins, 14, left, and her friend Sadie Harding, 8, play cards on Tuesday, July 26, during the 2022 Douglas County Fair. Behind them are their cows. The fair continues through Saturday.