Seth Layfield, 12 of Georgetown spends a quiet moment with his cow Midnight early Saturday inside the Schabinger Pavilion.
Joe Catterton, 16 of Dunkirk, MD, right, walks horse Trigger with buddy Todd Cane of Windell, NC walking with his horse Ben Saturday morning.
Corey Wagner of Spring Run, PA. puts a harness on a minature horse before it participates in the Billy Ray Collison Memorial Horse Pull inside the Quillen Arena Saturday afternoon.
Boogie the Horse kicks dirt at the paparazzi Saturday as he did NOT care for his photo being taken during an exercise period with Charity Williams of Laurel.
Aidan Dill, 8 of Camden poses with his pygmy goat Oreo before showing it during the Pygmy Goat Show inside the New castle Building Saturday.
A friendly pig walks out of weighmaster Bob Moore of Harrington's scale Saturday inside the Kent Building.
Sarah Glovick, 16 of Hartly holds an actual Delaware Blue Hen chicken Saturday inside the Delmarva Building Saturday
Mackenzie Bender, 13 of Harrington lounges around the Schabinger Pavilion with her cow Cupcake and cousin Wyatt Bender, 13 of Greenwood Friday morning.
Isaac Garges of Lutherville, MD gives a buck lamb a much-needed haircut Friday morning inside the Kent Building.
A cow enjoys the spotlight Friday morning as it poses inside the Schabinger Pavilion
Melissa Mitchell of Greenwood brings in two yearling rams into the Kent Building Thursday.
Blake Wilson, 13 of Dover was hard at work early Thursday tending to his lambs.
Nora Rodgers, 2 of Dover, was introduced to friendly cow Rosie and her pal Holly Anderson, 18 of Milton, right, as she's being held by her grandmother Connie Faust visiting Delaware from Arizona.
Eddie McClements of Clayton, left, watches his brother David and others wrangle swine out of their trailer Thursday.
Nicole Webb, 15 of New Castle gives her cow an Opening Day bath inside the Schabinger Pavilion Thursday morning.
Michael Scott of Townsend hoses down two pigs inside the Kent Building Thursday morning.
The animals were out in force as the Delaware State Fair kicked off its 96th year in Harrington Thursday afternoon.
Photos by Dave Chambers.
