Over the goat barn, fair members spend their time making sure their goats are in tip-top shape to prepare for the judging and showmanship portions of the fair.
12-year-old Chloe Miller from the Allen County Does and Kids has grown up around goats. She's shown goats at the fair for the past four years and spends a lot of time getting to know her animals.
"Caramel is four years old. She is a Lamancha. She's very sweet. She likes horse treats and saltine crackers, watermelon, banana peels," says Miller.
Through her years of experience, she knows exactly what the judges are looking for when they examine the goats.
"They judge on milk production, body capacity, the appearance of the goat," says Miller.
It takes a lot of work to get goats up to the judges' standards but in the end, it's all worth it to Chloe when she gets to leave the fairgrounds with one of her closest companions.
Miller says, "They're an amazing project. It's really fun. It takes a lot of work. You've got to wake up every morning and get up every night to take care of them and milk them but it's all worth it, no matter what. They're great companions."
