PHOTO GALLERY: Teen shows boer bucks at the Boone County Fair

July 18, 2012 | 2:19 p.m. CDT

Tessa Chambers, 16, showed Earl and Hoss, two boer bucks, at the Howard County Fair on June 28. Earl, weighing in at 48 lbs, won first in his class. Tessa will be showing and selling both bucks at the Boone County Fair this month.

Earl, left, born in March, and Hoss, born in December, are the two boer bucks Tessa Chambers showed at the Howard County Fair on June 28. Tessa will be showing and selling both bucks at the Boone County Fair this month. She usually raises the goats for three to six months before selling them. "Goats are drama queens. You're glad to get rid of them," she said. | Tatiana Fernandez

Tessa Chambers walks Earl, a boer buck, at the goat show on June 28 at the Howard County Fair. Earl, weighing in at 48 lbs, won first place for being the most complete goat in his class. Chambers will be showing Earl at the Boone County Fair. "Showing experience is easier every time you do it," she said. | Tatiana Fernandez

Tessa Chambers, 16, her boyfriend Sam Kloeppel, left, and her father, Doug Chambers, take a break on June 28, at the Howard County Fair in Fayette. Tessa Chambers, who is parliamentarian of the Woodlandville 4-H Club, showed boer goats at the event and will be showing the same goats at the Boone County Fair. | Tatiana Fernandez

Tessa Chambers clips Ninja, a boer buck, to prepare him for a show June 28, at the Howard County Fair. Ninja was born in December 2011 and raised in Chambers' home by her family and her friend, Susan Bishop, who showed Ninja at the contest. This was Bishop's first time showing; Ninja won first place in his class. | Tatiana Fernandez

Tessa Chambers participates in a youth livestock judging clinic for kids and teens hosted by Missouri 4-H and the National FFA Organization on June 28, at the Howard County Fair in Fayette. Bryan Williams, an agricultural teacher, explains what they should look for when evaluating hogs, goats and sheep. | Tatiana Fernandez

Tessa Chambers dresses up for the goat show on June 28 at the Howard County Fair in Fayette. She changed into a button-up shirt for the show because "it's more dressy," she said. She won the belt she weore when she became grand champion in the goat show at the Howard County Fair in 2008. | Tatiana Fernandez