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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Isaac Marchal, 15, and his brother, Nathan, 9, bathe one of the family's hens outside the poultry barn at the Mercer County Fair this week. The Marchal family of Cranberry Prairie regularly shows poultry at the fair and this year took home the distinguished Grand Champion Pen of Layers award and the Professional Showmanship award.

Related online story:

Fair fowl smells sweet

How do you give a chicken a bath?

Well, you can't just throw it in a Maytag washer and hang it on the line, that's for sure. Especially if you intend to have it judged at the fair. [More]

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