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DENVER – Emily and T.J. Rumsey of Greeley picked out their four lambs last February.
It was almost a year of preparation for the Junior Market Lamb Show competitors who showed their lambs Sunday at the National Western Stock Show.
In her six years of raising lambs, Emily, 15, said sleepovers involve explaining to her friends to bring boots and possibly helping take care of her lambs.
T.J., 11, said his lambs Squirt and Prince are playful and hyper.
While other lambs bleated, stomped and squirmed during the show, B.B. and Spud walked alongside Emily without protest.
Though Emily and T.J. became close with their lambs, the ultimate goal for raising market lambs is to sell them for consumption.