34 llamas and alpacas pack the Bumb's farm in Henderson County.

"A lot of our neighbors just call us the 'fun farm' because we don't really take anything seriously," laughed llama owner Sharon Bumb.

For more than a decade, Bumb has been leasing her llamas and alpacas to children for the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fair.

It all started in 1997 when Bumb received 2 llamas from the Mesker Park Zoo.

For several years after, just 3 llamas were shown at the fair grounds, but that family soon grew. Today, 24 of the animals can be found at the fair.

"It's just about having fun," explained 4-H participant Aaron Jones. "I just like dressing them up and showing them."

4-H children get together 12 times a year to learn about lamas and alpacas.

The animlas are primarily used as guard animals and for producing fabric, but these llamas are just used for 4-H show, which calls for costumes and obstacle courses.

Bumb says the animals known for kicking and spitting work well with the children.

"I've never seen one spit, and I never got spit on, so, that's good," said 4-H participant Macy Wilzbacher.

"I have been spit on maybe 6 or 7 times," said Bumb. "That's not bad over a ten year period."

Bumb says the children are performing great with the llamas.

"They are pushing the envelope on these llamas to get them to get them to do more than I could ever get them to do," said Bumb. "It's very rewarding to watch them."

Bumb says she expects to have even more llamas at the fair next year.