Bailey Shields and her twin sister Jordan Shields do everything together. They even dress alike. The twin sisters also share a hobby: showing pigs. Since they were children, the pair, who grew up on a 200-acre family cattle ranch in rural Missouri, train and show pigs at different competitions throughout the state. This project explores their relationship to each other and their pigs, as well as the competitive pig circuit in Missouri.
Bailey Shields, left, and her twin sister Jordan Shields, right, show their pigs Patty, left, and Tammy, right, at the Troy FFA Preview Jackpot Show on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Troy, Mo. The girls competed as part of the Missouri Pork Council’s pig circuit.
Jordan Shields, left, and her twin sister Bailey Shields, right, help a friend prepare a pig to be shown at the Troy FFA Preview Jackpot Show on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Troy, Mo. The girls competed as part of the Missouri Pork Council’s pig circuit.
Jordan Shields, bottom, and her twin sister Bailey Shields, top, share a laugh as they relax at the end of their day Thursday, June 13, 2024, at their home in Winfield.
Twins Jordan Shields and Bailey Shields' matching shoes sit in the hallway Thursday, June 13, 2024, at their home in Winfield.
Bailey Shields, left, and her twin sister Jordan Shields, right, pray before they eat dinner with their family, including, from left, mom Melitta Shields, sister Morgan Shields and dad Gary Shields, on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at their home in Winfield.
"She loves the water," Bailey Shields says as pig Patty takes a drink of water while getting a bath Friday, June 14, 2024, at Shields' family farm in Winfield. The pigs are bathed every other day.
Bailey Shields cleans out a pig pen as pig Tammy takes a drink Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at her family farm in Winfield.
