All Kinds of Animals

Barnyard Animals• Fowl

• Large Animals

• Dogs and Cats

• Small Animals

Fowl• What does “Fowl” mean?• Chickens• Ducks• Turkeys• Special Birds- Peacocks, Quail, Pheasants• Chickens are used for eggs and meat.• Other birds are used for meat, they eat mainly

mashed grains.

Large Animals• Horses• Cows• Large animals require a lot of room and food.

A main part of their diet consists of hay.• Horses are now used mainly for recreation.

Before cars, they were used for transportation and in the place of tractors.

• Cows are used for milk and steers for meat.

Dogs and Cats• Cow Dogs

• Sheep Dogs

• Barn cats

• Dogs serve an important role on the ranch. They protect animals and herd them.

• Barn cats keep mice and rats at bay.

Small Animals• Rabbits

• Goats

Feeding Time• Hay

• Grain

• Watering

Farm Chores• Cleaning Up

• Feeding Animals

• Milking

• Baling Hay

• Making Silage

Milking Cows• Where does the milk go?

• What happens to the milk?

• How often do you milk cows?

Riding Horses• Saddling Up

• English

• Western

• Playing Games

• Taking care of Horses

Goats and Rabbits• Milking Goats

• Showing Goats

• Having Fun!

Fowl Pictures

Horses

Cows• Bull-Male• Steer- Un-breed

Male• Heifer- Un-breed

Female• Cow- Female who

has had a calf• Calf- Baby cow

Cats and Dogs• Common Breeds:

Australian Shepherd, Blue Heeler, Border Collie, Irish Sheep Dog

• Barn cats are often wild and mixed breeds.

Milking Cows• The milk we drink has

been “pasteurized.”• Cows are milked at the

farm and stored in a tank.

• Trucks come and take that milk to plants to be bottled or used for cheese and ice cream.

Fair Time!• Children in 4-H and

FFA take their animals to fairs to compete and be judged.

• Events range from Dairy Cows to Dog Agility classes.

Goat Milk???• People who are

allergic to cow’s milk often can drink goat’s milk.

• Goat cheese is a popular food.

Baling Hay• Hay is comprised of

grasses and legumes, such as alfalfa.

• It is cut when full height, normally three times a summer.

• Once it is dry, it is raked up and baled.

Bunnies!