Learning about Farm Animals!

CowsAdult females are generallycalled cows.Adult males are generallycalled bulls.There are well over 1 billion cattle in theworld.Cows drink about a bathtub full of water and eat around 40 pounds of food a dayFarmers use machines to milk more than 100 cows per hour.

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DucksGoats Sheep DogsPigsActually cleanMale pigs of any age are called boarsFemale pigs are called sows.Farm-raised pigs eat commercially made diets consisting mostly of corn.

ChickensTheyll eat seeds andinsects but alsolarger prey like small mice and lizards.With 25 billion chickens in the world,there are more of them than any other bird species.Baby chickens are chicksFemale chickens are pullets until theyre old enough to lay eggs and become hens

HorsesHorses can sleep bothlying downand standing up.Horses are herbivores(plant eaters).Horses have bigger eyes than anyother mammal that lives on land.A male horse is called a stallion.A female horse is called a mare.Ponies are small horses

DucksDucks are birdsDucks have webbed feet,designed for swimming.A duck waddles instead of walksbecause of its webbed feet.The duck's mouth is called a "bill".

GoatsThe female goat is called a doe or nanny.The male goat is called a buck or billyA baby goat is called a kid.Goats do not have teeth in their upper front jaw.

DogsPuppies are born blind, deaf and without teethhave an excellent senseof smellA dog can smell about100,000 times betterthan a human.The majority of adog's sweatglands are betweenthe pads on its paws.Dogs hear around tentimes better thanthe average human.