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    Farm animals are animals raised on farms for their meat, dairy products, or to help farmers. Common farm animals include cows, chickens, pigs, goats, horses, and geese. Teaching children about farm animals helps them understand where their food comes from and appreciate nature and farming practices. It also provides learning opportunities for language, science, and safety.

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    Farm Animals
    Farm animals are animals that are raised on farms for their meat, dairy products or to help out the
    farmers.

    What are farm animals for kids?

    Farm animals are animals that are raised and kept for agricultural purposes. They include cows,
    chickens, pigs, geese and more.

    Kids absolutely love farm animals – they’re a staple part of primary school learning, especially in
    younger kids, and seem to have transfixed children for generations.

    It’s important to teach about farm animals for kids and how farms work, for a variety of reasons. For
    one, it's really important kids know and understand where their food comes from. This can help kids
    appreciate their meals more, understand the complicated process of how it ends up on their plate,
    and have some awareness for the issues surrounding this – food doesn’t (all) grow on trees!

    Teaching about farm animals for kids is also a good way of introducing kids to wildlife, and explaining
    that animals all require different types of care and have different needs. This is particularly the case
    when it comes to things like food, shelter and care – you have to be patient and observant when
    dealing with animals and their needs, which is an important quality to encourage in children.
    Helping kids understand the processes of where food comes from encourages them to be less
    wasteful, and appreciate that food doesn’t all just come from shops and supermarkets. This level of
    understanding is really beneficial and can also encourage a greater curiosity for a variety of foods.

    Teaching farm animals to kids is also a great opportunity to teach kids about the importance of
    nature and weather, since farming is affected by this every day and farmers have to work with and
    round nature to make ends meet. Rain, temperatures, wind and other elements are all hugely
    important when it comes to farming, and working with nature is key.

    Farms are also great for teaching all about safety and being aware of your surroundings – there are
    lots of animals and equipment, so farms can be potentially risky environments if not treated with
    respect. This is a good opportunity to help teach your kids to follow important rules and keep their
    wits about them, behaving responsibly and maturely, as there’s no room for messing about on a farm.

    Farms and farm animals can also be a good way of teaching kids all about the circle of life, as this is
    something that’s encountered on farms regularly.

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    There’s also a huge benefit in teaching young kids about farms as it can aid their learning and
    development in plenty of ways. When we’re teaching about farms, animals and the noises they make,
    we’re also helping kids learn and master their language, phonics and ability to remember names and
    associate them with correct animals.

    Here, we’ll discuss some of the main farm animals and their features.

    Cows
    Cows are a favourite of many kids. They live on farms and provide us with milk, which is used to make
    dairy products like cheese, butter, yogurt and ice cream! Cows might also be kept for their beef.
    Nowadays, farmers tend to either keep dairy cattle or beef cattle, rather than using the same cows for
    both. Female cows are the ones that give milk, male cows are called bulls, and baby cows are called
    calves.

    Horses

    Horses also live on the farm and help the farmer with their day to day work. Horses can be used to
    pull trailers, wagons and ploughs. People also ride horses, and they can travel great distances. A male
    horse is called a stallion, and a female horse is called a mare.

    Goats
    Goats

    Goats are also commonly found on farms. They can be milked just like cows can, and their milk can
    be used to make cheese, butter, yogurt and even soap. A baby goat is cutely called a kid. They were
    one of the first animals to be tamed by humans, and historians think they were being herded over
    9,000 years ago!

    Chickens

    Chickens are kept either for their meat or to lay eggs. Female chickens lay eggs, they are known as
    hens. They tend to lay 1-2 eggs each day. A male chicken is called a rooster – they’re responsible for
    the early morning “Cock-a-doodle-do”, one of the many fun noises kids will learn about from farms.
    Baby chickens are called chicks. It’s thought that they were domesticated in China around 8,000 years
    ago.
    Pigs

    Pigs are reared on farms for their meat – we get pork, bacon and sausages from pigs. Pigs live in a
    peng which is referred to as a pigsty. They’re often seen rolling around in mud, because it helps them
    keep cool as they can’t sweat like other animals. While many people see pigs as slow and lazy

    animals, they’re actually quite quick and can run at speeds of up to 11mph, not bad! Female pigs are
    called sows, male pigs are called boars and baby pigs are called piglets.

    Geese

    You might also find geese on a farm – female geese lay eggs, just like chickens. Male geese are
    called ganders, and baby geese are called goslings. On land or in water, a group of geese is called a
    gaggle. When they’re in the air, they’re called a skein. A mother goose will have around 4-5 goslings at
    a time.

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