National Trust: Horses, Hens and Other British Farm Animals - preview

A Nature Sticker Book

Nikki Dyson

Working hard in the yard Farms are places for growing crops and raising animals. There’s always a lot going on! The farmyard is usually surrounded by buildings where animals sleep, like barns and stables, and also the farmhouse where the farmer lives.

Can you add some chickens pecking at the ground?

Tractors have big, chunky wheels so they can be driven easily over muddy ground. They’re often used to carry heavy loads around the farm, to do work in the fields or even to move animals from place to place.

Add some extra details to the farmyard scene.

Baby animals Most sheep have their babies, or lambs, in spring.

Female sheep are called ewes and male sheep are called rams. Ewes can recognise the call of their own lambs when they wander too far away or get lost in the flock.

Stick the little lambs next to their mothers.

Sheep have a thick, woolly coat called a fleece. It keeps them warm in the winter and cool in the summer. About once a year, farmers will shave off the fleece to be made into wool. This is called shearing. And the fleece quickly grows back again!

Can you add a sheepdog helping the farmer guard the sheep?

Out in the fields When it’s sunny outside, you’ll often see lots of cows grazing in the fields. A group of cows is called a herd. In each herd there are usually far more female cows than males, which are known as bulls.

Use the stickers to add a goldfinch to the gate.

Baby cows are called calves and they drink milk from their mother’s udders. Cows have special stomachs with four compartments which means they can eat grass all day long!

Can you add some calves next to their mothers?