Sheep facts
- Female sheep are called ewes
- Male sheep are called rams
- Young female sheep are called tegs
- Rams are also known as tups
- Sheep are most fertile in October and November
- Sheep have a rumen stomach
- Sheep are herd animals
- They like to be in a group, if one sheep gets separated it will panic
- Sheep can be rounded up by walking slowly
- You can tell the age of sheep by their teeth
- You assess a sheep’s condition by feeling the amount of fat around the back bone at the shoulder
Pig facts
- Pigs can live outdoors
- Pigs are omnivores
- Pigs can’t sweat, in summer they get hot
- Pigs have sharp teeth
- Pigs go in water to wallow and cool down
- Pigs make lots of identifiable noises
Hen facts
- Hens are omnivores.
- Hens lay about 200 eggs a year
- Hens like to scratch the ground for bugs
- Hens like to live with other hens. and grow a thick winter coat
- Hens have a pecking order
- Foxes like to kill and eat chicken
- Hens can take three weeks to hatch a chick
- Hens moult for about 9 weeks and stop laying eggs
- Groups of hens only need one cockerel
Pony facts
- Ponies can be groomed and led
- Ponies loose their summer coat in autumn
- Ponies like to live in a herd
- Some ponies will try to dominate and need to be clearly handled
- You can tell how old a pony is by its teeth
- Ponies can easily be frightened by sudden noise
- Ponies can sense sounds through their hooves
- Ponies have worked with humans for hundreds of years
