ANIMALS ON THE FARM

ANIMALS THAT LIVE ON A FARM ARE DOMESTICATED ANIMALS, THEY

MAY BE CALLED FARM ANIMALS.
GENERIC GROUP OTHER
MALE FEMALE YOUNG
NAME NAME INFORMATION
MAMMALS
Mostly farmed for
CATTLE Herd /
Bull Cow Calf milk and meat
Kine
(called beef).
Deer are farmed
DEER for their meat
(DEER) Stag Doe Fawn Herd (venison) on
special deer farms
in the UK.
Mostly used for
Pack (a
work, protection
group of
DOG(S) and herding on
Dog Bitch Puppy puppies
farms. Dog meat
is called
is not eaten in the
a litter)
UK.
Mostly raised for
DONKEY pleasure. Donkey
Jack Jenny Colt Drove
meat is not eaten
in the UK.
Mostly farmed for
milk and cheese.
GOAT(S) Billy Nanny Kid Flock Not many people
eat goat meat in
the UK.
Mostly farmed for
work, leisure or
sport (riding etc).
Not many people
HORSE(S) Stallion Mare Foal Herd in the UK would
knowingly eat
horse meat,
although there is a
trade for pet meat.
Mostly farmed for
PIG(S) Boar Sow Piglet Litter its meat (called
pork).
Mostly farmed for
SHEEP Lamb / wool and meat.
Ram Ewe Flock
Mutton The meat is called
lamb from sheep
 less than a year
old and mutton
from older sheep.
Thanks to John-
David Kraaikamp

for pointing out

my mistake.

BIRDS
Farmed for its
meat and eggs. A
CHICKEN(S) Cockerel Hen Chick Brood farm that only
raises birds is a
poultry farm.
A wild fowl and a
DUCK(S) farmed bird.
Drake Hen Duckling Brace
Mostly farmed for
its meat.

A wild fowl and a

GOOSE farmed bird.
(GEESE) Gander Goose Gosling Gaggle
Mostly farmed for
its meat.

INSECTS
Bees live in hives,
and are farmed for
their honey. A bee
farm is often
Queen /
BEE(S) Drone Larva Swarm called an apiary.
Worker Someone who
keeps bees is
usually called a
beekeeper.

FISH

SALMON Yes, salmon is

Jack Hen Fry Shoal
farmed in the UK.

Yes, there are

TROUT Jack Hen Fry Shoal trout farms in the
UK too.
ANIMALS IN THE HOUSE

ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THE HOUSE AS COMPANIONS ARE CALLED PETS.

GROUP OTHER
GENERIC NAME MALE FEMALE YOUNG
NAME INFORMATION
MAMMALS
Clutter
(a group
CAT(S) of
Tom Queen Kitten
kittens is
called a
litter)
There are between
DOG(S) 6.5 million and
Dog Bitch Puppy Pack
7.4 million pet
dogs in the UK.
Domestic pet
ferrets, Mustela
FERRET(S) furo (sometimes
Dog Bitch Kit Cast
called Mustela
putorius furo), are
not wild animals.

GERBIL(S) Male Female Pup Horde

GUINEA PIG(S) Boar They are not

Sow Pup Group
related to pigs.
I had several
HAMSTER(S) hamsters as pets
Male Female Pup Horde
when I was a
child.

RABBIT(S) Kit / Rabbits live in

Buck Doe Colony
Bunny warrens.

Seemingly rats
RAT(S) Kitten /
Buck Doe Nest make very good
Pup
pets.
BIRDS
 They come in a
variety of colours
including blue.
One of the most
BUDGERIGAR(S) Hen Cock Chick Flock common pets in
the UK.

aka Budgie

CANARY
(CANARIES) Hen Cock Chick Flock

COCKATIEL(S) Hen Cock Chick Flock

COCKATOO(S) Hen Cock Chick Flock

PARROT(S) Hen Cock Chick Flock

INSECTS
Yes, people in the
SPIDER(S) Male Female Spiderling Cluster UK keep spiders
as pets.

FISH

Probably the most

GOLDFISH Male Female Fry Shoal common pet in
the UK.

REPTILES

Yes, people in the

SNAKE(S) Male Female Baby Nest UK keep snakes
as pets too.