By Joya Hill

Each Animal Has Slides

About
• Use – What they are
used for?
• Birth – Live, egg
• Shelter – Where do
they live?
• Food – What do they
eat?
• Covering – Hide, fur,
wool, feathers?
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Pig Horse Goat

Sheep Chicken Rabbit

Cattle Mule Dog

Cat
 Pig (Use)

• Many parts of the

pig can be used.
• We eat their meat.
• We use their hide.

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 Pig (Birth)
• When the sow is
ready to give birth,
she has a litter of
piglets.
• The sow has live,
multiple births.

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 Pig (Shelter)
• Pigs might live
inside of this barn.
• They might also be
outside in a pig pen.
• You might even call
their home a sty.

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 Pig (Food)
• Pigs eat ground up
grain.
• Some farmers
make a mash for
their pigs.
• Don’t forget to
give them water.
• Some even like
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treats of cookies.
 Pig (Covering)
• Pigs have hide
covering their
bodies.
• They also have 4
legs with 4 soft
hooves.

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 Horse (Use)
• Transportation -
Saddle up for a
ride, or hitch to a
buggy
• Pet – something to
love
• Tool – a horse is
used by a cowboy
to work on a ranch
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 Horse (Birth)
• They have a live
birth.
• Mainly a single
birth.
• Mares wait until
night when it is
very still to give
birth.
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 Horse (Shelter)
• You can find a
horse in a few
places on the farm.
• In the pasture,
corral, stable, or
even a barn.
• Maybe just under a
shade tree.
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 Horse (Food)
• Horses need hay,
alfalfa, oat, or
grass.
• They like grain
also.
• Pasture is good.
• Don’t forget water
and salt blocks.
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 Horse (Covering)

• A horse has a mane

and tail.
• They have 4 legs
and hard hooves.
• Hide covers their
body.
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 Goat (Use)
• Milk
• Meat
• As a pet
• In a rodeo for a
timed event.

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 Goat (Birth)
• Nanny’s give birth
to kids.
• They can be a
single birth, or
even a multiple.

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 Goat (Shelter)
• You can find a goat
just about
anywhere on the
farm.
• Barn, pasture, or
corral.
• Even places you
don’t want one.
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 Goat (Food)
• Hay, alfalfa, oat,
grass.
• Straw
• Grain
• Don’t forget the
water.

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 Goat (Covering)
• Goats have 4 legs
with soft hooves.
• Hide covers their
bodies.
• Some goats even
have horns.

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 Sheep (Use)
• Some sheep are
bred for meat
production.
• Some sheep are
bred for wool
production.
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 Sheep (Birth)
• Ewe’s give birth to
live lambs.
• Sometimes they
are single births.
• They might have
twins, or even
triplets.
• A yearling ewe
might not give
birth.
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Sheep (Shelter)
• At our house, the
sheep live in a
corral, and they
also go in the
pasture.
• Some are in a barn.
• Ours find a roof in
the corner of their
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corral.
 Sheep (Food)
• They will eat hay,
alfalfa, or grass.
• Pasture is nice.
• Grain, depending on
their age.
• Don’t forget their
water and salt.
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 Sheep (Covering)
• All sheep have wool
to their bodies.
• They have four legs
and 4 soft hooves.

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 Chicken (Use)
• Egg production
• Meat
• Feathers

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 Chicken (Birth)
• Chickens lay many
eggs.
• Some hatch out
chicks.
• Some eggs are for
us to eat.

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 Chicken (Shelter)
• Poultry Pen
• Chicken Coop
• Barnyard
• Barn

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 Chicken (Food)
• Grain
• Fish meal
• Soybean meal
• Bugs
• Water too!

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 Chicken (Covering)
• Feathers
• Combs
• 2 legs with claws

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 Rabbit (Use)
• Rabbits make great
pets.
• They can be used
for their fur.
• Also meat
production.

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 Rabbit (Birth)
• Doe’s give birth to
multiple babies.
• You need to watch
the doe with her
babies, she might
eat them.

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 Rabbit (Shelter)
• You might see them
hopping around the
yard.
• Rabbit Hutch or
cage.
• We have one in our
classroom.

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 Rabbit (Food)
• Hay, not too much
though.
• Pellets
• Water
• They like treats of
dried bread.
• Thumper likes
carrots also.
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 Rabbits (Covering)
• They have 4 legs
great for hopping.
• Fur
• 2 long ears (one of
Thumpers droops)

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 Cattle (Use)
• Dairy Cattle are
for milk, meat,hide,
and many
byproducts.
• Beef Cattle are for
meat, hide, and
many byproducts.
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 Cattle (Birth)
• Cows give birth to
either single calves
or twins.
• The births are
mainly single.

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 Cattle (Shelter)
• Dairy cattle can be
found in barns and
corrals.
• Beef cattle can be
found in corrals,
pastures, or the
range.

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 Cattle (Food)
• Both Beef and
Dairy cattle eat
the same thing.
• Hay, grass, grain,
water and salt
blocks.

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 Cattle (Covering)
• All cattle have hide
to cover their
bodies.
• They have 4 legs
and 4 hooves.
• Some can have
horns on their
heads.
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 Mule (Use)
• Like a horse, for
transportation.
• As a pet.
• To pack with.
• I used to work my
mule just like a
horse on the ranch.
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 Mule (Birth)
• A mule is a cross
between a Mare
and a Jackass.
• The mare gives
birth to a single
mule foal.
• It could be a twin.
But that is rare.
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Mule (Shelter)
• Where you can find
the horse on the
farm, you can find
a mule.
• Barn, pasture, or
corral.

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 Mule (Food)
• Remember what
the horse needs to
eat? A mule does
also.
• Hay, grain, grass,
water and a salt
block.

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 Mule (Covering)
• LONG EARS
• 4 legs with 4 hard
hooves.
• Hide

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 Dog (Use)
• As a great pet
• Watch dog
• Work dog on the
farm, herding
sheep or cattle.
• Might even herd
the chickens.
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 Dog (Birth)
• Live
• Can be a single, but
mostly they have
multiples

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 Dog (Shelter)
• Kennel
• Barn
• House
• In your yard

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 Dog (Food)
• Processed food
• Meat
• Bones
• Don’t forget water!

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 Dog (Covering)
• 4 legs with paws
• Fur
• Can be called a
short hair dog
• Long or short tail

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 Cat (Use)
• Pet
• Barnyard worker

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 Cat (Birth)
• Live – can be a
single, mainly
multiple though

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 Cat (Shelter)
• They can live
anywhere
• Barn
• Haystack
• House

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 Cat (Food)
• Meat
• Processed Food
• Rodents

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 Cat (Covering)
• 4 legs and paws
• Fur
• Tails – long or
short

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 Llama (Use)
• Packing in the
mountains
• Pets
• Tallow for Candles
• Fuel
• Meat
• Wool and hair is
made into ropes
 Llama (Birth)
A llama gives birth
once a year, it is a
live birth, and
usually a single.
Llama (Shelter)
• Pasture
• Barnyard
• Corral
• Range
• Stable
Llama (Food)
• Grass
• Leaves
• Grain
• Hay
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Milk for young
• Don’t forget water
 Llama (Covering)
• Thick Wool
• 4 legs and soft
hooves
• Hair
 Llama Slide Creators
• The llama slides were created by Mrs. Hill’s class in May
2000. The students were: Erin Applegarth, Jayleen Beesley,
Chris Cobo, Levi Conrad, Tessa DeHaven, Kendall Edwards,
Logan Iverson, Jaime Ixta, Eric Liera, Kasie Lockhart,
Johnny Moore, Meghan Norris, Sydney Penner, David
Peterson, Jessica Rametes, Melanie Read, Robbie Salazar,
Emily Smith, Viky Vargas, Steven Wilkins.
•Now lets see if we can create some new slides.
•As a class we will vote on a different farm animal
to include.
•After we find out what animal, your team will
draw the name of the slide they will work on.
(use, birth, shelter, food, or covering)
•Your team will then find information to put on
the slide about the animal.
•Have fun!
 References
• Mrs. Hill’s Database
• Pictures of Mrs. Hill’s Animals
• Microsoft Clip Art
• Pictures of Anderson’s Pigs and Goats
• Pictures of Deire Cattle, taken from their
web page with permission
• Pictures of Horses from June Deire’s web
page
• Pictures by Stan Clements