CP Ag FAQs

Animal Physiology

100

This is the special name for the fiber a sheep grows.

Wool

200

These two animals are the primary animals used for dairy on the farm.

Cows and Goats

300

This is how hogs like to cool off.

Wallowing in water/mud

400

Sheep, goats, and cattle all have this number of stomach compartments.

4

500

This is how long a rabbit is pregnant.

31 days or a month

Terminology

100

A female sheep

Ewe

200

A baby goat

Kid

300

Male cattle

Bull

400

A female hog

Sow or Gilt

500

A male rabbit

Buck

Meet the Ag Staff

100

This staff member is a former YAC and holds the record for most youth volunteer hours worked in a year.

Emily

200

This staff member has been working or volunteering at Conner Prairie since 2005.

Stephanie

300

This staff member was in 4H for 10 years.

Chele

400

This staff member knows how to hand quilt.

Ryan

500

This staff member was a competitive swimmer.

Emily

Heritage Breeds

100

The smallest of our heritage animals, this rabbit breed was developed in California and officially recognized in 1918.

American Rabbit

200

This breed of sheep is one of the oldest breeds of livestock developed in America and was kept by founding fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.

Tunis Sheep

300

This breed of hog was left on an island off the coast of Georgia in the 1500s, making them a close representative of the hogs available to early Indiana settlers.

Ossabaw Hog

400

This goat breed is thought to be descended from the Old English goat and comes from an island in New Zealand where they were left by Captain James Cook in the 1700s.

Arapawa Goat

500

The largest of our heritage animals, this breed of cattle is tri-purpose, meaning it can be used for meat, milk, or draft power.

English Longhorn Cow

Guest FAQs

100

Since they're livestock and not pets, we typically don't give them one and refer to them by collar color or ID number instead.

What's its name?

200

They might be, but they all have access to shade and water and will rest if they need to cool off.

Aren't they hot?

300

She's in the same pen but sometimes she will wander away to do other things. As babies get older, they start to explore more on their own too!

Where's its mom?

400

Just once a year! We do it in the springtime while the weather is mild so they have time to grow back a protective layer before the heat of summer.

How often do you shear the sheep?

500

They stay right here! Conner Prairie is their home and we have staff here every day of the year taking care of them.

Where do the animals go in the winter?