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| Muffin & Biscuit - Hampshire Sheep | Cocoa - Jersey Calf |
Learn more about sheep with www.sheep101.info/breedsB.html. Learn about sheep overseas with this website: www.nationalsheep.org.uk/index.php.
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| Mollie - Black Limosine Cross Heifer | Toby - Tom Bronze Turkey | Ruffle - Female Ginny |
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| George - Angus Bull | Hadassa & Mrs. Harrison in the chicken coop | Meg - Limosine Cross Cow (Mollie's Mother) |
Learn more about dairy cow industry at www.dairyfarmingtoday.org/DairyFarmingToday/Life-On-The-Farm/All-About-Cows. Check out cattle, horse, and other animanl breeds at this helpful website http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle.
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| Feeding Time | Want to Walk, Muffin? |
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| Buff Orpington chickens just like the original chickens raised on our farm | |
The Horse Barn and Milk Barn from 1904 show the history of work horses, sheep feeding, dairy cattle and beef cattle feeding as they relate to the farm's history. The brick milk barn from 1949 will show a more modern way of milking.
- "Horse Sense" - care and know-how of working with horses
- Other livestock - beef cattle, dairy cows, sheep, chickens, turkeys
- Fun "Bee Farm" animal stories
- How-to of the milking operatioin
- Close encounter with live farm animals
 Draft Horses - The Farm "Tractor" |
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| In the late 1800s, work horses were raised by Al Morse and were used to build many of the irrigation reservoirs and canals which brought irrigation water to the farms of Larimer County Colorado. Draft horses were also used to cultivate the farm fields, pull wagons, hay racks, water wagons, plows, seed planters, sugar beet diggers, buggies, and other farm implements. "Dick" and "Bob" are seen here with their harness on ready for action. Come see their horse shoes, harness, and collars hanging on display. Also at the farm museum, listen to the CD, "A Horse Named Dick". |
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 Sheep |
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| Thousands of sheep were feed in Larimer County making it the "Lamb feeding capital of the world" in the 1900s. Arliegh Bee feed herds of sheep in the 1920s and 1930s. The farm's eco system allowed feed for the sheep to be provided from the crops of the field. Sugar beet tops (leaves of the sugar beet) made excellent sheep feed. The farm was "green" before "green" was all the rage! | |
 Jersey Milk Cows |
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| A small dairy was operated by Francis Bee from the early 1940s to the late 1970s, supplying grocery money for the family and work for the children. Many farms in Larimer County operated similar dairy operations. | |
 Limosine-Cross Calves |
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| A Limosine beef cattle operation was started in the late 1970s. | |
 Raising Chickens |
 Milking Equipment |
| Want to know how to raise chickens? What animals are a threat to chickens? Do you have to be "Sherlock Holmes" to raise chickens? Come find out at the front of the milk barn at the chicken raising exhibit. A hint: Arliegh Bee has some fun storeis to tell you. |