Farm Animals
Because Four Mile is in the heart of the city, these friendly farmyard faces can come as a surprise to many of the Park’s guests! Four Mile’s horses, goats, chickens, and pigs are both beloved members of the Four Mile team and important educational resources to bring this historic Park to life.
Moose
Moose is an 18-hand high (that’s 6 feet at the shoulder) Percheron gelding. He weighs nearly 2,000 pounds, but doesn’t make a habit of using his size to bully any of the smaller animals. While once upon a time he helped to pull the prairie schooner around the Park with his friend Hercules, without a partner, he is semi-retired and thoroughly enjoys meeting and greeting Four Mile’s guests and participating in educational programs like the Family Fun Free Days.
Jake
Jake is a paint quarter horse who loves the retired life. He only weighs about half as much as his friend Moose, who watches out for him when they’re out grazing or when flocks of geese try to land in the paddock. Where Moose would be the right choice for hauling a wagon or dragging heavy lumber, Jake is the right size horse for comfortable riding, though he greatly prefers ground work and general lounging.
Pearl
Pearl the Angora goat was rejected by her mother as a kid and was subsequently hand-raised by Four Mile staff. While she can be feisty with strangers, she’s very affectionate with her keepers. Every year, her mohair is shorn and handed off to the domestic arts volunteers, who clean, card, and spin it into yarn. You can see a shawl made of Pearl’s mohair near the Park’s front desk!
Opal and Ruby
Opal and Ruby are Nubian goats born in Longmont in 2024. While we have no intention to breed these goats at this time, Nubians are well known as great milking goats! These two are attached at the hip, and you will rarely see one without the other (and if you do, you’ll probably hear them yelling for each other to come back!).
Tig (Antigone) and Clover
Tig and Clover are sisters from the same litter born in 2020. Tig is a little smaller, with a hairless tail and shorter snout, while Clover has a very hairy tail and slightly longer snout. Both love fruit, running to the barn for mealtimes, and grazing on fresh green grass in the springtime.
Kunekunes are a grass-eating pig, which is why they have shorter snouts than their rooting counterparts. While kunekunes are a New Zealand breed that would not have been kept on this farm historically, they are of an appropriate size and gentle demeanor that makes them perfect companion pigs for our educational space.
Mary and Maude
Mary and Maude have both been at the Park for over 8 years! Mary, a Golden Campine Chicken, is the smallest of the flock, but that hasn’t stopped her from being among the most feisty!
Maude, a Barred Plymouth Rock Chicken, is the black and white barred chicken.
Ember and Amber
Autumn is one of the two Rhode Island Red chickens currently occupying the Four Mile coop. She is a little wider and has more black feathers in her tail than her counterpart. The other Rhode Island Red is Ember, who has a slightly narrower build and lighter coloring in her tail. These ladies have been hard at work already laying eggs for the farm!
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