Animals and Activities at The Farm Living Museum in Door County, WI
FRIENDLY GOAT KIDS, LAMBS AND PIGLETS greet visitors in the barnyard. Bottles of milk are available for guests to feed these eager little charmers. Milk Bottles and corn for feeding the animals is available in the milk house. The older animals love the corn, and of course, the babies love the bottles. Cuddle a kitten, moo at a cow or pick up a piglet and hear him squeal.
The animals are also fed hay and other animal feed, mixed to keep them healthy. When the young animals are full, there are more to bring out.
Chicks Hatching at The Farm
Chicks hatch daily in the Nature Cabin. An observation incubator makes it easy to witness this miracle of life.

Goat Milking at The Farm
Goat milking takes place in the Milking Parlor near the Young Stock Barn. Demonstration times are:
- 10:00 am
- 11:00 am
- 12:00 pm
- 1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
We like help with this chore, so please try your hand at milking a nanny goat. They are very gentle creatures and are easy to milk.

Animal Gestation Table
The length of time required for incubation of an egg varies with the species.
Mammals | |
Horse | 336 days |
Cow | 382 days |
Sheep | 147 days |
Goat | 151 days |
Hog | 114 days |
Donkey | 367 days |
Rabbit | 30 days |
Cat | 60 days |
Guinea Pig | 62 days |
Birds | |
Quail | 22.5 days |
Grouse | 24 days |
Pheasant | 23.5 days |
Chicken | 21 days |
Turkey | 28 days |
Pigeon | 14-19 days |
Guinea | 28 days |
Duck | 28 days |
Muscovy Duck | 35 days |
Goose | 30 days |
Robin | 13-14 days |
Sparrows | 11-13 days |
Cowbird | 10 days |
Albatross | 80 days |
“We were lucky enough to see a pig giving birth to 5 piglets. We also witnessed a chick hatching in the Nature Cabin. What a wonderful experience! “-Julie, age: Thirty-ish