farmyard

Where chickens roam

A farmyard is the area immediately surrounding farm buildings—the barn, stables, and outbuildings—typically enclosed or partially enclosed.

It's where daily farm activity concentrates: animals fed, equipment stored, vehicles parked.

Chickens scratched in the farmyard.

The word evokes rural life and its characteristic sounds and smells.

structures

barn

Agricultural storage structure

stable · granary · pigsty · shed · windmill · trough · haystack · milking parlor · water tank · pen

livestock

chickens

Domestic fowl for eggs

  • cowsAdult female bovines
  • pigsDomesticated farm swine
  • sheepWoolly farm animal

goats · ducks · geese · turkeys · horses · donkeys · roosters · hens · cattle · poultry

sensory

clucking

Hen's vocal noise

crowing · mud · manure · straw · hay · dust · feathers · hoofprints · braying · cackling

pastoral

rustic

Rural and unrefined

rural · homestead · meadow · pasture · paddock · grazing · free-range · petting zoo · smallholding · croft

equipment

pitchfork

Pronged tool for moving straw

harness · bridle · bucket · shovel · rake · scythe · hay baler · feed scoop · halter · curry comb

activity

feeding

Giving food to

grooming · breeding · shearing · slaughtering · haying · penning · watering · veterinary care · animal husbandry

Categories
Opposites
agricultural location

farmyardfields

Expanses for cultivation

pastures · open fields · cropland · meadows · orchards

rural vs. urban environment

farmyardcity center

Urban area's main district

downtown · urban area · city street · urban center · metropolis

domesticated vs. wild nature

farmyardwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

wild · forest · jungle · woodland · backcountry

Family

farmyards

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G