Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-e-i-o.
And on this farm he had a cow, ee-i-e-i-o.
With a moo here and a moo there, here a moo there, a moo everywhere, a moo moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-e-i-o.
And Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-e-i-o.
And on this farm he had a duck, ee-i-e-i-o.
With a quack-quack here and a quack-quack there, here a quack, there a quack, everywhere
a quack-quack.
Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-e-i-o.
And Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-e-i-o.
And on this farm he had a pig, ee-i-e-i-o.
With an oink-oink here and an oink-oink there, here an oink there, an oink everywhere, an
oink-oink.
Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-e-i-o.
And Old MacDonald had a farm, ee-i-e-i-o.
And on this farm he had some chicks, ee-i-e-i-o.
With a cheap, cheap there and an cheap, cheap there, here a cheap there, a cheap everywhere,
a cheap, cheap a moo moo there, a moo moo there, here a moo there, a moo everywhere,
a moo moo.
Here quick there quick everywhere quick quick an oink oink here an oink oink there everywhere an oink oink oink oink oink
Old MacDonald had a farm
Today we're going to visit some farms
To be a successful farmer you need among other things
efficient machinery like these tractors
You need fertile soil
an adequate supply of water
and a strong healthy body
There are many different kinds of farms
pig farms, dairy farms, sheep farms, farms which grow crops and many others
Let's watch this farmer cultivating his field with his tractor
Farmers obtain their water in various ways
Sometimes from a large storage dam like this one
Some farmers irrigate their field with water from an underground bore
Some farmers still use a windmill like this one here
Here we are at a pig farm
Farmers call pig farms pigarees
The little pigs or piglets are being fed by their mother the sow
Pigs are very greedy and very noisy
This is a dairy farm which supplies milk for us to drink and cream for our hot scones and jams
The farmer also sends his milk to the butter and cheese factories
This is the cow shed where the cows are milked by a milking machine
This is the bin the farmer puts the chaff into for the cows to eat
Let's watch some cows being milked
This is the cow shed where the cows are milked
Here is the refrigerated stainless steel vat where the milk is stored ready to be taken away
and bottled for us to drink
When the milking is finished the cows are returned to the pastures
This tall silo stores the feed for the stock on the farm
As you can see farms are places with wide open spaces and lots of fresh clean air
Cows, like this one, are sometimes fed milk by the farmer
Here we are on a farm where the farmer breeds, raises and trains horses for riding schools
The farmer also has a donkey, see if you can spot it
This is the cow shed where the cows are milked
The trail boss is now going to prepare a horse for riding
He is also going to show us how he cracks his stock whip
This is the horse for riding
This is the bridle, the part that goes on the horse
On the bridle we have different parts
This part here is called the reins
That is what the steer horse is with
This part here is called the bit
That is what goes through the horse's neck
This is the cheek straps
That goes over the horse's head
We also have the saddle
We have the saddle cloth on
We make sure it is nice and clean so there are no burrs or prickles in it
We have the saddle
This is an Australian stock saddle
We have the knee pads on it
We have the different parts of the stock saddle
We have the spirits
They are the spirit binds
That is what we put our feet in when we ride the horse
We have the outside flaps
In here we have the girth
That goes underneath
This sort of setup is called the bases
Some saddles have a certain single on as well
This setup is just a little
Pulls up like that
Goes through the hole like that
And then the saddle
Also in here we have what is called the count line
This is a soft piece of the saddle
It keeps the horse's back in exactly the same shape as the horse's back
This room is called a stall
Where the horse sleeps and has its sabba
The horse doctor or veterinary surgeon is taking the rough edges from the horse's teeth
The horse's teeth are careful just like you guys
This farm is a rather unusual one
It is an emu farm
The emus are raised to stock other emu farms
Provide feathers and their fat is used in skin creams and ointments
Let us see how fast they can run
Because they cannot fly you know
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Our next visit is to the Sun Coast Crayfish Farm at Palmview in Queensland
The farmer and his wife on this farm told us many interesting facts about crayfish
For example, there are over 100 species of crayfish in the world
And 90 of these are to be found in Australia
Did you know that? They didn't
They also said that the family the crayfish belongs to probably began over 600 million years ago
A very long time indeed
The Sun Coast Crayfish Farm breed only the freshwater red claw or tropical blue crayfish
In the distance you can see some of the large ponds where the crayfish breed and grow
The red claw crayfish grow very very quickly and they need plenty of oxygen
To make sure the crayfish have enough oxygen the farmer bubbles air into the pond
Just like you do in a fish tank at home
Or the farmer sprays water into the air where it collects oxygen as it falls back into the pond
Crayfish like to hide from the birds that want to eat them
And to help the crayfish hide and keep safe the farmer puts empty onion bags in the pond
Let us show you
The female crayfish lay eggs which they keep safely tucked under their tail until they hatch
Can you see them? The eggs are quite small
Now we will look under the water where we will see both yabbies and the red claw crayfish
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