Every renaissance period village had assorted livestock and this applies to the CAVE as well. Because "live" animals are messy we have resorted to creative fakes. The picture above shows several animals on one of our farms. Each of the animals is made from plywood which has been cut with a jig saw. The various parts of each animal are slotted and slip apart for easy in storing and transporting. The "animals" were stained with a variety of wood stain colors. The horns of the goat and the cow were left raw and unstained. The two sheep were covered with a fleece material obtained from a yardgoods store. While these animals were made from plywood the same effect could be obtained using heavy cardboard and paint, rather than stain.

The patterns for these animals may be obtained from The Winfield Collection .

Another option for making live stock is to construct a wooden frame (this one is made from 2x4 lumber) and then cover it first with batting and then wrap the whole thing with a bed sheet. The sheet is cut and stitched to the frame sothat it fits like a "skin." Spray paint was used to give the cow spots, a piece of rope was added for a tail and a tether rope was hung around the cow's neck.