When four farmyard chickens begin to feel like they need to spread their wings a bit, they decide to go to the big farmhouse to check things out, but after crashing into a doghouse and banging into a tractor, the four flappers get frustrated with their search until a helpful friend finally points out the obvious and overlooked.

Woolbur, a sheep with a mind of his own, never seems to follow the flock, despite his parents' reminders about how he should behave.

As the household changes from a single man to a man with a wife and children, a dog learns to adjust to and enjoy each new member of the family.

Effie the cow dreams of winning a blue ribbon at the state fair, while her best friend Petunia the pig advises her to give up all that she truly enjoys in order to prepare for the big day.

After Hoot and Honk hatch in the wrong nests, they wonder "Who's up?" at bedtime. Will they ever find their way back home?