Not correct. There were many animals in the barnyard: chickens, pigs, sheep, and geese.
Explanation:
The column after "barnyard" shows a series of items will be listed or follow. colons indicate or announce explanation or examples after an independent clause. Example, when we want to give examples or offer explanation after saying "It should happen this way:". The items that follow in this fashion will be written after a colon since they come after something like an announcement.
Explanation: Proper names of ships and other vessels are italicized in MLA format. If the name has a prefix, such as USS or HMS, do not italicize the prefix and do not punctuate the prefix with periods.