Friday 25 October 2013

Pebbles attacked me! He's a goat!!

So last Wednesday was my fourth day of work experience in Wallaby Woods. Each day I'm enjoying it more and more. As Halloween is nearly here we were cleaning the place and Luke and Dean were making cool decor for it. They made these really cool grave stones out of styrofoam. They looked great!!

We had new arrivals in the pet barn. Two little swans came to stay for a while. So me and Charlotte made a place for them to stay. Also one of the rabbits gave birth to five little baby rabbits. They are so cute!!

So apart from getting things ready for Halloween, everything else was pretty much the same. I was cleaning out where the goat and donkey stay, and when I was about to walk out and leave the goat, Pebbles attacked me. He hit me with his HUGE horns. But its ok because Paulo came to the rescue!! (btw Paulo is the donkey!) Yeah so basically Paulo stood in front of me so that Pebbles couldn't get at me!:)

I also got really good news at the end of the day. They offered me a part time job there over the mid term!!!!! I was sooooo happy, I really felt like I was doing a great job and that they all liked having me there!

All in all I am really having a great time working there!:)

Friday 18 October 2013

Day 3, its getting better and better!!

So on the 16th of october I had work experience and this was my third day. Every week its getting better and better, I love it!! I love working with the animals and I feel I'm getting along really well with the members of the staff.

The only bad thing about that day was that it was lashing rain. But I just worked in the barn until it stopped and then I went out to the field where all the horses and sheep were. Poor Paulo (the donkey) is very lonely, they are thinking of getting him a friend!:)

We also got a few new guinnea pigs. At the moment they are getting ready for Halloween and I helped them. At lunch I spent it with Luke and Dean and Maurine, I couldn't stop laughing because I think Luke is so funny. In the end we all ended up laughing and they had to leave to stop. Haha!

All in all I am really enjoying myself and I love working there!! Can't wait for next week!! :)


Monday 14 October 2013

Day 2!

My second day of work experience was much more relaxing as I knew where to go and who I'd be with. I felt a lot more comfortable and confident walking in. So it started off the same, cleaning cages and stables and feeding the animals. This week because the weather was good it was busier and I got to show some children the animals around the place.

Later on we were getting ready for a photo shoot, people from Temple Street Hospital wanted to get some photos of children in their Halloween costumes for a fundraiser. So because of this we had to make sure EVERYTHING was spotless!!

I took some photos of the animals, here they are.....

Here are the little cute bunny rabbits!

Here is Lou Lou

Some of the cute budgies.

Leroy he is a parrot and he NEVER shuts up!!

Saturday 5 October 2013

My new best friend is a donkey!!:)

On Wednesday 2nd I had my first day of work experience. I worked in a place called Wallaby Woods, it is an adventure centre. I was working with animals, I was cleaning their cages and stables, and i was also feeding them. It was a really good day and it was funny to think that I was really nervous going in. But now that I know what to do and where to go I am not nervous anymore!!

While I was in the middle of doing work a guy called Luke says 'Aoife, catch!', so I turned around and I caught it.. you'll never guess what he threw at me...he threw a CHICKEN'S HEAD AT ME!!!! I screamed and threw it on the ground and I look over at Luke and he is nearly wetting himself with laughter!

So anyways I made a new best friend called Paulo and he is a donkey! He wanted me to give him a kiss but I told him that I wasn't ready....haha I'm just joking but he did want a kiss!!

Overall my first day in work experience was really fun!:)