The heat wave like no otherThe weather in New York and New Jersey heated up this week! Today at the farm it was 95 degrees. The hotter it is the more bugs annoy the animals, especially the horses on the pasture. To help the horses we brush them really well and then we pour horse grade bug spray onto a towel and rub it everywhere the horse can't scratch themselves. This usually includes all four legs, stomach, ears, and around they eyes and face. Today was extra special because we took part in an active rescue! Tali, my mentor, drove to a school to rescue 9 baby chicks from a classroom The chicks were living in a box and did not have any water. When they got to the farm they were very constipated and blocked to the point where they couldn't poop. The other two interns and I sat down with towels, coconut oil, and water and we gently rubbed and massaged them to clean and stimulate them them to allow them to poop. They are very sweet little guys and girls and we will do everything we can. Short storyAfter we realized the baby chicks rescued today needed pumpkin filling to help with their constipation I drove to the store to pick a can up. On my way down the mountain I saw a raccoon that had been hit by a car so I pulled over grabbed a stick and pushed him off the road. When I got to the store, I grabbed the can of pumpkin filling and a bottle of unflavored Pedialite to help boost their immune system. On my way back up the mountain a bird flew into my windshield! I quickly pulled over and grabbed a towel and ran to see if the bird was alive. I gently picked him/her up and wrapped it in the towel t this point the eyes on the bird were still blinking but he died in my arms on the way back to the car. I left him on the towel and said my goodbyes. I looked like a baby crying in my car for 10 minutes on the side of the road with a wild bird in my lap. R.I.P Billy.
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Makenna albanoMy name is Makenna Albano and I am a senior at High Tech High International, I am attending Colorado State University in the fall and I am majoring in animal science. I have a lot of experience with animals but not as much with larger animals and farm animals. For my senior year externship I chose to fly to New York and work on a farm that rescues and rehabilitates all kinds of animals. I am very excited to get the farm animal experience, at this farm they have all kinds of animals such as goats, horses,bunnies, cats, chickens, pigs, rats, ferrets and more!!! |