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Feeding the animals

Whitehouse Farm Centre is home to a range of animals that are so friendly, they eat straight out of your hand. Offering interactive and immersive animal encounters that you may not experience every day. Animal food can be purchased for £1 per bag, just remember to wash those hands!

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We’re here to answer all your questions

You can feed our Sheep, Goats, Horses, Ponies, Donkeys, Llamas, Alpacas, Emus, Fallow Deer, Cows, Pigs, Wallabies, Prairie dogs and Reindeers.

Pick an animal (See 'What can I feed?')
Open your hand into a FLAT hand to make it look like a dinner plate!!
(Very important to keep your hand flat as animals have teeth and we do not want them accidentally nibbling your fingers thinking it's food).
Get some animal food from your bag and place it on your flat hand.
(Don’t put your bag too close as greedy animals, especially the goats, will try to grab it!)
Extend your hand so the animal can use its soft furry lips and tongue to eat the food from your hand!
MOST IMPORTANT WASH YOUR HANDS! (See Hand washing)

Why is it important and when should I wash hands?

Washing our hands is very important especially after feeding an animal.

At Whitehouse Farm Centre we recommend you wash your hands with soap and running water after feeding an animal, handling an animal, before you eat, after using the toilet and again before you leave.

The recommended time to spend washing your hands is at least 20 seconds!! We all know children like to get back to having fun as soon as possible, so they might just do a quick rinse. It’s a good idea for grown ups to wash their hands at the same time to show your little ones how it's done properly.

PLEASE NOTE: ALCOHOL GEL IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR A THOROUGH HAND WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AND SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO SANITISE CLEAN HANDS.

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There really is something for everyone, as well as interactive animals activities, there’s indoor & outdoor play areas to discover and explore, so it’s always Farmtastic Fun whatever the weather!