Mammoth & Mini
Clean water and salt are some of the most important things we can provide our donkeys while living in domestication. Why? Donkeys, mules, and horses will drink more water if it is clean. Provide warm clean water during freezing weather. Rio our Mammoth donkey and Rocket Man (miniature donkey) will back up and poop in… Read More Donkey Drinking
Donkeys In The Winter, Learn the truth not the myth about donkeys! A blanket is like a fire extinguisher we must be prepared in case of an emergency. A donkey who is shaking or blowing diarrhea needs a dry warm blanket. Remove and change the blanket with a dry blanket as needed. Blankets must be… Read More The Aging Donkey Arthritis
Looking for the perfect gift for the donkey love in your life? Who’s The Boss Water Color Print
Donkeys NEED a strong playmate to grab a hold of the neck, play tug with a food bowl and chase after. Donkeys are not horses they are donkeys and they play different from the horse. If you have a herd of cows and a donkey chasing after them I would say your donkey is bored… Read More Why Is My Donkey Chasing Cows?
Question & Answer Melody, My donkey is obese how can I help my donkey lose weight. Donkeys who are obese can have what’s called insulin resistance making it harder to lose weight. People have insulin resistance too. Here on the Donkey Whisperer Farm ® we have one obese Donkey a rescue donkey named Tuba. Tuba… Read More How Can I Help My Obese Donkey Get Healthy?
Order from OUR STORE Donkey 102 E-Training Video Series is for students who have completed Donkey 101. Take an in-depth look into donkey personality, herd mentality, the rescued and traumatized donkey, how to pick up the front and back feet and various other problem solving techniques. Donkey 102 contains 16 Videos with over 3 hours… Read More Donkey Training “Say The Word Foot The Donkey Picks Up The Foot”
Donkeys evolved from the desert. Let’s think about what food sources are in the desert. When we feed a donkey like a cow or a goat eating brush the donkey gets too much sugar and or protein. The donkey poop should be hard. Diarrhea is a sign of the diet being too rich. Stress is… Read More Why Does My Donkey Have Diarrhea?
Rocket Man is one of our three miniature gelding donkeys, he stands 28 inches tall age twenty-five. Rocket Man is the star of our business logo “donkey sitting down On Donkey Time ®”. Donkeys can live to fifty years of age. Like people the teeth start to fail with age. As my hubby and… Read More Rocket Man Gets Two Teeth Pulled
All donkeys need a bath when the weather hits 70 degrees or higher at least once a year. Tie the donkeys up together to give the bath as anything new is difficult for the donkey. Donkeys can learn to enjoy a warm bath but it takes time. Hand wash their face do not spray water… Read More Donkey Bath Day
A blanket is like a fire extinguisher we hope we do not need to use it. We have it ready and learn how to use it before the emergency hits. Please be prepared. Please train your donkey to accept the blanket before the emergency hits. I never blanket unless an emergency or the donkey is… Read More Natural To Blanket Our Beloved Domesticated Horse, Donkey Or Mule?
Donkeys are wood eaters this is not cribbing. Add water to pine pellet bedding to make the bedding expand. Now the bedding is safe for donkeys. If you do not add water, your donkey will eat the pellets, the pellets expand in their tummy and can cause colic and death. *Donkeys are stoic will not… Read More Pellet Bedding – Add Water Donkeys Love Wood
A blanket is like a fire extinguisher we hope we do not need to use it. We have it ready and learn how to use it before the emergency hits. Please be prepared. Please train your donkey to accept the blanket before the emergency hits. I never blanket unless an emergency or the donkey is… Read More Natural To Blanket Our Beloved Domesticated Horse, Donkey Or Mule?
This is serious business NO POOP can mean colic and colic can mean death. Call the vet immediately!!! Donkeys should poop a bunch each and every day our three equine (one horse, one mammoth donkey and one mini donkey poop a full wheel barrow full of poop in 24 hours. Diet for the Donkey Whisperer… Read More Help My Donkey Has Not Pooped In Two Days
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Thinking about poop when owning a horse, donkey or mule is a full-time job. Is the poop firm enough, too firm, or not enough poop? Poop in the equine world is a big deal 🙂 When I was down from the semi truck accident I was constantly asking my husband How Does The Poop Look?… Read More Thinking About Poop
Gelding donkeys… Read More Why Do I Need To Turn My Jack Into A John?
I share our life on the farm in order to help you help your donkey, horse and mule live life in optimum health. We purchased my horse miss Lily at twenty months old not broke, our Mammoth donkey Rio t nine months old and our mini donkey Rocket Man age thirteen. Much is to be… Read More Memories
Donkey Training
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