Donkeys are not horses with long ears; donkeys are donkeys. Donkeys evolved from the desert. Please think about what is in the desert for food, sagebrush, bark, roots, sticks, and dirt, but no green grass or green brush. Yes, even green brush can be high in sugar. Donkeys love to dig for roots. The donkey’s… Read More Understanding Donkey Behavior: Care Tips for Owners
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Did you know donkeys are deep thinkers? Yes it’s true donkeys are chess players, donkeys stop and think about everything new deeply. Never force a donkey give the donkey the opportunity to think and process all information as this will make the next interaction much easier for the donkey and of course you the human. Donkeys forget nothing ever, good or bad as their brains are one of their gifts to survive. Sadly, this is one of the reasons humans call them stubborn as donkeys can freeze when scared, rear up, fight kick or lay down.… Read More Donkey Are Skeptical Of New Things
Donkeys, horses, and mules must sleep to strengthen their immune systems. Deep sleeping creates rapid eye movement (REM), a deep dream state. How can we ensure our equine are getting REM sleep? Ensure your donkey has another donkey to feel safe and that your shelter is big enough for the entire herd to get in… Read More Donkeys Need To Lay Down To Sleep
Congratulations, you own a donkey. If you only have one donkey, please consider getting your donkey another donkey to live with twenty-four-seven. Geldings with geldings and jennies with jennies always work best. Try to get the size fair as donkeys grab the neck in play and battle, and managing the weight is easier if the… Read More How To Stop Your Donkey From Biting
Shop in our store, Donkey Whisperer Farm ® Donkeys are not horses with long ears; the ears back can mean I am happy to see you, thinking, or angry. Please learn to read the eyes, not the ears. Donkeys forget nothing good or bad ever; I call this a photographic memory. Donkeys evolved from the… Read More Help My Donkey Is Running At Me His ears Back Teeth Showing
1. Most important – Please don’t beat me or punish me for being slow and not moving fast enough, unlike the horse, I can think all the time. If I overreact understand I am stressed. 2. I enjoy being talked to, brushed, and loved on when I am sure you will not hurt me.… Read More Ten Things Donkeys Want You To Know
Introducing Rocket Man, a miniature donkey gelding, he just turned twenty-six years old. Rocket Man has been in our life since he was thirteen years old. When Rio our Mammoth donkey was weaned from his mom, Rio bonded to Rocket Man. Rocket Man was a jack on the breeding farm in his early years. Rocket… Read More Donkey Scratch
Preventing colic is one of the most important things we can do for the stoic donkey, stoic meaning will not show pain until it is too late in most cases. We provide free lose granular salt, clean water, and tested hay in a slow feeder. All three miniature donkeys in the video below just licked… Read More Donkeys Licking Lips
Where Do Kiang Donkeys Live? Kiang is the common name for a wild member of the horse family Equidae, Equus kiang, the largest of the wild asses, characterized by distinctive patches of white on the neck, chest, and shoulder, as well as long legs and an erect mane. Native to the Tibetan Plateau, where it inhabits high-altitude montane and alpine… Read More Kiang Donkeys
Donkey Whisperer Farm ® On-Line Learning Is The Leader For On-Line Education Worldwide! Teach your donkey to have social skills and manners via Donkey 101 & 102 Video On Demand. Use our soft yacht rope donkey halters with matching lead lines to speed up your donkey’s learning time. Teach your donkey to follow you as… Read More Donkey Education Made Easy
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged! Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner Donkey Whisperer Farm ®
Did you know animals have personalities? Donkeys are born with their unique personality, extroverts are more go than whoa. Introvert more whoa than go. Did you know introvert donkeys do not bray? Yes, it’s true the true deep introvert donkey will make a little bit of noise but will never let out a full bray.… Read More Donkeys Have Personalities
Donkeys usually prefer to live with their own species. Donkeys have photogenic memories, they remember good and bad memories forever. If a donkey is forced to live with just a cow or a bunch of cows in a field without another donkey and later in life, the donkey is re-homed into a herd of donkeys… Read More Donkey Is Bonded To Cows
Donkeys are livestock guardians This is wrong! Very few donkeys make great livestock guardians. Please get a livestock guarding dog to protect your livestock. Donkeys will guard the animals they are bonded to if they are big enough. A miniature donkey is too small to guard anything. Domesticated dogs can kill a miniature donkey. Donkeys… Read More 10 Things About Donkeys You Most Likely Did Not Know
Select Donkey Whisperer Farm to order donkey halters, tack, training tools, stick and string. Donkey 101 & 102 Video On Demand, take Melody Johnson to the farm with you using any smart device. You own lifetime access to the video vault. Donkey 101 & 102 is available for sale now. Order from our store Check… Read More Donkey Training
The Donkey Whisperer Farm ® proudly presents a free educational video “Bringing Your Donkey Home” Introduction 1.Have a Plan Donkey Meets Human Pasture Pair Them Up Touching Donkey Environment Bio-security Shelter Gates and Locks Diet Manure Training Toys Vet & Farrier it’s a Team Emergency Preparedness
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?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3LFkFA3scc Donkeys Evolved From The Desert. Thinking about bringing home a couple of donkeys? Donkeys are smart not stubborn. Donkeys are visual learners meaning; Donkeys can watch you do something repetitively and repeat the process. Donkeys are wood eaters. Make sure you have excellent fences, gates and locks. Donkeys love wood! Please do not… Read More American Mammoth Jack Opening The Barn Door
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