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January 2017

Donkeys are smart not stubborn!

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So You Want To Be A Farmer

Donkey Whisperer Farm ® 

img_8146img_7999img_7987img_8101The Donkey Whisperer Farm ®  is a blessing. We will thank GOD for this farm forever as our farm is GOD’s blessing. GOD bless the farmer and his/her way of life!

Farmers work hard! No vacation time, no sick days, no time off. 

  1. Every seed we plant will grow food. Food for animals and humans to consume.
  2. The land will reward us when we take the time to give back.
  3. Everything starts with the soil
  4. The farmer has a big office
  5. Farmers prepare for spring in the winter
  6. The farmer must be a planner and very careful with their budget
  7. Farmers get dirty every single day
  8. Farmers breathe fresh air every single day, rain, snow, wind or hot
  9. Farmers love to share 
  10. Farmers pray and plant 
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What to Consider?

  • Vision and Values: A farm is personal, a vision and values of the individuals who start the farm. Farms are dying each and every day. Small farms need another income to keep running this is a fact. Farming is very difficult to make a profit as the overhead is greater than the fiscal rewards most years.
  • Place Matters: We must do our homework to ensure the part of the world we purchase land has everything we need to grow the food source. Do your homework.
  • Planning: New farms need to have a well designed business plan that takes into consideration individual infrastructure and financial needsthe viability of marketing strategies, and the farmer’s production capacity and knowledge.
  • Education and Experience: Preparation, knowledge, and training are essential. But so is being able adapt quickly to the unexpected, to persevere when factors beyond one’s control conspire against you, and knowing how/when/what/where to expend time, energy, and resources. Prayer is very important. God is in control 100%.
  • Managing risk: It is helpful to plan careful to manage risk through diversification, financial management, and the ability to withstand a couple of bad years.
  • Wait for the funding to come before you grow your farm! We advise to grow your business in phases. Do not borrow money unless it is absolutely need. Be patient and wait.
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Donkey Whisperer Farm Summer 2016

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Melody Johnson, Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC

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Spring Is Almost Here 2016

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Elwha River, Washington States Big Return

Before the dam was blown!

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Farm Life Is Great

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Farm Life Is The Best, Donkey Rope Halters For Sale

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Spring is in the air! I captured our rescue donkeys playing looks almost like they are dancing until you look into the eye.

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Donkeys playing ON THE DONKEY WHISPERER FARM

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Home Sweet Home (Donkeys, Horses, Elk, Birds and Dogs) – Sequim, WA

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Wild Roosevelt Elk of the Olympic Mountains – Dec 26, 2015

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Introducing our new puppy Titus!

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Seeing Sea Lions by the Seaside

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Watch The Fog Roll Into The Farm

 

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Watching The Neighbors

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Donkey Whisperer Farm, Snow In The Olympic Mountains 2015

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This photo was taken with my phone. “Looks like GOD in Jesus Christ name painted the mountains and landscape.” Thank you Jesus for our farm!

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Pacific Northwest Salt Creek Park

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Elwha River Runs Free, Washington State Is Having A Drought

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Windy Day On The Donkey Whisperer Farm, Sequim, WA

 

We donated all of this hay to OPEN in Sequim, WA as the hay has weeds and is too high in protein and sugar for the donkeys and horses.

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The Olympic Mountains Is In Our Backyard

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For The Health Of A Domesticated Donkey

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Donkeys evolved from the desert. Donkeys must have a strict diet of low sugar/protein hay or they will get sick and eventually die a slow painful death.

If you own a donkey in a green area please do your best to get educated on how to set your farm up to keep your donkeys healthy. Never throw them out in a tall field or wooded area of brush as they will get laminitis, white line, colic and founder. The donkey can grow a fat crests neck and/or a big belly. Next the hoof starts rotting off literally and they can’t walk. It is not a pretty site to watch.

Diet, exercise, clean water, (warm in winter) and dry ground is essential to a healthy donkey living in domestication. Just like a horse a donkey needs a vet check, shots depending on what you are doing, teeth check at least once a year, fly spray, fly predators, pick up the poop compost. Standing in urine and poop will cause health problems with the hoof. The hoof in domestication on most small farm should be done every six weeks in the spring and summer as the hoof grows so fast in the warm season. Seven weeks in the fall and winter, keeping your donkeys on a regular schedule will prevent major vet bills, save you money and tears.

Donkeys do not shed out like the horse

All are different, we have ages from twenty-one to three here on the Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC and each sheds at their own pace. Some are patchy and some like Rio our Mammoth donkey lose their hair nicely. We do not shave our donkeys as we do not show them. Donkeys actually do not enjoy riding in the trailer and prefer to stay home in my most humble opinion.

We let the individual donkey decide when it is time to shed. The long hair we leave on them is removed using a dog shedder (fur removal) careful on the face go light, tender and under the belly by their private parts it works! I trim around the jawline using scissors, a buzz cut on their mane. You need a trained donkey to do this as accident will happen if you do not have a plan.

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Why Do I leave the Fur on?

The insects will make a donkey bloody, the long fur prevents this. Shelter is a must as it is for the horse and mule! Plus it is so much work to razor clip an entire donkey.

Lice can happen to your donkey so be prepared and talk to your vet about what works best. We use a liquid spray on that prevents ticks, fly’s and lice named buzz off. Talk to your vet. Many people say my vet knows nothing about donkeys we now have the internet and many vet’s around the world are doing studies on the donkey. Ask your vet to coordinate with a donkey vet, if your vet refuses find another vet. Better yet do your own homework and share what you find out as vet’s are busy.

We have cut our hay-field four times since spring appeared in 2015 on the Donkey Whisperer Farm in Sequim, WA with our brush hog. This does two things;

  1. Prevents weeds from spreading
  2. Keeps our horses and donkeys from over grazing and getting sick

If you would like to know how to set up your farm for your donkeys to keep them in optimum health. I am now taking two more new students. Select Our Store to sign up virtual coaching, consulting and training sessions. I look forward to meeting you!

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Melody Johnson, Donkey Whisperer Farm, LLC

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Just Give Me Some Love

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