Call the vet asap as your donkey, horse or mule can die from colic!
What happens if my donkey eats chicken feed?
Intestinal upset, diarrhea, colic and laminitis, lung, liver, and heart health issues. Feed intended for chickens may be filled with additives that are very toxic for donkeys, mules, and horses.
Create excellent locks that need fingers to open, gates, and fences to keep food, drugs, donkeys, and other animals safe.
Donkeys are visual learners, meaning they can watch you do something and repeat it. Excellent gates, fences, and locks are needed when owning donkeys, or they will get lost.
Can my donkey kill my chickens?
Yes. Donkeys can grab the neck of the chicken and snap it, stomp on it, or kick it in the head. Please create a place separate from the donkeys for your chickens and donkeys to live.
Can chickens make donkeys sick?
Chickens roaming pastures can also cause health issues for your equine partner. Lice is a massive problem for donkeys due to their thick fur coat. Sanitation issues from chicken droppings can pose health problems for horses, such as infection from Salmonella, botulism, candidiasis histoplasmosis (fungal infections), and even streptococcus.
What are the symptoms of salmonella?
Salmonella usually affects the gut and may cause severe diarrhea in donkeys, horses and mules :
- Fever.
- Severe watery, foul-smelling diarrhea, which can be bloody.
- Weakness.
- Tiredness.
- Loss of appetite.
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Can Salmonella cause colic in donkeys?
The clinical signs of Salmonellosis in adult donkeys include diarrhea, lethargy, fever, anorexia, and colic. Affected donkeys, horses, and mules will be susceptible to infection. Once recovered, these horses may continue to shed the bacteria in their feces, potentially transmitting it to other equine.
Sadly, I have received too many e-mails from people who did not call the vet or waited too long, and their equine died. If you love your equine, call the vet as soon as possible!
GOD bless you and your family, two and four-legged!
Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner