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<blockquote data-quote="Gale Seddon" data-source="post: 137881" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>Okay, it's good that you are asking about donkeys BEFORE you get one to guard your livestock. Some people just put them out with their cows and are devastated when a jack (intact male) kills a calf or runs a cow through the fence. Some donkeys (and some horses, too) just don't mix well with cattle (or goats or sheep). They are territorial, tough and strong, the very qualities that make some of them very GOOD guardians...but not all are suited to this...a miniature donkey is simply too small (in fact, recently someone in KY lost three mini donkeys to a 2-dog attack).</p><p></p><p>Here's an article about guard donkeys...I hope you'll find it helpful:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.usipp.com/gatefarm/the_donkey_guardian.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usipp.com/gatefarm/the_donkey_guardian.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Dun, I ain't even gonna ask if you've eaten donkey cause I'm afraid of the answer (LOL).</p><p></p><p>Though I haven't seen any coyotes here, they ARE around and it's just a matter of time. Glad our cows have horns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gale Seddon, post: 137881, member: 53"] Okay, it's good that you are asking about donkeys BEFORE you get one to guard your livestock. Some people just put them out with their cows and are devastated when a jack (intact male) kills a calf or runs a cow through the fence. Some donkeys (and some horses, too) just don't mix well with cattle (or goats or sheep). They are territorial, tough and strong, the very qualities that make some of them very GOOD guardians...but not all are suited to this...a miniature donkey is simply too small (in fact, recently someone in KY lost three mini donkeys to a 2-dog attack). Here's an article about guard donkeys...I hope you'll find it helpful: [url=http://www.usipp.com/gatefarm/the_donkey_guardian.htm]http://www.usipp.com/gatefarm/the_donkey_guardian.htm[/url] Dun, I ain't even gonna ask if you've eaten donkey cause I'm afraid of the answer (LOL). Though I haven't seen any coyotes here, they ARE around and it's just a matter of time. Glad our cows have horns. [/QUOTE]
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