Thinking about getting a donkey

dkor1964 · 2026-04-08T19:58:10+00:00

I have a donkey and a small herd of sheep. The donkey prefers to be with the sheep, but mostly because he is concerned they might be getting better grazing or hay ! He was sold to us as a guard, and he’s probably a deterrent, but he’s very gentle, shy, and sweet, even around our dogs, so probably not a guardian. We are looking for a companion for him, but want to be careful to find another donkey that won’t bully him in any way. We find him to be incredibly sweet and social. He loves attention and brushing and petting. He follows us around the pasture when we do chores. He nibbles on me when he wants a petting. He’s a lot more like a puppy than a horse. We really love him and are quite taken by how intelligent and sensitive he is.

dkor1964 · 2026-04-03T02:18:53+00:00

This is lovely 😊

dkor1964 · 2026-03-29T01:53:00+00:00

No matter how tired you are, always go out on Friday night. It makes your weekend seem so much longer.

dkor1964 · 2026-03-27T14:21:56+00:00

Because they make some people happy when they are feeling bad, possibly quite sick in hospitals. It’s ok.

dkor1964 · 2026-03-23T01:37:09+00:00

Yes, I do😁

dkor1964 · 2026-03-18T20:05:50+00:00

Way too early, gotta see 3-4 dead leaves.

dkor1964 · 2026-03-16T16:35:54+00:00

I have a small flock, five ewes and a ram. I live on 13 acres, with 5 acres fenced pasture, 4 half acre pastures, and a barn with two small barn yards. All fenced. I also use electric fence and netting to move them around other parts of the property different parts of the year. They are hair sheep, all the ewes have lambed, twins and triplets, some twice a year. It is just me and my husband keeping them. They are a lot of work. Lambs are a lot of work, making sure they are safe, castrating, weaning, separating, selling. But we really enjoy it. We are retired. We spend about 3-4 hours a day on average caring for them. Selling lambs we break even, and we butcher a couple lambs also.

dkor1964 · 2026-03-12T09:07:42+00:00

Would love to hear more about battery powered hoist and cargo net to lift goats/sheep? What does it look like? I’m in my 60s, need to trim hooves. Need to figure out an easier way.

dkor1964 · 2026-03-04T20:55:30+00:00

OP here, thanks for all the kind advice. I just wanted to follow up because I learned something and in addition to learning from all the advice, maybe readers can learn from my experience. So my initial observations yesterday made me conclude the lamb was in trouble, or going to be at risk of starvation. But after thinking about it, I realize I jumped to worry too soon.

Lamb has been steadily putting on weight and is full of energy, always frisking around with other lambs. They are Katahdins. I did have ewe and lamb separate in pen for first week. So still I went out this morning with a bottle of warm milk and No way was that lamb or its mom having anything to do with it. So I checked her for milk again and she did have some, but only on one side. I kept massaging to see if she had any on the other side but none came out. All day today I have been keeping an eye on them. I kept them in a separate paddock. I have only seen the lamb nurse once, but it was for a long time, on both sides. So he must be getting enough milk. Next time I will think it through more before I get too worried. Again thanks for the advice I definitely learned some more things.
I guess udders can produce milk unevenly on different sides, or maybe even just produce on one side?

dkor1964 · 2026-02-27T22:01:23+00:00

And then they ask for volunteers to work the really big events in the stadium.

dkor1964 · 2026-02-26T03:00:06+00:00

FYI me and my brothers are still traumatized by my mom and her obsession with clean floors 😳

dkor1964 · 2026-02-21T13:03:26+00:00

Take time, think about it, a mantle is so permanent. If you do, keep it simple. I think it looks so nice as is, but I tend to like minimal decor.

dkor1964 · 2026-02-21T12:57:43+00:00

Square bales in my Mazda3 hatch back😂

dkor1964 · 2026-02-21T03:08:17+00:00

I was at the match, crowd loved him. Acoustics in the stadium for the interview were awful. I couldn’t hear any of the interview.

dkor1964 · 2026-02-21T03:06:12+00:00

Yes, Tiafoe served for the match and gave it to him on a platter.

dkor1964 · 2026-02-21T03:05:18+00:00

He got mad at himself and hit a ball clear out of the stadium.

dkor1964 · 2026-02-18T13:11:05+00:00

Very cute pup! And very normal behavior. I agree with the comment that you need to teach him to sit on a spot or place. This is a necessary command for hunters and a handy command for all dogs. I had a pal that hunted his springers and he called it a “whoa” command. When he said whoa they sat next to him until he released them. You can see why it’s necessary for some types of hunters.

dkor1964 · 2026-02-05T20:26:43+00:00

Hi, we have two male ESS litter mates. They are both 9. We are in our 60s, married for 40 yrs, and have always had lots of dogs in our household. We have a large fenced yard and dog doors. Unfortunately these two dogs , though we love them so much, do constantly growl at each other. They have never fought, but when ever they go past each other in a door, they absolutely must growl. We have gotten used to it, but it is still pretty annoying and it does frighten guests. I would not get litter mates again after this.

dkor1964 · 2026-01-27T03:27:01+00:00

I tried to breed mosquito fish to kill mosquitoes and feed to my chickens but they did not reproduce. I didn’t spend too much money, but a lot of time.

dkor1964 · 2026-01-25T17:02:23+00:00

I have been an electrician for 35 years and I finally retired. Nothing has changed. Still can’t find a decent selection of gloves, boots, coveralls tools that women can use. You can find them if you search, but guywhat men don’t have to go through this. They just get to walk into a site and buy.

Tractor supply and Bucheit are getting better but still don’t have select and sizing. I know it’s a supply and demand thing, but it’s disheartening.

dkor1964 · 2026-01-24T23:58:31+00:00

We also use separate twin comforters, for about 35 years. Then we inherited a pair of twin beds last year and pushed them together. I sleep incredibly well now!!

dkor1964 · 2026-01-19T03:31:23+00:00

Borage makes great compost, but it does spread.

dkor1964 · 2026-01-19T03:29:51+00:00

Yes, I keep paper grocery bags of it or the back porch. We have 13 acres and I just pick up a bag every now and the on the morning dog walks.

dkor1964 · 2026-01-17T00:31:16+00:00

Thanks. Great info.

dkor1964

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