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Location: Ohio | I have always wanted a donkey to add to my equine herd and finally got the green light from my husband because coyotes are getting so bad around our place. While my horses don't really need the protection it would be nice to know there is some added security around barn. My question is what size should I look for? My 4 horses range from 14.2hh-16hh and I don't want the little guy/girl to get pushed around too much or be targeted by coyotes (we have been seeing a few different packs of 3-6)... Also, what age range should I look for? I thought about going to an amish sale if I can't find any around my area but figure most will be older, I just want one that is halter broke and has had its feet messed with.
Also, do they do well in electric fencing? I have 3 strands of 2" electric tape at our place, wooded areas have barbed wire with one strand of electric tape for visual reasons and to keep them clear of the fence.
I have never owned one but am so excited. I've heard they can be very entertaining! Please feel free to leave any other advice as I could use all the help I can get on this. 
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| I know my little horse runs the show. I bet a small one would have the I am tough enough tude!  |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | From what I've seen, the jennies are more aggressive to predators, but the boys will still pin ears and chase. Ours is bigger than a mini but smaller than a standard. The horses do pick on him, especially one of my young mares, but he's big enough he hasn't been seriously hurt. As for fencing, he respects the hot wire but will run under the tape. He's bad about escaping given the opportunity, but I've had to chase him back in so many times now, all I have to do is pick up the broom and he will run back in the way he got out. LOL |
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Location: Ohio | Three 4 Luck - 2014-10-26 10:27 AM
From what I've seen, the jennies are more aggressive to predators, but the boys will still pin ears and chase. Ours is bigger than a mini but smaller than a standard. The horses do pick on him, especially one of my young mares, but he's big enough he hasn't been seriously hurt. As for fencing, he respects the hot wire but will run under the tape. He's bad about escaping given the opportunity, but I've had to chase him back in so many times now, all I have to do is pick up the broom and he will run back in the way he got out. LOL
Oh dear, hot wire will def be added then! lol We have a lot of acreage so I can only imagine how many miles my broom would rack up over time! lol I was already leaning towards a jennie so knowing they are more aggressive is good to know. |
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| I found my jenny is less aggressive then my mini jacks.
My mini jacks are very entertaining but they do crawl under all the fences and generally are in the yard, in the hay shed, at the grainery, but generally don't leave the place.
If you have dogs, this can cause two different problems, your dogs can desensitize the donkey so they are no longer aggressive, or the donkey tries to kill the dogs every time they are around
Also my minis are with my horses, no one bosses them or hurts them. They even eat out of the same grain piles as my bully horses.
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| We currently have 3 standard and I love them. We had a mini for 18 years but he passed a few months ago.
They are super fun and personable, and have definitely helped keep the coyotes away. Most of them are easy keepers too, which is a plus! |
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Location: Ohio | Just started looking at for sale ads in my area and most are priced at $300 and only halter broke... is that the normal price? Large standard weanlings/yearlings are $500+ |
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| When I saw the title I almost thought boyfriend or husband shopping!! Just kidding!! |
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Location: Ohio | rowdy256 - 2014-10-26 1:33 PM
When I saw the title I almost thought boyfriend or husband shopping!! Just kidding!!
lmao! Yeah I already have one of "those" donkeys... if only i could keep him happy with just hay and an electric fence! |
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| GrittyCowgirl - 2014-10-27 12:36 PM
rowdy256 - 2014-10-26 1:33 PM
When I saw the title I almost thought boyfriend or husband shopping!! Just kidding!!
lmao! Yeah I already have one of "those" donkeys... if only i could keep him happy with just hay and an electric fence!
i have the boyfriend version and some days donkey!! Kinda like from Shrek |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | GrittyCowgirl - 2014-10-27 12:22 PM Just started looking at for sale ads in my area and most are priced at $300 and only halter broke... is that the normal price? Large standard weanlings/yearlings are $500+
Wow thats alot to pay for a Donkey, here in Texas they give them away. Heres a jack that was runnig lose and nobody claimed him kept him a few months and found somebody that wanted him for their ranch, so gave him to them.
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Location: Kansas | I saw several on my local craigslist going for $100 to $150 |
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Location: Kansas | Great, I was thinking of getting one just to pick at grass but now I'm picturing a dead Cocker Spaniel in my pasture.
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| Frodo - 2014-10-27 1:03 PM
Great, I was thinking of getting one just to pick at grass but now I'm picturing a dead Cocker Spaniel in my pasture.
Not always the case, my donkies are desensitized to dogs, as I have one shitzu who thinks the donkey is his friend, he sleeps with them, jumps up on them, nips their neck,
Finally the donkey gave into the dog and they are friends |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Frodo - 2014-10-27 1:03 PM Great, I was thinking of getting one just to pick at grass but now I'm picturing a dead Cocker Spaniel in my pasture.
Our donkey knows the difference between our dogs and something that shouldn't be there. He WILL chase our dogs, but he's playing, not serious. BTW, I don't feed him and he's fat. And he was free but not halter-broke or even gentle (I can handle him now). I do deworm him, but his feet trim their own selves. Pretty low maintinence. |
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| They are selling from $300 up here in Phoenix. I guess it depends where you live. |
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| GrittyCowgirl - 2014-10-27 12:22 PM Just started looking at for sale ads in my area and most are priced at $300 and only halter broke... is that the normal price? Large standard weanlings/yearlings are $500+
Yes, that's what we get for them around here. We paid $250 for a weanling mini. We are raising standards now and will probably sell our weanlings for $400. |
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| Wow I paid 15.00 for my mini, and had the other mini given to me. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | cowgirlchic - 2014-10-27 3:07 PM GrittyCowgirl - 2014-10-27 12:22 PM Just started looking at for sale ads in my area and most are priced at $300 and only halter broke... is that the normal price? Large standard weanlings/yearlings are $500+ Yes, that's what we get for them around here. We paid $250 for a weanling mini. We are raising standards now and will probably sell our weanlings for $400.
Dang I need to load up a few donkeys up here and send them up the counry and sell them up there, sounds like we could get some good money out of them.. The sale yards here wont take them, I really dont know why. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | Southtxponygirl - 2014-10-27 5:07 PM
cowgirlchic - 2014-10-27 3:07 PM GrittyCowgirl - 2014-10-27 12:22 PM Just started looking at for sale ads in my area and most are priced at $300 and only halter broke... is that the normal price? Large standard weanlings/yearlings are $500+ Yes, that's what we get for them around here. We paid $250 for a weanling mini. We are raising standards now and will probably sell our weanlings for $400.
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