We're considering a mini donkey jack (we would be gelding him immediately). Altho donkeys are equids...I am only familiar with horses and have a feeling there are some big differences. Will donkey owners please give some advice? How do they differ from horses? I have heard that they primarily require hay and a little bit of pelleted feed to avoid obesity...is that correct?
They are easy keepers, they are hardy, they don't need pampering, they don't need shoes, they aren't afraid of everything (like a paper bag blowing in the wind) they will kill a coyote, they will chase your dog, they will eat your dog food, they will dig holes in your pasture, they will make a very loud obnoxious EEEEEEEEEEEE-AWWWWWWWWWWW when you come out to give them breakfast, they don't need any grain, they don't need alfalfa (but mine like a half and half mix!) they don't come in out of the rain, they play like children, and last winter they shoveled snow. They are funny!
I love them. They are too cute but I don't think my neighbors would like me to add that noise to all the roosters I have, all the hogs on the hill, and the cattle down the road. Some days you hear roosters, hogs, horses, and cattle going off at once! Oh what a place. At times I think, "and I thought the city was noisy."