tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post3797390504577739940..comments2023-11-05T05:27:55.905-06:00Comments on A Homesteading Neophyte: Why a Donkey?Phelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-8383019511459761962008-01-08T07:18:00.000-06:002008-01-08T07:18:00.000-06:00The Fool, I am sure we will.Alrescate, me too!Rose...The Fool, I am sure we will.<BR/><BR/>Alrescate, me too!<BR/><BR/>Rosemary, I have seen donkeys stare down and chase off a fox before. And everything I have read about donkeys, claims that they will run off any predator tha wonders in. Your set up sounds the same as mine. We plan on keeping him out in the field during the day with the sheep and bringing them all back in to where the chickens are at night. Goats are not too suited for guard duty, they are a lot like sheep, and will flee rather then fight. But have said that, my female goat is much more aggrasive towards dogs then my males. She will go after them. I would suggest going in which ever direction you feel more comfortable with. We fell in love with the donkey after meeting them.<BR/><BR/>April, we will be hitching up the cart, and going into town to shop. Like I said, I have no pride ;) My neighbor trains horses and has offered us the use of his pens and help in training FireFly. I will post photos of it all. Parking might be a problem.Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-58468553510594887452008-01-07T19:08:00.000-06:002008-01-07T19:08:00.000-06:00You're going to ride him to town? Or are you goin...You're going to ride him to town? Or are you going to hitch him to a cart and go to town? I'd like to see that. Will you show us pictures of your process in training him?<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking how we would look going to Wal-Mart in a donkey cart, I think we'd be okay until we had to find a parking spot.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683295973318482442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-89245952245156717062008-01-07T18:38:00.000-06:002008-01-07T18:38:00.000-06:00So, do you think a donkey would keep foxes / skunk...So, do you think a donkey would keep foxes / skunks / coons from attacking my chickens if I kept them in the same pasture?<BR/><BR/>I just put my order in for 27 chicks and will soon build a coop and run (all this within a larger fenced area where my goats now live). I'd like to let the chickens roam, but don't want them to be fox food either. I heard goats aren't protective against predators. I thought maybe a Llama would do the trick, but perhaps a donkey. Does anyone have experience to share on this one? I'd prefer an easy keeper, too...how are donkeys on that account?<BR/><BR/>RosemaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-21984647003889669962008-01-07T15:41:00.000-06:002008-01-07T15:41:00.000-06:00I can't wait for you to get Firefly on the homeste...I can't wait for you to get Firefly on the homestead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28663723.post-32689776734233483972008-01-07T00:08:00.000-06:002008-01-07T00:08:00.000-06:00Firefly is awesome...what a bee-yoo-tee-ful critte...Firefly is awesome...what a bee-yoo-tee-ful critter. I'm sure we'll all learn a thing or two from Firefly.The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962641109795032438noreply@blogger.com