tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post2248828208763413807..comments2023-04-13T08:58:48.849-04:00Comments on Growing Human: Why I Want a DonkeyChristyACBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-71873890292846538252009-04-17T08:44:00.000-04:002009-04-17T08:44:00.000-04:00I'm with you as far as a donkey being on our wish ...I'm with you as far as a donkey being on our wish list (well, two, so they have company :)) I'd like to have them trained to carry things and pull a small cart...and get a whole lot of total spoiling :)Robbynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860870861321231048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-8769073315616819572009-04-01T09:39:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:39:00.000-04:00I don't have the space for a donkey, but I can see...I don't have the space for a donkey, but I can see the usefulness.Koryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359855844113965258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-61639716644910176972009-04-01T09:38:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:38:00.000-04:00Melinda - Riding a donkey is an experience. They t...Melinda - Riding a donkey is an experience. They tend to be a bit more bumpy to ride for many.<BR/><BR/>Aimee - Awww...I love shetland ponies!<BR/><BR/>Kristina - Ah yes, the future farm fantasy. Don't we all have those?<BR/><BR/>Judy - Oh, I hear you. I'm still trying to get Norfolk to allow me a few chickens. Can you imagine going to the city and adding a donkey to my list? LOL.<BR/><BR/>Christy - I've actually seen it both ways. Some I've seen very protective of herds against predators and some I've seen just run away and leave the herds to fend for themselves. What I'm told is that it depends on how their raised and that getting a youngster donkey means you can really train them to be how you like with animals. I do think some breeds have more problems with some animals than others.<BR/><BR/>ATW - I laugh too. Part of the reason I like them so. Who can resist something that can curl it's like more than Billy Idol?<BR/><BR/>Jennifer - Good enough reason!<BR/><BR/>Hickchick - I totally agree with you! I didn't go there in my post but I'm so glad someone else understands that inherent truth also!ChristyACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-60930729661660018352009-04-01T08:46:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:46:00.000-04:00Horses ARE high maintenance. Perhaps this is why ...Horses ARE high maintenance. Perhaps this is why historicaly they have been the property of royalty. The peasants were the donkey owners. I think we have been behaving like royalty and are about to be knocked back to peasant status, it might be a good time to become re-aquainted with donkeys! KrisHickchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569529847455539317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-74405357224988352292009-04-01T00:59:00.000-04:002009-04-01T00:59:00.000-04:00I love donkeys too! Of course my reason is mostly ...I love donkeys too! Of course my reason is mostly that I just think they are so cute and I bet they would be fun to have on the farm.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664824920459341153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-71247101157818027812009-03-31T22:49:00.000-04:002009-03-31T22:49:00.000-04:00Christy this may sound bad, But I everytime I look...Christy this may sound bad, But I everytime I look at donkeys I just laugh. They look so funny. when I was a young punk living in Pa I would drive past this farm and yell jackass out the window to this one donkey. Becuase he had the buck teeth and silly looking face. But i think its cool getting a donkey, my boss had a yak or ox one of them. She had it in her pasture it was huge. And i heard that lamas protect sheep. Im not sure about how true that is.ATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611792880885608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-66178092663804306582009-03-31T20:33:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:33:00.000-04:00I've been considering getting a donkey as a guard ...I've been considering getting a donkey as a guard animal. I'm not sure. I've heard about them being rough with sheep and since I'm getting sheep I'm not sure I want to risk it. If I could find one that had been around sheep already.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-77005195961141545732009-03-31T20:04:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:04:00.000-04:00I'm still working on my husband for chickens so I ...I'm still working on my husband for chickens so I don't foresee a donkey in my future but that sounds so great!<BR/>JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-16462416402239159452009-03-31T18:06:00.000-04:002009-03-31T18:06:00.000-04:00Chickens? Yes. Goats? Yes. Donkey? Well, now ...Chickens? Yes. Goats? Yes. Donkey? Well, now that you mention it... maybe I need to fit a donkey into my future farmstead fantasies. :)Kristina Strainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811131349414075473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-91157917891208904392009-03-31T17:24:00.000-04:002009-03-31T17:24:00.000-04:00I've often thought of getting a donkey, and if I h...I've often thought of getting a donkey, and if I hadn't run across a shetland pony in need of help first, I probably would have.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1785724931249096583.post-64458729117731001632009-03-31T15:22:00.000-04:002009-03-31T15:22:00.000-04:00Awesome. I've never ridden a donkey, but I can sa...Awesome. I've never ridden a donkey, but I can say I agree that they have personality and spunk! Ok, now I want a donkey. Guess I'll have to wait until I'm no longer living in an apartment, though... Donkey, ducks, chickens, goat... they would all get along well together I think! : )Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208873906357613465noreply@blogger.com