But do the donkeys care about watching the sheep?
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Yes, they do. They are great alert, guard animals and will range with sheep and goats and they have a life span of about thirty years.
I hope they get one to take some of the work off Casper.
I had a friend whose donkey killed some of their smaller breed goats. We stick with our Great Pyrenees. Great big teddy bears, but don’t mess with their herd!
A small scale rancher near me has a donkey running with horses normally but occasionally puts him in with the cattle. If a person has a few acres of heavy brush, a donkey or two will do a nice job of clearing it out.
Predators in my area are primarily coyotes but also bobcat and black bear on rare occasions. When I moved in here, one of my new neighbors claimed there’s a wolf pack established about 5 miles from here. That’s 2 or 3 mountains distant.