Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: freekitty

Ok I don’t get it, how exactly does a Donkey keep livestock safe, please explain.


10 posted on 08/29/2012 9:59:38 AM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies ]


To: US Navy Vet

Donkeys will go after and kill coyotes, and even mountain lions.

They are tougher than they look.


11 posted on 08/29/2012 10:01:39 AM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: US Navy Vet

“There is no love lost between the Equidae and Canidae families. Donkeys, especially jennies, are very protective of animals they graze with and will run at, chase,stomp, kick and even kill any canine they encounter. They are also used to guard cattle from jaguars in Belize.”

From http://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/guard-donkeys-ranchers-turn-to-crabby-equines-to-watch-over-livestock/


20 posted on 08/29/2012 10:07:33 AM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: US Navy Vet

Donkeys hate coyotes, donkeys hate predators in general. A 500# would be a load for those predators that seek an easy meal.


24 posted on 08/29/2012 10:23:35 AM PDT by xone
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: US Navy Vet

My FIL raised miniature donkeys and they were a handful to deal with, especially the jacks. They can kick sideways, have a really nasty bite and you can NOT sneak up anywhere close to them. They can and do fight with dogs that got into the pasture and it was always the dog being chased by the jack that we had to rescue.


25 posted on 08/29/2012 10:38:29 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: US Navy Vet

Any critters coming on the property not suppose to be there; the donkey will kick the hell out of them possibly resulting in death. A lot of ranchers over the years have used them to protect their stock. I never want to be on the end of that kind of kick. Not sure if the donkeys can kick sideways like horses can.


28 posted on 08/29/2012 10:44:30 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

To: US Navy Vet

Yes. You won’t find coyotes hanging around a cattle herd that has a couple of burros protecting it. Their hooves are deadly — and the little critters bite, too...


51 posted on 08/29/2012 5:50:21 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson