Helping You be Successful with Donkeys
I believe in natural as possible donkey health care. I also believe in saving money and having budget friendly products.
Diarrhea in donkeys is a fairly common happening. Especially when you take in rescue donkeys! They get parasites, nervous stomach issues from stress, digestive upsets from food changes, or something they might have eaten in the fields. Just like any other mammal. Those are the most common reasons you’ll see diarrhea in donkeys. There can … Read more
Why clean old donkey tack? Do you like to buy used tack? Ever think about how not cleaning tack could affect your donkey? Recently I bought up a huge lot of used tack. Major score! I love saving money and a lot of this stuff looked brand new. A lot was in good shape but … Read more
Rain rot in donkeys hasn’t been a huge problem for me but it occurs occasionally in especially wet years and especially on my white donkey, Jeb. Since I like my donkeys to live outside naturally in a herd, I have to prevent rain rot here in the southeast during those really wet years. The first year … Read more
This DIY hay feeder for round bales has helped prevent hay waste and worked as a hay shelter for hay bags. As my donkey herd grew, and I added mammoth donkeys, I needed to feed round bales. It’s just too expensive to feed square all the time to the big guys. So my husband came … Read more
A big part of my donkey care program is about supportive herbs and natural supplements. Garlic and ACV (apple cider vinegar) are an important cornerstone of the basic health care support I can provide. Both are inexpensive and contain multiple benefits. You may already know of the multiple benefits they provide humans. They do pretty … Read more
The flies are in full force here in Tennessee and I’m pulling out all the good stuff to try and keep my donkeys as comfortable as possible but also as ‘organic’ as possible! If they are fly free but I’m dousing them in harmful chemicals that don’t really help out in the long run. For … Read more
Do you hate flies bother your donkeys but also hate the poisons in the commercial fly sprays that can cause more harm than good? I came up with this fly repellent ointment that really works well to keep the flies off my herd. Fly season gets bad TN, especially wet years. You would use this … Read more
If you are going to train donkeys you will need tack. Tack care and the ability to recondition tack will become important because tack is expensive! One of the best ways to stay on budget? Buy used tack and equipment! Even if you have to restore the leather tack or make some repairs its worth … Read more
Donkey grooming is so easy compared to grooming a horse. There are occasions where donkeys need some extra grooming attention. Like for shows and competitions. But also for unfortunate incidents when donkeys get into a patch of cockleburs! I also use grooming as a good way to bond and build trust with my donkeys. I’m … Read more