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ncdiesel48

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I bought my mom a donkey as a christmas present, he is three years old. The previous owner had him in with a stud horse and they didn't get along, supposedly the donkey had been with calves also and was ok with them. I took him to his new home and the next day my father put him in with a single cow and the donkey went off and run the cow through the fence. Looking for any advice on how to make him get along with the cows. Would having him neutered help any? He's really good with people but not so much with other animals. Any help would be appreciated.
 
Kinda related.
We have a stud colt that hurt himself on the pasture and has to be confined in the stall. We tried a goat as a buddy and it didn't go over real good. Got a lamb buck given to us and they are inseperable.

I've got a mare that is a real pushover for people, but has to be the boss in the pasture with other horses. I borrowed a bigger mare with even more attitude and she walks around with here hat in her hand. Castration may or may not help, but should be done anyway for safety's sake (in my opinion).

Good Luck,



Dave
 
The cows have to get along with him. The Donkey is smarter and meaner than 99% of cows. That is the main reason Donkeys are good predator gaurd animals. I have kept 1 or more Donkeys running with my cows for years and have seen a 2000 pound Charolais Bull knock a 350 pound Donkey away from the feed trough only to have the donkey come back and bite the Bull on the neck until the Bull retreated. If he was running with several head of cows he would most likely calm down quite a bit and get tired of fighting.
 
I read a story about a couple that bought a jack to guard their
sheep as they had lost 3 to coyotes in a short time. Well, in the
same amount of time after they lost 4 to the jack. They caught him
the last time tossing the sheep right into the air.
 
I do know of a farmer that has a very large bull, and a smaller bull. This is just the way things are with mother nature. However big bull was put in a headgate and a shock collar for a dog was attatched around his haning downs. Have you ever seen a bull pull a wheeley, or slide a half mile with his gears locked up?

We decided while we were at it we could have taught him to do the dishes, but never thought of that at the time.

If you chose such a route, the person at the control tower needs to use good sence, and simply not hit the super button till he does something wrong. Probably one of the best remembered days of my adult life, even the stupid ones could probably learn fast.

The investment was very small compared to vet bills on the young bull, and the fences that he tore up before he became more sociable. He can appreciate the fact that a shock collar was probably his preferance rather than a sharp knife in the same location.
 
I don't know how to get him to get along with the cows, but I know one thing about donkeys. If you show cattle and want to get them broke to lead, here's the thing to do: tie a short rope between the donkey and the steer/heifer. When the calf tries to get away the donkey will kick it and make the calf stop. Once the calf realizes the donkey is the boss, the calf will be broke to lead.
 
I was given a donkey to "guard" the cattle. After 2 weeks, 2 of the cattle had bite marks on their necks and the herd split up into 3 groups.
the little bull kept himself in hiding, always had to look for him.
Finally caught the donkey chasing the little bull, chased him till the little bull tripped and knocked himself out. I got there just in time to keep the donkey from stomping him to death.
Donkey met Mr. Bushmaster several minutes after.
 
gelding the little dude would probably help a ton, but you might try a product called "quietex" in his feed. Its a powdered supplement like tryptophan (the stuff we get from turkeys on thanksgiving that makes us sleep through the game) that chills the animals out a bit. I use it all the time on our show horses- a few onery ones every day, a lot of the mares around "that time of the month". Would probably work on the wife, too- but I've never tried it.
 
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