Aquatic Donkey

[bbredmom]

My mini-donk has two lovely stalls in a big dry barn and a large, tall porch. Its has rained for almost three days straight. The goober just stands under some trees, eating. He would stay out there at night.

We got him saturday, and every night my husband and I have had to drag/push/carry this silly beast into the barn. He's not sick, he's very frisky, he's just a goober. And once we get him there, he's very content. Drinks his water, and goes to sleep.

Now the goats, on the other hand, wont come out in the rain if their lives depended on it. One rain drop and they are hightailing for the corner they have chosen as theirs. Even though they also have nice, big dry stalls.

My animals aint right.

 

[patandchickens]

That is what horses (well, equids in general) are like. They are basically outdoor animals, not always real fond of indoors and not usually minding rain all that much (at least up to the point of 24 hrs of drenching sideways rain, which can change their attitude remarkably LOL)

Is there a particular reason you are putting him in the barn, like risk of predators? He would be better off in a well-predator-protected night paddock with some shelter if he chooses it and relatively mudproof footing. Unless he *has* to be with the goats and the goats for some reason *have* to be locked indoors.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[bbredmom]

I'd read that donkey's can get chilled and die very quickly from the rain, so I was just being paranoid. Its a very safe area, my LGD are out there too, so no predator worries. I was just being an over-anxious new momma.

Ruth and the goats have free range of about 2 acres. Very secure and safe. The goats are just sissies.