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A friend of mine is getting 9 donkeys given to him amd wants to get rid of some. I've been thinking about taking a couple because i have land for it, but don't want a huge expense in it. Currently have chickens and 3 dogs with a fenced in 6 acres.
>I'm wondering if hiring a farrier every 8 weeks is a necessity or if trimming the donkeys hooves is a skill easily learned that I could do myself. Youtube videos make it look kind of easy but everywhere online recommends hiring a ferrier and I'm wondering if it's one of those scam trades like A/C repairmen where they refuse to recommend doing things yourself or share information to unlicensed people

>> No.1768881

i had a donkey when i was a kid and he got bit by a rattle snake and died.

>> No.1768891

>one of those scam trades like A/C repairmen where they refuse to recommend doing things yourself or share information to unlicensed people

disguised hvac bashing thread

>> No.1768895

>>1768874
can you milk a donkey?

>> No.1769072

>>1768874

If you ride the donkey to work every day you won't have to trim the feet, Manuel.

>> No.1769146

>>1768895
Yes, but you don't get much of it
>In fact, it reportedly takes 15 donkeys to produce a gallon of milk. That's one main reason that cheese made from donkey milk (called Pule) costs a hefty $1,000 per pound.

>> No.1769166

>>1769146
Humans produce more than that. That's about a cup. Google says donkeys can produce over a liter per day, but maybe those are special milking donkeys.

>> No.1769169

>>1769146

theres more than one way to milk a donkey!

>> No.1769177

>>1768874
what tasks will your donkeys do?

>> No.1769189

>>1769166
Have you seen a donkey's tits? They're rather small.

>> No.1769197

>>1768874
I'm told by an Austrian friend of mine that donkey is some of the finest meat there is. Just butcher and eat the extras.

In general Donkeys are good to have around- they are excellent guards for your other livestock. But it sounds like you have too many of them.

>> No.1769237

>>1769189
Do you mean the udder or the teats? It doesn't really matter which, in the end they have to produce enough milk to feed a donkey foal, and those are bigger, and grow faster, than a human. Therefore donkey mares have to produce more milk than a human, probably with a higher fat content as well.

>> No.1769241

The donkeys would just be pets/keep coyotes away, the only reason I'm considering 2 is because I hear they suffer from loneliness.

>> No.1769243

>>1769241
I hear that donkeys need a "buddy", but other species of livestock such as cows serve well as buddies.

>> No.1769301

>>1769243
My uncle has a donkey he keeps in open pasture with his horses, they treat it like shit.

>> No.1769335

>>1769241
>not putting saddlebags on your donkey and walking him into town to do the shopping

pathetic and undonkeypilled

>> No.1769607

>>1769301
I fucking hate horses and the cunts that ride them

>> No.1769623

>>1768874
this reads like a setup for a math problem.

>> No.1769629

>>1768874
So you're the guy from 1st grade math class

>> No.1769706

>>1769241
>>1769301
they do well with goats.

>> No.1769763

>>1768874
It is actually hard and fucking it up hurts an animal.