Category Archives: Donkeys

Donkeys Update – 20 December 2011

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The donkeys are all fit and well.
We took them out for a walk in the woods.
The sheep came too.

The grass and wild flowers are beginning to grow and the animals grazed through the undergrowth beneath the cork oak trees.

Here are a few photographs.

It costs us £25 per month to look after Domingo.
Adopt Domingo for a month … only £25.

We’ll e-mail you a special set of photos taken of him during that month.

It costs us £25 per month to look after Chico.
Adopt Chico for a month … only £25.

We’ll e-mail you a special set of photos taken of him during that month.

So far in 2011 Domingo was adopted once. Thank you.
Chico has never been adopted.

Donkey Update – 05 November 2011

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Lots of thunderstorms and heavy rain this week has seen us weather-watching to buy straw and get some to the donkeys without getting completely soaked.

The donkeys are all well.
The rain has washed and fluffed up their winter-coats which are coming through. They all look to be in fantastic condition.

The dark stormy conditions weren’t ideal for photography. I’ll take some next time the sun decides to shine in Andalucía.

Donkeys Update – 11th Oct 2011

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Domingo and Chico are doing well.
Eating lots of straw and enjoying a very warm early autumn in Andalucía.
We had a little rain at the beginning of September and that was the first since late April.
The ground is bone dry and everything the donkeys could eat has been eaten long ago.

We’ll soon see sweet chestnuts and acorns falling. They do eat some of these.
We need regular rainfall to start soon so that they can eat some succulent green shoots.

Gifts received towards their upkeep were £0 / $0 / €0 in September.
Disappointing but it was the site’s first month.

donkey castration appeal

We are going to launch a major appeal for  £500 / $750 / €600 this month.
We need our two males castrating so Rosie our female can join them running free. She’s currently in a small paddock behind our house owned by our kind neighbours. She can’t stay there much longer, it isn’t ideal. However it is better than her getting pregnant.

The males must be castrated before the flies reappear in spring.
January/ early February is ideal.

If you can help us, this would really improve their lives.

Thanks

I’ve just designed a small website and can start the fund off with  £50 / $75 / €60

Donkey Castration – Urgent Appeal

 

Adopt a Donkey – Domingo

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Domingo was born in May 2004.
Domingo is a very large and striking donkey. The best looking donkey in the world!
He was wild when we first got him, but lots of patience and TLC has transformed him into a gentle giant.

He has fathered one son, Chico with our female donkey Rosie.

It costs us £25 per month to look after Domingo.
Adopt Domingo for a month … only £25.

We’ll e-mail you a special set of photos taken of him during that month.

Your gift would really help Domingo and allow us to buy items which the animals urgently need.

Donkeys Update – 23 Sept 2011

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Another week of beautiful sunny weather here in Andalucía.
Temperatures have fallen to the point where you can actually spend time outside without your skin frying.

We went out picking Carobs.
Carobs are found on an amazing drought tolerant tree. A member of the pea family it produces long leathery pods.
They are edible, tough with a sweet taste. They are used to make a fake chocolate.
If you were starving they’d be wonderful as they store well. Otherwise it’s hard work eating one of them.

The donkeys love them.
We collected a sackful and will use them as treats over the winter.
We’ll try to get more but it’s hard and hot work knocking them out of the trees.

Here are some photos of carobs, picking them and then the donkeys eating them.
Sorry the pics are smaller than usual, the uploader was playing up.

Worming A Donkey

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Chico lives with his father Domingo on a mountainside in Andalucia.
They both get the same amount of straw and seed supplement.
They are also fed separately so we know they get their fair share.
Domingo is fit and strong.
Chico is bony and doesn’t seem to put weight on.

We were so worried about Chico we’ve managed to save up to buy him a worming treatment.

Here are some photographs …

How to worm a donkey. 

Adopt A Donkey – Chico

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Chico was born in September 2008.
His mother is Rosie and his father Domingo.

Chico is very placid and easy to handle.
He has a longer coat than either of his parents, this is common in young donkeys but he does seem to be hanging on to his fluffy coat.
He is really cute. Like a big teddy-bear.

It costs us £25 per month to look after Chico.
Adopt Chico for a month … only £25.

We’ll e-mail you a special set of photos taken of him during that month.

Your gift would really help Chico and allow us to buy items which the animals urgently need.

 

Donkeys Update – 16th Sept 2011

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A beautiful hot sunny day today. September really has been a lovely month to date.
We took water, straw and seed for the donkeys and sheep.

All are well and were at the gate to meet us … are they psychic or is our Jeep really noisy?

Here are a few photographs which I took today of Domingo and his son Chico.

Chico needs worming.
A series of unexpected and unwanted car repair bills have sucked up all our available cash. We can only just manage to buy their food at the moment … can you help by making a gift to us of some worming paste? It would be much appreciated. We can scan and e-mail you the receipt. Thanks.