Category Archives: Chico

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.

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.