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Donkeys as livestock guardians

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Mr Smoky is one of our livestock guardians and he is wonderful!

I must stress that not every donkey is a good guardian.  We are very fortunate that Mr. Smoky IS a good guardian, but we don't take unnecessary chances either.  At lambing he is separated from the Ewes and he goes to guard our Ram Flock.  Since he can count and he KNOWS when there is a new addition, we have found it better to introduce him to all the lambs once lambing season is over and we watch him carefully, just in case.

In the pictures below, you can see that he puts up with Beau.  I missed a wonderful shot of Beau up on his hind legs washing Mr. Smoky's face and then dropping to all fours to nibble on his chin!

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  • WHO IS GAIA?
  • DEXTER CATTLE
    • Dexter Bulls
    • Dexter Cows
  • ICELANDIC SHEEP
    • AI Sires
    • Ram Flock
    • Ewe Flock
    • Lambing >
      • 2015 Lambing
      • 2014 Lambing
      • 2013 Lambing
      • 2012 Lambing
      • 2011 Lambing
      • 2010 Lambing
      • 2009 Lambing
  • HOGS
    • American Guinea Hogs >
      • Piglets >
        • 2011 Summer/Fall
        • 2011 Spring
        • 2010 Piglets
        • 2009 Piglets
      • Boars
      • Sows
  • LAMANCHA DAIRY GOATS
    • LaMancha Goats >
      • Kidding >
        • 2014 Kidding
        • 2012 Kidding
        • 2011 Kidding
      • Bucks >
        • Reference Herdsires >
          • Four-Oaks Hottie's Elvis
          • Fairwoods Max Hi-Ho Silver
          • Fairwoods Grand Mocomotion
        • Four-Oaks Pepper's Hey Jude
      • Does >
        • Four-Oaks Rhadames Angelica
        • Gaea's RF CatieBug
        • Reference Does >
          • Four-Oaks Pepper's Kara
          • MercyFarms MG Cricket - Freckles
          • MercyFarms MGD Cindy - Caramel
          • Mom's Menagerie Ana Maria - Gracie
          • MercyFarms MGD Oreo - Oreo
          • MercyFarms MJ Candy - Pansy
  • POULTRY
    • Heritage Breed Poultry >
      • Ducks >
        • Magpie Ducks
      • Chickens >
        • Erminette Chickens
  • DOGS
    • Belgian Shepherd Tervuren
    • Icelandic Sheepdogs
    • Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
    • Šarplaninac - Yugoslav Shepherd Dog-Šarplanina
  • GUARDIANS
    • Donkey
  • RESOURCES AND ARTICLES
  • Important Articles