I have a friend who adopted 2 at the same time, and that is my only experience other than 1 single donkey at the barn we just left. The single donkey (who is only about 3 years old and was not gelded for the first year I knew him) played soooo hard with the younger horses, and the younger guys were willing to join in the wrestling and hock biting and neck hanging. When those younger horses grew up and/or left, the donkey seemed sad that no one wanted to rough house. He spent all his time gazing longingly at the mares' field. My friend with 2 donkeys said they play A LOT and always in that rough housing way.
I'd love to adopt a donkey, and there is a place about 3.5 hours away that have A LOT. I can tell them what I am looking for and thinking, but I didn't know if it exists in the donkey world. If I could avoid adding 2 donkeys to the number of horses I would have, I'd prefer that…but not if it would make the donkey unhappy. I was wondering if they all have such a high play drive, or if some are happy just hanging out. Would they get lonely as an only-donkey, even with horses? Does age make a difference?
After being awakened by DH at 3AM two nights ago, due to the howling of many coyotes, really close by, it made start thinking about donkeys again…I know they can be great protectors from coyotes. DH was very sweet at 3AM…"I know you told me that they wouldn't go after a single horse Fergus' size if there were other options, or if there wasn't a large pack, but it sounds like an awful lot of them…are you sure Fergus is OK out there?"
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