Donkey with cows?

NASH-TY-AMC said:
Can someone school me on why their is a donkey in with the cows. Seems everywhere I see a cow pasture theres a donkey with them. I assume its a companion?
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You've never been to a college fraternity/sorority party, have you?!?!?!

There's always some jackass trying to get in the middle of a bunch of heifers...

:)
 
ManglerYJ said:
You've never been to a college fraternity/sorority party, have you?!?!?!

There's always some jackass trying to get in the middle of a bunch of heifers...

:)
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that happens everywhere......
 
GCncsuHD said:
As mentioned, donkeys are in there as protection for livestock. We have always had one with our cows, they will trample any wild dogs, coyotes, or cats. I watched one take down a large, stray, rottweiler mix once, they will distract them, move slow to draw attention, then when they get to close they will kick or trample, once they are down they jump up and down and step on the offender.
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Thats awesome, a guy in the mountains said his donkeys has went head to head with black bears and he ran the bears off. I didnt believe him,guess I was wrong.
 
NASH-TY-AMC said:
Thats awesome, a guy in the mountains said his donkeys has went head to head with black bears and he ran the bears off. I didnt believe him,guess I was wrong.
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An interesting note, as aggressive as donkeys usually are to dogs, I have not figured out how he did it, but my little miniature Australian Shepherd, all 20lbs of him, managed to get loose one day and find his way into a neighbor's donkey pasture, he was able to herd 5 of them and keep them pinned in a corner, I thought for sure he would be a goner, but he actually got the donkeys to listen to him.

Best I can figure is that a herd of donkeys will not be as aggressive or protective as a single one in a herd of livestock, I have heard not to have more than one donkey in a pasture with other livestock unless it is that donkey's foal.
 
Another animal that's gaining popularity as a herd protector is a llama. They do pretty much the same thing. There getting pretty big out west and starting to see more up north also.
 
you ever been spit on by a llama?? lets just say its awful especially on a bald head and leave it at that..........+1 for the donkeys

scared to death!!!!!
 
ONE DONKEY WILL DO DAMAGE TO ANY THREAT. 2 OR MORE WANT GIVE TO FLIPS WHAT COMES IN THE PASTURE. OR ATLEAST THATS WHAT HAPPEND WHEN I HAD TWO WITH MY GOATS.
 
GCncsuHD said:
An interesting note, as aggressive as donkeys usually are to dogs, I have not figured out how he did it, but my little miniature Australian Shepherd, all 20lbs of him, managed to get loose one day and find his way into a neighbor's donkey pasture, he was able to herd 5 of them and keep them pinned in a corner, I thought for sure he would be a goner, but he actually got the donkeys to listen to him.

Best I can figure is that a herd of donkeys will not be as aggressive or protective as a single one in a herd of livestock, I have heard not to have more than one donkey in a pasture with other livestock unless it is that donkey's foal.
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Being a fan of herding dogs, (Healers, Border Collies, etc...) I've asked the farmers who really use them up in the mountains. They say they have a wolf's eye... They instinctively put fear into all hooved animals when they stare them down. I guess you can believe that if you want to. LOL! They defiantly got something going on there. Animals will take shots at them with a side kick when being herded, but when the dog is in front, staring them down, they freeze. Seen it hundreds of times. Hell my border collie Jake would herd chickens, ducks, kids, llamas, the pet rabbit... You name it, he had to herd it.:) I would imagine a mean ass donkey would bow down to a herding dog as well, not sure, though.
 
^^^^sounds like my red healer Massey..he will herd anything
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nctom said:
Being a fan of herding dogs, (Healers, Border Collies, etc...) I've asked the farmers who really use them up in the mountains. They say they have a wolf's eye... They instinctively put fear into all hooved animals when they stare them down. I guess you can believe that if you want to. LOL! They defiantly got something going on there. Animals will take shots at them with a side kick when being herded, but when the dog is in front, staring them down, they freeze. Seen it hundreds of times. Hell my border collie Jake would herd chickens, ducks, kids, llamas, the pet rabbit... You name it, he had to herd it.:) I would imagine a mean ass donkey would bow down to a herding dog as well, not sure, though.
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This is certainly true, my church does a live nativity every Christmas in our barn complete with sheep, goats, cows, and a donkey, well my wife and I played the part of Mary and Joseph this past year, and there was no way my border collie mix Indy was letting us in there with the animals alone, so he lay down between us and the manger the whole time eyes locked on the donkey, and the donkey right back at him. They were both incredibly well behaved because neither ever took their eyes off the other the entire evening.
 
Attracts Iraqis.. for when they're in season..
 
You Been there? I have. So, I feel I am educated. More so than you on the subject. If i feel like i wanna make a joke about it, i have a damn right to. Maybe they havent done anything to you, but have you had to carry your buddy to a stryker with his face blown off???? And KNOW Iraqi males have somescrewd up reason for sexing these poor things..

Sit behind your keyboard, watch your news, but don't think that just because in your mind "we've done far worse" that you're right. I spent 38 months in that shithole, and they are far better off now. They have a legit government in place. Not a dictator. Yes, we did that.
 
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