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Robernson
ParticipantGreat Video!
As a side note I like to watch videos set in the woods in different parts of the country so that I can see what they look like. I know I’m weird. =)ParticipantWell….I guess I should get some prize for digging up this old of a thread:p
Anyway I will give you an update. Long story short, I have been working this team since..well..whenever and tommorow I am going to look at an old single. He seems pretty nice and the price is right. Plus another mule would come in handy. Anyway..wish me luck..
Thanks
~~R
ParticipantHold it, hold it!!
That was more just a day dream there guys. Granted it would be a really neat job, Vet school is still in the future. Thanks though for your kind advice!
~~R
Participant@Carl Russell 23434 wrote:
just contracts with USFS to pack materials in.
Carl
Now who wouldn’t want that job?!?
Well that is my ideal situation, mules and scenery; what more could one ask for?~~R
Participant@Robert MoonShadow 23082 wrote:
I agree w/ Ron = a jack will likely kill a calf or sheep. A mammoth will work for a guard animal, if gelded or a jenny…IF it has just the other animals to bond with & not another ass. (And I found out the hard way that Mammoth keepers do NOT like their animal to be called donkey…its an ASS, although I don’t see what the fuss is about).
American Donkey and Mule Society (email at lovelongears.com) has a lot of info on housing and caring for the breeding jack, as well as training the guard animal.Granted my knowledge is rather limited,but Mr. MoonShadow and everyone else who has said that Jacks are not to be used as guard animals is correct. But not all jennys are perfect for guardians though,because my little Donkey killed one of our lambs. So,I guess my point is that every animal is an individual. Good Luck,and Merry Christmas.
~~R
ParticipantWell, being as my neighbor for some reason has every size collar imaginable (I guess many years of mules and donkeys has that effect.) He brought one out and slammed it on my fine little equine and she did fine,so I guess that was the problem. As of the moment she drives pretty good,I probably just doomed myself with that statement..:rolleyes:
I will keep you posted with the donkey stories.
Ohh and one more word on donkey harnesses. My neighbor brought me plans for a single donkey yoke (looks kinda like what you put on a single ox), I wonder if this is a hint:p
~~R
ParticipantThats what I’ve heard…….well except for my grandmother’s lawnmower…
But considering that we run the Green,I really can’t say anything..:o
~~R
ParticipantI am no expert by any means,but I am thinking that it might be a “comfort” issue with the yoke. That is just a thought on this,hope you get it resolved!
~~R:)
ParticipantCarl,
Here is another picture of a horse and ox working together. Just thought that you all would like to see it. Follow the link…http://www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/imagelibrary/picture/number23092.asp
ParticipantA more recent picture.
Participantand a more recent picture and a really fuzzy donkey.
~~R
ParticipantGosh I wish I was closer…..:o
Pretty Steers…
~~R
ParticipantI guess I didn’t really give much info..sorry:o
She was driven regulary by her previous owner. I never saw her driven by him,but that really wasn’t why I bought her in the first place. Anyway,I can harness her in a 24’x24′ pen without tying her up. She does fine with little pressure on the bit,but when she just has this problem with bolting. I have know idea why. anyway,no need to worry yourself too much.~~R
ParticipantI will add to Robert’s donkey thread. I bought a harness for my donkey in July,and have been trying to get her used to it. She does pretty good but we have a problem with trying to bolt and run off,she has done it 3 times now but is yet to get away from me, she seems to try to bolt when we turn right,I don’t know why but she does. I don’t know if anybody has any thoughts on that,but they would be helpful.
Sorry to steal your thread Mr. Moonshadow….:eek:
~~R
ParticipantI am having the same feeling here. I was done picking peaches in early July,while the growers in Biological Woodsman’s neck of the woods are finishing up right now.
Not to mention that my garden is acting like it is Late September,although I think the heat and lack of rain might have had something to do with that.
So,I don’t think your crazy….or maybe we both are crazy……:p
~~R
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