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Wed Feb 2 07:52:04 EST 2005

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<DIV>Hi All,</DIV>
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<DIV>I was reading all your stories about guard donkeys. We are raising mini=
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donkeys and Jacobs, as well as pigmy goats, but keep the jack separate. Our=20
Jacobs and mini girls share pasture in the summer ( also&nbsp;have 2 llamas=20=
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the group)and so far everyone gets along well. Jacks can't be trusted in wit=
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sheep or goats, at any time, without being gelded. But not every gelded jack=
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will make a good guard animal. I think it is best if they are started out=20
together as babies and even then you need to keep an eye on them. Our jack w=
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raised with goats, but can't be trusted now that he is of breeding age. We e=
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watch our jenny's, as they sometimes get too rough when playing. It's just a=
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matter of common sense.Some even get attached and visit over the fence, when=
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separated for the winter.</DIV>
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<DIV>On another note--- We have had two lambs and one pigmy goat born in the=
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past month &amp; a half. &nbsp;We weren't expecting them for another month!=20=
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in Kansas we had an unusually cool summer. Which must have put the boys in t=
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mood for "Love" a little early! So far everyone is doing well. And we have b=
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new pens to house the amorous fella's, so we can predict birthing time.</DIV=
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<DIV>Always something new to learn!</DIV>
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<DIV>Happy Lambing,</DIV>
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<DIV>Gail</DIV>
<DIV>From Kansas</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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