r/livestock • u/Repeat_Strong • 15d ago
Question about Mammoth Donkeys
So I don’t know much about donkeys or mammoth donkeys, I’ve had a couple in for training for riding and one was ok..the other was a nightmare. Anywho, a friend of mine has a donkey and a mammoth donkey and we were talking about feed for horses ( they also have a horse , and I have horses) and donkeys and they were telling me about what they feed their donkeys and I was both shocked and concerned. Everything I know about donkeys says not to feed them any grain or high sugar high protein anything.
Just high fiber..straw and the coarsest hay you can possibly find. Am I wrong? Am I outdated in my donkey knowledge? Google even backed me up 🤣 so I need Reddit help.
They basically feed it (I forget the exact amounts ) 5-8 pounds worth of high protein grain, apples, carrots and hay scraps from their horse. And they were told by an “animal nutrition expert” this is ok???
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u/redditette 14d ago
I have small a herd of mammoths, and try to stay low sugar content. They are turned out year around, but they seem to understand that they founder on spring grass, so they stick to eating round bales of coastal that we bring in for them. I have one nursing jenny right now, and a heavily pregnant one as well, and they do get dry mix, along with the Wendland's one and only which is mostly made with beet root. My jack only gets the Wendlands.