Several weeks ago 6 miniature donkeys, along with several horses and miniature horses were put up for adoption by the local animal control. I had previously met all the equines through work and, of course, fell in love with the donkeys. They were little ragamuffins that needed some love and a good home and I happened to have a vacancy. Oh geez! Of course, the timing couldn't be worse. I was having surgery on my ankle to repair a lax ligament and my house is soon to go under construction for some repairs and remodels. But, how could I resist?!
So, the couple of days prior to my surgery I went out and prepared the paddocks and shelters, bought supplies, and generally freaked out that I wouldn't have enough time to get things together before I was incapacitated. Then of course I find out I am supposed to pick them up on the day of my surgery! Well, I got that all figured out (they were to stay at the farm that animal control was keeping them at) and I went and signed the paperwork two days after surgery.
In the downtime following my ankle repair, I read two donkey books that I purchased after discovering that donkeys are quite a bit different from horses, especially in their nutritional needs. I'll share some interesting tidbits I learned in another post.
I am now ready to go pick them up. My leg is casted but I am able to walk on it, albeit I do kind of hobble. Now, I just need to convince my father that he wants to help me...
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