DONKEYS

This is Maryann...Gloria's YOUNGER sister...

Since I moved to Georgia, I realize that people have donkeys. I like seeing animals that I never really got to see when I lived in South Florida. At first it was a culture shock for this city girl...

I pass a lot of farms driving to and from work. Well, I was driving with my son who was a teenager at the time. We were discussing rap music and the explicit sexual content of some songs. Well, knowing how much I like donkeys, I always would pass this farm and Matt (my son) would say, "Look at the donkeys." He said this because being the ADD person that I am will be talking to him or singing and as we pass the farm, I'd stop mid-sentence and say, "Ahh, Look at the donkeys." So, this became our regular thing when we pass this farm. One day we were driving when we came up to that farm, Matt was speaking to me. I pointed over at the donkeys and, what came out of my mouth next, well, he has NEVER let me live it down. I was so SHOCKED ...did I mention it was SPRING time....(birds and bees...love is in the air, Ah, yes, even for Donkeys)...Ok, so I pointed (as usual) and much to my surprise, I shouted, "Donkey Sex!" Yeah, not such a proud mom moment... but a funny one.

Interesting FACTS ABOUT DONKEYS:

Donkeys come in a variety of sizes from the Miniature Mediterranean (under 36 inches) to the elegant Mammoth Jackstock (14 hands and up). The rare French Poitou donkey, characterized by it’s huge head and ears, and very thick, shaggy, curled black coat, can stand 14 to 15 hands high. (There are fewer than 200 purebred Poitous left in the world today.) The types of donkeys are labeled by their sizes: 36" and under, Miniature Mediterranean; 36.01-48", Standard; 48.01" to 54 (jennets) or 56 (jacks), Large Standard; and 54/56" and over, Mammoth Stock.
Donkeys are healthy, hardy animals but should receive the same vaccinations and wormings as a horse. Their hooves also need periodic trimming. They often live for 25 or more years.