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11/09/10, 07:35 PM
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Baby donkey with floppy ear?
I had a baby donkey born sometime today and it has a floppy ear. Like bad. lol! Does anyone know if it will straighten out? I am REALLY hoping it didn't freeze. It got just below freezing last night and didn't warm up until early afternoon.
I bought two very wild donkeys in March I think and the guy told me she would foal no later than june. Well its hardly JUNE! I didn't want to halterbreak her and stress her out while she was bred, so she is still pretty wild. *sigh.* So I don't even know if baby is a boy or a girl. lol! I think its a boy though. After checking on her daily since june I sort of gave up and didn't think to take my camera out with me! oops! Pictures tomorrow.
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11/09/10, 07:53 PM
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It's gonna stay floppy for life and the baby will be hideous to look at, simply HIDEOUS. Ship him/her/it to me immediately and spare yourself 
I would think if it were going to straighten, it would be within the next 24 hours or so- maybe he/she/it was cramped in there and it was bent in-utero?
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11/09/10, 07:59 PM
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There is someone on another board I read that has one with floppy ears. They named him Eyeore. :smiley-laughing013:
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11/09/10, 08:47 PM
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No donkey experience but one of my foals was born with some pretty sad looking ears. They must have gotten squashed down sideways when he was being born! They popped up in a couple days though so maybe your donk will too. 
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11/09/10, 08:48 PM
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11/09/10, 10:44 PM
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Jackie, it isn't uncommon for ears to be a bit floppy for a day or so and if you're only around or just under 0, you really don't have to worry about frostbite yet.
You need to buy more stock from auction because every cow they sell is going to calve in May, heifers are due in late May/early June and every mare will foal in June. Oddly, I would have thought that anything born 90 days premature would be a lot easier to catch 
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11/10/10, 07:27 AM
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And around here, every saddle mare (which means she gaits ) is bred to either a black and white stallion or else a pali. And every horse is kid broke, but just scared because it's his first time in the sale ring.
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11/10/10, 10:19 AM
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That is what I thought of too!!!
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11/10/10, 11:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanc
And around here, every saddle mare (which means she gaits ) is bred to either a black and white stallion or else a pali. And every horse is kid broke, but just scared because it's his first time in the sale ring. |
AND, not only is she registered with WGC bloodlines (but they lost her papers), but the stud she's bred to is too!
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11/10/10, 01:10 PM
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I keep checking back to see pictures of the cute little bugger!
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11/10/10, 09:33 PM
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11/10/10, 09:53 PM
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oh my is he ever cute!!!
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11/10/10, 10:04 PM
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LOL! As if donkey's aren't funny looking enough in the first place!
I think he's kinda cute that way though. Kinda looks like a puppy!
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11/10/10, 10:47 PM
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Oh, he looks like a baby lop rabbit! TOO CUTE!!! I think you'd be lucky if they stayed that way, it's adorable!! But with them just tipping forward like that, I bet they eventually pop up.
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11/10/10, 10:49 PM
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The little guy has his own personality. Kinda cute. Have you asked a vet about taping them for a while so they may stand up? If it can't be done, enjoy him as is. At least his mama loves him as is!
Can't see his tail. He wasn't born tail-less also, was he? Some donkeys are:
http://www.lovelongears.com/notails.html
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11/10/10, 10:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogo
The little guy has his own personality. Kinda cute. Have you asked a vet about taping them for a while so they may stand up? If it can't be done, enjoy him as is. At least his mama loves him as is!
Can't see his tail. He wasn't born tail-less also, was he? Some donkeys are:
http://www.lovelongears.com/notails.html |
Oh goodness. I would never catch him to try that. His momma isn't even halterbroke or tame at all. I was lucky to get as close as I did today. 
His tail is tucked between his little legs. You can see the outline of it in the second last picture. Its just as long as it should be. So much different than a foal (horse kind).
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11/10/10, 11:03 PM
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=== Oh goodness. I would never catch him to try that. ===
Jackie, those donkeys don't have cut tails; they're born that way!!
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11/10/10, 11:12 PM
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=== Oh goodness. I would never catch him to try that. ===
Jackie, those donkeys don't have cut tails; they're born that way!!
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No! I meant the taping his ears part.
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11/11/10, 12:18 AM
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He is just too cute!
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11/11/10, 12:21 AM
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Is he a bit over at the knees? <I'm trying to maintain my "critical eye" while being over-come with oogly-google squishy cuteness!!!!!>
Very young babies can grow out of over-at-the-knees very quickly, but do keep an eye on the little bugger!!!!
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