tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post5863021803565427655..comments2024-01-19T07:37:39.127-05:00Comments on The Dancing Donkey: Tail TalesThe Dancing Donkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-946399347285301622013-01-24T17:09:07.418-05:002013-01-24T17:09:07.418-05:00Oh dear, and with all the work you do, you probabl...Oh dear, and with all the work you do, you probably can't even use my survival "trick": I used to breathe through a loosely knit scarf that I pulled over my nose (bandit style) when walking the dog...<br />I'm sure that if your herd had a problem with cold ears, you would long since have devised a remedy! (Hand-crafted ear hoodies? ;-))<br />Come, spring, c o m e ...<br />Best always, e-mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-42372912993836043022013-01-23T19:37:54.006-05:002013-01-23T19:37:54.006-05:00I'm the same way, I have a hard time breathing...I'm the same way, I have a hard time breathing this air and if my ears get cold, that's it, I'm done. I have seen horses and donkeys who have lost portiions of their ears to frostbite, but it is generally when they have no shelter form the wind. So far, everybody's ears are just fine here. The Dancing Donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-38192312021974175692013-01-23T02:55:34.104-05:002013-01-23T02:55:34.104-05:00I always wonder how they keep the tips of their ea...I always wonder how they keep the tips of their ears from freezing off, but that's probably my zero donkey experience talking + my own ears that are hyper-sensitive to cold and wind. (And breathing air this cold feels like inhaling razor blades!) I sure hope the cold spell will be over with SOON for you! e-mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-81720016524021974872013-01-22T11:17:00.435-05:002013-01-22T11:17:00.435-05:00I have a frost-free hydrant in the barn and I use ...I have a frost-free hydrant in the barn and I use heated water buckets. I haul water from the hydrant to the buckets, but it is not far. Just so long as the hydrant doesn't freeze....The Dancing Donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-80117464090705292042013-01-22T11:15:05.450-05:002013-01-22T11:15:05.450-05:00In this kind of weather, the blankets stay on 24 h...In this kind of weather, the blankets stay on 24 hours a day. It all depends on how cold it is. I have wool liners for them for added warmth in extreme cold like we are having now. I take the blankets off once a day to check for rubbing or irritants. The weather where you are is so different from here that your blanketing needs would be much different as well. The less you have to use them the better in my opinion. Emma and Ramsey really seem bothered by the prolonged cold we have here, something I hope they will grow out of with time. The Dancing Donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-91657199316255492062013-01-22T11:05:59.020-05:002013-01-22T11:05:59.020-05:00Emma is just two years old. She had Ramsey when s...Emma is just two years old. She had Ramsey when she was only 23 months herself. I didn't know she was pregnant when I got her, it was rather worrisome news when I found out. Thankfully, everything worked out OK, but she does still have some growing to do. The Dancing Donkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274299120708749101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-14310426421216501252013-01-22T09:13:42.463-05:002013-01-22T09:13:42.463-05:00I'm with you on the blankets. All of it.I'm with you on the blankets. All of it. thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-7252618947599180292013-01-22T07:29:00.735-05:002013-01-22T07:29:00.735-05:00This is something I haven't noticed about my d...This is something I haven't noticed about my donkeys, thanks for the tip! Now I'm going to have to go out in the cold and watch their little bums for a while to see what I learn! I can't think of anything I'd like to do more actually!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-68496500595103179392013-01-22T04:30:03.861-05:002013-01-22T04:30:03.861-05:00Yeah I hate blanketing too, but I guess they are t...Yeah I hate blanketing too, but I guess they are telling you that they need them.<br />Emma is still growing? How old is she?Martinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496995504975297110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-32387900802281870622013-01-21T23:26:15.050-05:002013-01-21T23:26:15.050-05:00Do you leave them on overnight Kris? I have rain ...Do you leave them on overnight Kris? I have rain sheets + fleece liners but only use them in combos of wind + cold or rain/ snow + cold temps. But I'm no expert at blanketing ...!Cynthiahttp://www.donkeydame.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432762024762532275.post-17221221220554055802013-01-21T23:07:45.702-05:002013-01-21T23:07:45.702-05:00I really feel for you all...it's going to be f...I really feel for you all...it's going to be frigid here too, but we don't have to sleep in a barn! Those two look really sweet in their blankets AND warm... Will you have to haul water?<br />Warm wishes won't help, but sending them anyway.<br />SBow Street Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874441825073852758noreply@blogger.com