What to feed donkeys?

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Sailor ate a packet of biscuits yesterday evening.
Well, not the biscuits ........ just the packet. No doubt it'll pop out the back end later today. :lol:
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That's fortunate. It'll be neatly packaged then saving you effort of pooper scooping. Were they fig rolls ! :lol:
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Hobnobs! :lol: :lol:
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Mick F wrote: 1 Dec 2022, 8:38am
There's a story going about that chocolate is poisonous for dogs ......... as well as parrots!
Dogs are allergic to parrots?! 😉
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peetee wrote: 29 Nov 2022, 4:17pm I love donkeys but i wouldn't suggest you feed it anything until you have spoken to the owner and asked if that's ok.
My thought too. Especially if it's getting fed crisps. Animals can have pretty specific dietary needs so I'd be careful about that, especially if there's an owner that doesn't take well to it.
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His favourite grub is raw carrots
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My late Aunt had a donkey that loved to eat cigarettes. Yes, not a joke.
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cc1085 wrote: 11 Dec 2022, 11:34pm My late Aunt had a donkey that loved to eat cigarettes. Yes, not a joke.
The donkey didn't love to eat cigarettes - that's a projected human emotion. The donkey was presented with cigarettes and ate them.
Which pretty much proves the point. Just because an animal eats something they are offered, doesn't mean it's good for them to do so.
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cc1085 wrote: 11 Dec 2022, 11:34pm My late Aunt had a donkey that loved to eat cigarettes. Yes, not a joke.
That's incredible. I wonder if it could be persuaded to smoke? Humans are just as gullible...
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mdh wrote: 12 Dec 2022, 7:17am
cc1085 wrote: 11 Dec 2022, 11:34pm My late Aunt had a donkey that loved to eat cigarettes. Yes, not a joke.
The donkey didn't love to eat cigarettes - that's a projected human emotion. The donkey was presented with cigarettes and ate them.
Which pretty much proves the point. Just because an animal eats something they are offered, doesn't mean it's good for them to do so.
My Aunt wore a very baggy old cardigan that had a small pocket on either side. She had her cigs in one and matches in the other. One day the packet of fags fell to the ground and the donkey ate the lot immediately. After that the donkey must have got a taste for them as he was always trying to get cigs which made my Aunt mad as they were expensive and precious to her and she had to watch the donkey all the time. She never fed cigs to him.
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