Can donkeys eat turnip?

Carrots, apples, bananas, pears, turnips and swedes are all safe and usually very popular with donkeys.

1. Can a donkey eat a cucumber?
2. Can donkeys have celery?
3. What can you not feed a miniature donkey?
4. What kind of feed can donkeys eat?
5. What is a good snack for donkey?
6. Can you feed a donkey corn?
7. Can donkeys eat zucchini?
8. What is poisonous to donkeys?
9. Can donkeys eat whole oats?
10. What is the best feed for miniature donkeys?
11. Should donkeys eat grain?
12. Do donkeys lay down to sleep?
13. Do donkeys need salt block?
14. What do you feed a donkey with laminitis?
15. What do wild donkeys eat?

Can a donkey eat a cucumber?

Yes! Donkeys can eat cucumbers and they often love them! ... Cucumbers are extremely healthy and can be fed to donkeys as treats.

Can donkeys have celery?

Donkey's can eat celery raw with no problems. ... The best way to feed a donkey celery is either directly by hand or place cuttings into their feeding tray. Donkeys aren't particularly bothered how they get the vegetable but it can be a nice treat for them mixed up in straw or hay.

What can you not feed a miniature donkey?

DO NOT feed starchy potatoes, leeks, anything from the brassica family, onions, garlic, pitted fruits and NOTHING that has any mold or has fermented which will be toxic to a mini donkey. Our donkeys all love carrots, bananas, apples, pears, and turnips – which are all safe and usually very popular with donkeys.

What kind of feed can donkeys eat?

Healthy donkeys who are not overweight might eat as much as 2% of their bodyweight per day, with free-choice barley straw and limited grazing or grass hay. An overweight donkey should still eat 1.5% of their bodyweight in dry matter, it just needs to be low in calories.

What is a good snack for donkey?

Carrots, apples, bananas, pears, turnips and swedes are all safe and usually very popular with donkeys. Ensure that chopped fruit and vegetables are cut in a way that minimises the risk of choking, such as in sticks.

Can you feed a donkey corn?

Yes, donkeys can eat corn but I have pointed to you how it should be done. Donkeys are endowed with incredible digestive systems. While a donkey is capable of eating corn when provided, they are prone to dangers of colic and other illness when not monitored.

Can donkeys eat zucchini?

Squash and Zucchini are both non-toxic to horses, donkeys and mules and can be fed in moderation as a treat.

What is poisonous to donkeys?

As little as 20% of black walnut in the shavings can cause toxicity in horses or donkey. Red Maple (Acer rubrum) ingestion can cause destruction of the red blood cells when ingested by horses or donkeys. This can cause secondary kidney damage as well. Red or dark colored urine is typically the first sign seen.

Can donkeys eat whole oats?

Mules and donkeys require a lot less feed than horses because they are half donkey and donkeys are desert animals. Too much feed or the wrong kind of feed and they can run the risk of colic or founder. ... The oats must be “broken open” (crimped, steamed, rolled, etc.), as equines cannot digest whole oats.

What is the best feed for miniature donkeys?

Miniature donkeys eat grass and hay. One barrell of hay has several precut blocks. Feed one block to each miniature donkey per day. Check on the water every couple of hours to make sure that it is clean of insects and algae and make sure to have water in various places out of direct sunlight.

Should donkeys eat grain?

Grain Tolerance

Donkeys, on the other hand, don't need this kind of supplementation. In fact, cereal grains should never be fed to a donkey; a donkey's increased metabolism of energy and protein makes cereal grains completely off-limits.

Do donkeys lay down to sleep?

Yes, miniature donkeys will occasionally lay down when they sleep. ... This “stay apparatus” (as defined by Atlanta Equine.com) as a way for animals to sleep standing up in case they had to quickly escape a predator. Oddly, mini donkeys do not have the ability to fall into R.E.M. sleep while they are standing up.

Do donkeys need salt block?

Most donkeys will do well on a plain diet of timothy or grass hay, with access to clean water and a salt block.

What do you feed a donkey with laminitis?

A diet of predominantly barley straw coupled with a vitamin/mineral supplement such as Top Spec Donkey Forage Balancer, and limited access to grass is ideal for healthy donkeys (obviously different rules apply if your donkey has dental disease but they still need a low sugar/high fibre diet).

What do wild donkeys eat?

Donkeys typically like to eat grass, though they also eat shrubs and desert plants. Instead of ripping the grass right away with their teeth, donkeys grab the plant with their lips, pull it in their mouth, then rip it with their flat teeth and grind it down for swallowing.