The Miracle Donkeys

After a long few months The Berry's finally received their donkeys today. We had so many things happen trying to get these donkeys to Chapel Hill it's amazing that they made it in one piece. You may remember if you kept up with my updates on donkeys page on my web site that Caleb and Beau were the only jacks who survived from the Ohio crew. We did have one jenny who pulled thru but these babies saw the most since they were in with all the babies and the jenny was put in with the older ones. Caleb and Beau are now known as Walter and Henry and they have been through the mill even up to today. Friday poor Caleb had a piece of hay get into his eye and it swelled up like he had been boxing. I finally got the swelling down enough to get the hay out and it continued to swell until yesterday. Then we still had to deal with the goop coming out of it and the cloudiness it left behind in his eye. But this morning Caleb was better and ready to travel with his best buddy Beau. The Berry's also needed hay so Kris packed in 48 bales of hay into the horse trailer and then the donkeys. Well, in case you can't see this one coming, the hay fell on the boys while backing down the driveway. Meredith came around to my window and asked if we should see legs coming out the back of the trailer, my heart stopped I think. We opened up the back door and sure enough the hay fell on them and knocked them down. We through the hay off of them and got them back up on all fours and walked them into their new barn and new paddock. They were a little shaken up but I'm telling you what these little guys have really scared me since the beginning. They are the only 2 out of 5 boys to make it and had colds of their own and were underweight and Beau had ringworm and the hay in Caleb's eye and then the hay on top of it all!!!! Needless to say they have been through ALOT.

I know they have a great home with the Berry's and they are being well taken care of tonight! This barn in the picture was built especially for them, the grass grown for them to eat and the fence put up to keep them in. I'm sure after some much needed rest these guys will be up and exploring again tomorrow. I want to thank Meredith for having more faith in me with these little guys than I had in myself. I am grateful to be able to spread the joy with donkeys and continue to meet such wonderful people who share the love for mini donkeys the same as we do.

Merry Christmas and Happy Anniversery Meredith and Barnette!!!

Bottle Feeding Calves

Well, Kris has said since we moved here 5 years ago that he wanted cows. I kinda took over and have swamped us with over 70 donkeys over the last 2 1/2 years. We still have 20 of them and he has built barns and fences and cleaned out the barn countless nights. So it was time to give back a little. I got him 2 bottle fed calves. Wow, who knew it would be so much fun, the smile on Kris' face bottle feeding those calves was priceless. I have a friend who is writing a book and she has a chapter buy your husband a goat, or two. Well, if I ever get around to writing a donkey book mine will have a chapter buy hubby a cow or two. I couldn't get pictures taken today but rest assured I will have plenty of pictures in the days to come. The best picture I could find to add with this was just one of the many of Kris working on my new run in shed which he had done before it got cold outside so the donkeys would have a place to come and go as they please and I wouldn't have to go and put them in as much as usual. Thanks babe I love you!!!