A Donkey Tale

I have always wanted a donkey, who wouldn't? They are cute, funny and make an awesome sound!!
So an opportunity arose for me to purchase a donkey and I did. I can't say my parents were to amused with me, and I can't blame them. I was at college when this "oppurtnity" came around. So I asked my father and he said he did not want another animal to take care of while I was off at college.
So I called a friend and arranged for my little donkey to come stay at their farm until I got home to take care of him.

Two months later I came home and my donkey was dropped off. I put him in with my dairy goats for company and there seemed to be no problem with him adjusting to his new friends and surroundings. I even took him to our local 4-H event Old McDonald Farm, which is set up so children (and adults) can be educated on agriculture and it gives them a chance to interact with farm animals and learn about where their food comes from. He was a great and a crowd favorite with his long braying. He let kids pet him and give him kisses and he loved getting pats behind the ear.

   I have now had Willie for two months and love taking him for walks, letting him out to graze, brushing him and most of all listening to him HEE HAW HEE HAW. There have been little problems in the past, but recently Willie has been causing some problems in goat paradise. don't exactly appreciate this kind of behavior.  So Willie has been cast out of goat paradise until he gets "the big snip". I don't want the goats to be under any stress while they are milking or carrying kids. He doesn't enjoy being away from his friends, but he is adjusting. The goats don't really seem to miss him at all, but I'm sure they will welcome him back once he has his "manhood" under control a little better. It's not fun to be woke up at midnight when your brother hears a goat screaming in the middle of the night, you rush out in your pajama pants and flip flops to find a goat cornered and a donkey holding it by the neck trying to "get it on" with her.... The goat was a little traumatized, but was not injured fortunately.  I wanted to give Willie another chance thinking he was just in a "mood" that day and it wouldn't happen again. WRONG! It did and once again the goat (a different doe this time) was screaming and cowering in the corner with Willie trying to create a new species...... So Willie is currently in solitary confinement until the vet comes out