The Illuminated Donkey

Actual Donkey Information! Every day The Donk is visited by dozens of innocent folks who have inadvertently traveled here in search of donkey-related news and facts. Well, I’m happy to say that we finally have some to offer. The Donk’s Reader of the Week, fellow New Jerseyan Janet Frazer, came across this site in her search for a donkey to guard her garden. We were obviously intrigued, so we wrote for some further details on this heretofore unknown use for the creatures. Janet kindly responded:

Donkeys run $500-$800 (these are ordinary barnyard donkeys — not prize winning, rare-breed show donkeys which can cost much more). They are very territorial and will fend off other animals including coyotes and hopefully deer. They are used in many parts of the world to guard flocks of sheep and are handy to have around the farm as draft animals. We're going for a multi-pronged garden defense — geese, a donkey to help keep the foxes and coyotes away from the geese (and chickens), and a 3D solar-electric shock fence. Besides, donkeys are also cute and have soft noses. Why have a guard dog when you can have a guard donkey? The dog does nothing for the compost pile, while the donkey makes a nice contribution every day!

All this in New Jersey.

Thanks to Janet for this little lesson in the ways of the Guard Donkey, and we hope that she keeps us informed regarding her progress.