r/Donkeys

My neighbor down the road is selling their white female 6ish month old donkey.

We have 7 head of cattle and 7 goats. They are essentially one herd. The males even play (I know it’s playing because the bull could wreck the buck if wanted) (see video)

So my question is do I need to get another donkey or should she fit right in?

Hi there, there is this farm I visit sometimes (every saturday) where they have donkeys

I realy like this black donkey with white nose. Not sure if he likes me back

He comes to me even if I dont have food He would walk with me, stop if I stop, run if I run Never bite (he did bite my shoe) And when other donkeys and cows and horses would gather around (want to bite my hair and shoes) me and I was realy uncomfortable he would chase them away

I like sitting besides him (he is standing) and he never kicks me in the head or bites me, even if he could

I would realy like to ride him (this would be a realy nice bond of trust u know), but I am not sure if I can

1. Can he even carry me, I weight 55kg, I dont want to hurt him
2. Where do I sit on him, or how do i show him i want to ride him so he wouldnt get scared and resent me (not sure why, but I did hear that donkeys are stupider and less worthy then horses), I realy realy like this donkey

In Slovenian we even have a saying: nebodi osel, meaning (dont be donkey or dont be stupid)

PS: does this black donkey have a breed like a dog?

EDIT: thnx guys for telling me this donkey is to small to be ridden by me, I will spend time with him, but not be cruel to him and ride him

PPS: does anyone know how to ask the donkey nicely to lay down infront of me and cuddle with me?

This is a miniature donkey we recently came into ownership of. He has been neglected for a while, his hooves are very overgrown. But his face has some hair loss and I’m not sure what it is. He loves to scratch himself against stuff but that isn’t uncommon. It’s really just right here on his face, not his body from what we’ve seen. Anyone know what could be causing this hair loss?