Donkey´s and Nettle Roots

mayotom

We have 5 donkey at the moment who have gotten into the habit of pulling nettles from the ground and eating the Roots. They go so far as to dig the ground to get as much of the root as possible.

Does anybody know why they do this?
Is this a sign of some mineral deficiency ?

Thanks in Advance

Markcheese

You could rent them out -

mayotom

Markcheese wrote: »

You could rent them out -

Ha ha I know, tis great in some ways

farmersfriend

mayotom wrote: »

We have 5 donkey at the moment who have gotten into the habit of pulling nettles from the ground and eating the Roots. They go so far as to dig the ground to get as much of the root as possible.

Does anybody know why they do this?
Is this a sign of some mineral deficiency ?

Thanks in Advance

Nettles are a delicacy to donkeys.

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Cute Asses

tomieen jones

You could buy one of those mineral licks for horses which would suit donkeys also I guess! But I'd wait until they have the nettles cleared first ! ("~

O.A.P

Hard to find nettles in December in Ireland anyway there wont be anything over the ground.

mayotom

O.A.P wrote: »

Hard to find nettles in December in Ireland anyway there wont be anything over the ground.

You´d be surprised, they are holding there own down here in the west,but the Donkeys are making short work of them

Farmer

Watch out or Monsanto will patent him and you'll have to buy a license to keep him. Mightn't be so bad I suppose if they can modify him to eat rushes

ford 5600

Markcheese wrote: »

You could rent them out -

Are you charging by the day , or per acre? What part of the country, can you deliver?:)