We inherited two donkeys when my brother bought the land behind me last fall. They had been abandoned there for several years, it was unoccupied, but had grass and good source of water, so had gotten by.
Friendly little things and they love the attention they are getting from my brother and I, plus some good "snacks".
I am going to lay some mesh (wire) around the base of the pen, maybe 18" wide, to prevent any digging into it. My Corgi, after an initial WTH reaction to them, seems OK with them. He patrols the grounds
and will let me know if something is amiss during the day, but he is inside with me at night. I have a pair of wild Canadian geese that roam around the fields/pond next to the house. My Corgi usually ignores
them, but sometimes goes out and sets near them. Maybe that is the guard thing in him (LOL), Anyway geese are not scared of him or me for that matter.
These turkeys being penned raised and fed so they are not scared of humans. I asked the breeder what happens if he accidentally left a pen door open, or
somehow some got out. He said they will come back in on their own. He is a license breeder (incubates) and does sell young poults to the state for release.
The adult birds get too domesticated for release in the wild.
BTW snowed this morning and suppose to be 7 degrees tonight. Hanging out with pup in shop with wood stove going so all is well.
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