Yesterday we brought home a new member of our farm - Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson, the miniature donkey. He is the son of our other mini donkey, Shrek. We'll call him Two Sheds, for short. This morning, as I took these pictures of Two Sheds, Shrek brayed just to remind me that he hadn't been fed breakfast yet, and Two Sheds stood to attention, ears straight up, and brayed back.
When I left, Shrek was running back and forth along the side of the barn where Two Sheds is in the infirmary. He was braying and kicking up his heels. This evening Two Sheds will be able to go out to the field with his dad.
Two Sheds is only about 8 months old, but is already almost full height and weighs about 200 pounds. He was very well behaved during capture, transport and castration, but he hasn't been handled much, and certainly isn't halter broken. He'll need a little work to get ready for visitors, but he's young and will learn fast.
For those of you who don't know (and a probably better off that way), Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson is a reference to a Monty Python sketch about a serious musician being interviewed by a man who is only interested in finding out about his two sheds. I'm sure if you really wanted to, you could find it on YouTube. It was Charles's choice - officially the donkeys are his birthday and Christmas presents.
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