Meet Monty, he is one of our 3 donkeys here at the Farm Park. He is a male donkey, which is known as a Jack. Monty was born at the farm and his mum and dad are Joy and Harry. Monty is a very cheeky donkey with lots of personality. He is still only young and has lots of energy so loves running up and down his pen.
Our donkeys eat a mix of hay and straw which they are given
in a haynet every morning and evening. Our donkeys love their food and you will
hear them making lots of noise braying at feeding time. They must also have a
supply of fresh water at all times. Each of our donkeys have access to a
woodchip turnout area during the day and you will often see them outside
running around and rolling in the woodchip. Donkeys are sociable animals and so
you can regularly see our donkeys interacting with each other over the fences.
Fun Facts:
A donkeys height is measured in hands from the bottom of their hooves to their withers. They can range from 7.3hh to 15.3hh.
Donkey's can live for over 50 years
Donkey's coats are not waterproof and so they will stay out of the rain as much as possible.