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Loveable, huggable miniature donkeys
Every young animal is delightful, but the miniature donkey is perhaps one of the most captivating.
Summer 09 / 10
All our foals have safely arrived. We are delighted with them all and are enjoying their time here with us.
Again this season, most of our foals are going to Australian breeders and we are very proud of the confidence they have shown in our breeding programme by purchasing our stock.
We have been putting our new jack "Splendor's Nestle Special Dark" (Imp. USA) to some of our jennies and are thrilled with the results of this mating. Also, "Riverside Sparky Magnito" (Imp. USA) and "Cyder's Spartacus" (Imp. USA) have again produced some great foals this season.
Winter 2010
This season our foals will start arriving early. We are expecting foals from Red Violet, Clover and Billy Jo at the end of August with further foals expected later in the season.
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The birth of a foal is very exciting. We very closely monitor our jennies when they are close to foaling. A foaling alarm is worn by the jenny and our foaling stables have a video monitor so we can frequently check the jenny or foal. Our foals are special and all are handled daily from the moment they are born. So they stay very friendly. Worming is done every six weeks and they are vaccinated against tetanus. We wean them around six months of age.
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Most of our jack foals will be gelded just before weaning as we strongly believe that only the very best should be used for breeding. Our pure AMMD foals are registered in both the USA and in New Zealand.
Buyer beware!
A donkey that has USA Registration papers does not necesarily have 100% American Miniature Mediterranean Bloodlines. A pure AMMDonkey able to be registered in Section A of the NZ Miniature Donkey Register must have imported American Miniature Mediterranean bloodlines on the side of the Sire and the Dam. To avoid confusion please check the rules of the Miniature Registry of the Donkey & Mule Society of NZ Inc. on our links.
All our donkeys have 100% American Miniature Mediterranean Bloodlines.
We offer pre-purchase advice and an on-going service and support for any problems or questions that might arise.