Hello my name is Josh. Let me tell you what I get up to and what happens in a day of my life at Brookfield Farm.
I live in a barn with the grannies. Although I'm only 10 years old I'm only a little chap so some of the other boys used to pick on me so the Brookfield grooms moved me in with the grannies - they are much nicer and very gentle donkeys. I haven't got any of my own donkey friends but Cathy, one of our grooms, is my human friend.
Jack, our resident Poitou donkey here at Brookfield Farm, was sadly put to sleep last week. Poor Jack had such bad teeth that it was the kindest thing for him. He had already had treatment for his teeth a few months ago. The dentist couldn’t do any more. It would have meant a big operation which he really wasn’t up to.
He was a very popular boy at Brookfield and was always the centre of attention when hundreds of supporters visit us during the Sanctuary's annual Donkey Week. There was a constant crowd always around him.
Brookfield farm is a very happy place at the moment because we have three new foals with two more on the way.
Brookfield farm is a very happy place at the moment because we have three new foals with two more on the way.
It's not only lambing time... our three pregnant mares that came into the Sanctuary already in foal are well on their way to having their foals and there's great excitement among the staff here at Brookfield Farm.
Well, December is here and the weather has become more seasonal. The poor donks didn't know what to do with themselves, one day was beautiful warm sunshine then the next day would be cold wet and windy. We also had a lot of fog around, so the donks tend to stay in their barns and doze or maybe groom each other.
We are one of seven farms in Devon and Dorset that form part of the Sanctuary and we would like to share with you stories of our resident donkeys as well as our two foals, Ben and Morrishee. We also have two mares that are currently in foal and we invite you to follow their progress through our blogs.
