🍼 Donkey foal
The young of a jenny.
A donkey foal is the young of a female donkey. A healthy donkey foal stands up about two hours after birth and soon starts to suckle.
Its first food is colostrum, the first milk with protective substances. Timing is very important. By three hours of age, the gut already absorbs these protective substances less than a quarter as well. So the foal must feed in the first 2–4 hours. In total, in the first 12 hours it needs 1–2 litres of colostrum, depending on its size.
A donkey foal suckles about seven times a day. It needs about 100 ml of milk per kilogram of body weight per day. If people are rearing the foal, it is fed often: every 1–2 hours in the first week, then every 2–3 hours. Donkey specialists advise weaning the foal from its mother gradually, at about one year old.
How it connects to milk
🍼 Donkey foal ← feeds ← 🐴 Jenny → gives → 🥛 Milk
Links
- Fed with milk by
- 🐴 Jenny
Frequently asked questions
How often does a donkey foal suckle?
About seven times a day. It needs about 100 ml of milk per kilogram of body weight per day.
When should a donkey foal be weaned?
Donkey specialists advise doing it gradually, at about one year old.