Memberships are for anyone who wants to join. You do not have to own a donkey to become a member of The American Council of Spotted Asses.
Just print out and complete a membership application , then send it in with the appropriate dues ($10 annually or $100 lifetime) to
June Brown Registrar 1511 CR 3317 Omaha, TX 75571-5401 (903) 884-2067
June Brown, the Associations Registrar, will process the membership application and issue you an American Council of Spotted Asses membership card. You will then be entitled to all privileges of the Association.
The first place you should look would be in the Breeders List. Here you will find a list of the American Council of Spotted Asses members who specialize in breeding Spotted Asses and/or Mules. This list is organized by state so you can look in the states nearest you.
A mule is also known as a half ass.
Both the Mule and Hinny are sterile (unable to reproduce)
To qualify for registration with the American Council of Spotted Asses, your Ass or Half-Ass must have ...
Registration fees are $10 per animal for members, or $20 for non-members (this will also pay for 1 year's membership)
You can feed 5 donkeys for the same cost of feeding 1 horse
Jennet or Jenny: - Female donkey Jack: Male donkey Gelding: Castrated Male donkey Foal: baby donkey Miniature: 36" and under Standard: over 36" up to 48" Large Standard: 48" up to 54"/56" Mammoth Jennets: 54" and over Mammoth Jacks: 56" and over
Molly: Female Mule or Hinny Jack or Colt: Male Mule or HInny
The general life-span of a donkey is 30 years or more.
The gestation period for donkeys average 12-14 months. Donkeys usually produce singe births, however the birth of twins have been recorded.
A female donkey can usually be bred at 3-4 years old. Jacks can start breeding at 1 1/2 years to 2 years old.
Weaning age for foals is 4-6 months.
It is probably a good idea to keep the newborn isolated for a few days until it is stable and can move around with ease. Make sure it is getting plenty of milk form the mother. Once the newborn has been able to get used to it's new surrounding you can go ahead an introduce him/her to the others. Make sure that the jack is not in the same pasture as the newborn. Jacks have a tendency to be aggressive to newborns, especially if the newborn is also a jack. My dad raised donkey for over 30 years. He did not have a typical barn/pasture setting. All of his donkeys were raised on the open range. In that 30 years he never saw a baby donkey born. The mother would separate herself from the herd and just go off by herself to have the baby. She would be gone for about a week, then reappear with her newborn. It was amazing that in all those 30 years he never saw one born. Since the mother felt she needed to be alone with her newborn, that is why I suggest you separate her from the others when she has the baby.
Here is a suggestion from Doug Brown of the Diamond B Ranch, Omaha, Texas 903-884-2067
We have been raising donkeys for a number of years & have came to the conclusion that no two are alike when it comes to their babies. We have what we call a maternity ward that we bring the jennys into that are close to foaling. Some times we get surprised and one foals in the pasture with other jennys & a jack. The jenny will get as far away from the herd & hide out until she feels safe to bring it to the group. She will then be very aggressive to keep the others from getting too close for a few days. We have had two jennys that were just a day apart in foaling that created a problem. When the first one foaled the other one claimed her baby before the mother got up. when she did get up the battle was on. With great difficulty (at night) we got a rope on the aggressor & got her away so the mama could take care of her baby. I would suggest separating the expecting mama about two weeks before birth if possible. All our jennys are gentle & halter broke which makes it much easier at foaling time. We keep them in the maternity ward 9 or 10 days so we can imprint the babies. Raising donkeys has been lots of fun for us.
Donkey come in different sizes and are classed according to their height Here is a breakdown of the different sizes of donkeys:
Typically a baby donkey is called a foal, for both male and female. A foal is usually under 1 year old. The word colt is used to describe a young male horse. Young male donkeys can either be referred to as a 'baby jack' or a male foal. A young female donkey can be referred to as a 'baby jenny (or jennet)' or a female foal.