What to feed your donkeys
- Straw. We recommend feeding donkeys quality barley straw as it is high in fibre and low in sugar, and closely resembles the food that a donkey would eat in the wild. ...
- Hay. ...
- Silage. ...
- High fibre pellets. ...
- Short chop chaff products. ...
- Dried sugar beet pulp. ...
- Succulents. ...
- Minerals and vitamins.
What human food can donkeys eat?
Fruit and veg (apples, pears, watermelon, oranges, bananas, carrots, turnips, sweet potato, squash and swedes – including skins and rinds) are healthy and will add variety to your donkey's diet. Offer different treats to keep life interesting. Add a dash of cinnamon to vegetables to make them extra tempting.
Do donkeys eat straw or hay?
Most healthy adult donkeys only really need to eat straw plus a little hay/haylage or grass and a vitamin and mineral supplement (forage balancer). Forage provides nutrients all donkeys require, making it the recommendation foundation of any donkey's diet.
