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Pilgrim Pilgrim would make a great herd sire and/or future show donkey. Beautiful head, expressive eyes, straight legs, and nice rump. (more) |
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Stormy Stormy was our first herd sire. We retired and gelded him in 2008. He loves people and is very sweet. (more) |
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Tina Tina has wonderful bloodlines and will be old enough to breed in Feb.2009. (more) |
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Cripple Creek Critters
"Breeding for Confirmation, Color and Charm"
"Breeding for Confirmation, Color and Charm"
 A family operation, Cripple Creek Ranch was founded 1996 by sisters Cheryl and Pat and brother Eric Fitzgerald, raising and breeding Boer and Pymgy goats and Longhorn cattle. In 2005 Cheryl and Pat purchased our first miniature donkeys. It was very easy to fall in love with these little sweeties. As we grow our miniature donkey herd, we are concentrating on quality confirmation, a wide range of color, and sweet personalities. Eric is our ranch foreman and we still maintain a couple of Longhorns along with the minis. (read more) |
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| Miniature Donkey History A miniature donkey is not bred down from Standard Donkeys, but actually comes from the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. They were first brought to the US in 1929. However, it is no longer possible to bring these donkeys into the US from the Mediterranean Islands. This makes these sweet, little donkeys very limited in number in the US. (more) |
Miniatures have a sweet nature and are very social Most love being around people. They average 32-35” at the withers (just above the shoulders). . They are long lived - It is not uncommon for a mini with good care to live over 20 years.
The traditional miniature donkey is a grey-dun color, with a “cross” over the withers and down the shoulders, There are now miniature donkeys in a variety of colors – darker and lighter browns, sorrels (red), grays, and black. They can also be spotted – grey and white, black and white, brown and white. (more)
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