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We breed and sell Miniature Donkeys and Micro-Mini Donkeys. Carmen & Dorie Gruetzmacher are the proud owners of Sunny G Acres.
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We not only breed, raise, and love our mini and micro mini donkeys, but they are our 'kids'. Our donkeys are imprinted at birth and handled daily. The love and training they receive while in our care, make them very sweet, loveable and social animals. In our breeding program we strive to raise tiny donkeys with great conformation, extended pedigrees, and wonderful dispositions. We are known for ou

r micro mini breeding program (donkeys that are under 30" in height when mature). We have some of the smallest herd sires in the world to compliment our small jennies. We also have a few slightly bigger donkeys so we can have a variety of sizes for everyone. Please visit our website for more information about mini donkeys and their uses. Not only do they have tons of personality and character, but they are fun and entertaining to be around no matter if you want them for breeding, taking to events, pulling a cart, as a companion animal, therapy animal, trick donkey, mascot, or simply as a pet.

05/11/2024

We've had several people wanting ideas on setting up an obstacle course similar to what our little donkeys train on. This is Bitsy walking thru one of our set ups. We switch around the obstacles a little bit most every time we set it up, often adding a new obstacle or 2 each time for variety.

30/09/2024

What a great service this organization and their mules are providing!!! Especially now after all the devastation from Hurricane Helene. Much help is needed in remote areas for getting food and supplies to those areas!

We are working to coordinate bringing supplies into areas affected by Hurricane Helene by pack mule strings. We are planning to head to Weaverville, NC tomorrow, but available to go to other areas of need as well. Please reach out to us at 910-885-1402 if you know of specific needs and areas that we can get our mule strings in to help! We can bring supplies or pack in what your group has acquired already!

02/09/2024

Hope everyone is having a wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend. This is how our "big kids" spent the weekend, keeping their pasture mowed! And yes, one has long ears and is a mule! 😉

05/07/2024

Wishing everyone a happy and safe 4th of July from all of us at Sunny G Acres. 🇺🇸 We had a fun photo session today with Mini Mia and JuneBug, and their jenny foals! ❤️

20/04/2024

Really good info donkey owners should know about taking vitals!

NORMAL VITAL PARAMETERS
Every donkey owner should learn how to check their donkey's vital health parameters so they can pass the info on to your vet should your donkey fall ill.

TEMPERATURE:
Use a thermometer (mercury, digital, etc.) that you would find at any local pharmacy. Use a small amount of lubricant (eg. Vasaline, KY jelly, etc.) and insert the thermometer into your donkey's a**s approximately 1 to 2 inches so that it rests against the re**al wall. Hold the thermometer in place for 1 minute (some digital thermometers signal when it's ready to be read).

Normal Temperature Ranges:
Adult Donkeys 98F - 101F
Newborn Foals 99F - 102F
NOTE: A temperature above 101.5F in an adult donkey is considered a fever.

HEART RATE:
If you have a stethoscope in your barn, place the bell of the stethoscope on the donkey's left side, right behind it's elbow. Listen for the heart sounds ba-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum. Each ba-bum sound counts as one beat. Count the total number of beats over one minute. This is the donkey's heart rate. If you don't have a stethoscope, you might be able feel the horse's heart beat with your hand held in the same spot..

Normal Heart Rate:
Adult Donkeys 28 - 44 beats/minute
Newborn Foals 80 - 100 beats/minute

RESPIRATORY RATE:
Watch your donkey's ribcage move in and out. Count the number of breaths it takes over one minute.

Normal Respiratory Rate:
Adult Donkeys 8 - 16 breaths/minute
Newborn Foals 20 - 40 breaths/minute

MUCOUS MEMBRANES:
Look at your donkey's gums. Note the color and the moisture. Press your finger against the gums and count how many seconds it takes to return to a pink color. This is called the capillary refill time and is an important parameter to check.

Normal Mucous Membranes: Pink, moist with a capillary refill time of less than 2 seconds.

Knowledge is the key to successful donkey ownership. Donkeys are not the same as horses. Although horses, donkeys and zebras all evolved from a common ancestor, divergence (the biological evolutionary process) indicates that the zebra and donkey are more closely related to each other than either is to the horse.

So start learning as much as you can. And the time to start is NOW! Healing Hearts Donkey Shelter And Refuge is offering a Donkey 101 feed, care, health and welfare symposium at our Spokane County branch and at our Okanogan County branch.

WATCH FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT SOON!

18/03/2024

Pebbles helping us wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick's Day from Sunny G Acres! ☘️

31/12/2023

Happy New Year from Sunny G Acres! Wishing everyone all the very best in 2024! 🎉

25/12/2023

Christmas Day is the perfect time to share a picture of this beautiful canvas print of animals adoring baby Jesus! I received it as an early birthday gift, and we've been enjoying it displayed under our Christmas tree all season! 🎄🎁❤️

24/12/2023

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from all of us here at Sunny G Acres!

24/11/2023

Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! I didn't get a chance today to get any new photos, so this one is a favorite of mine from a couple years ago.

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