A donkey might lick the ground, also known as "geophagia," primarily because they are likely experiencing a mineral deficiency, most commonly a lack of salt, and are trying to ingest the necessary nutrients from the soil; this behavior can also be triggered by boredom or stress, but consulting a veterinarian is recommended to rule out any underlying health issues.
When I was little, I used to get up in the middle of the night and go and stand over the heat register and trap the heat under my long nightgown before going back to bed.
Oh i did that also especially after playing in the snow. The registers were on floor back ten. Thank goodness they were, they were lined with our snow boots and gloves to dry til the next time we went out .
I'm so glad you continue to check for Sadie girl every day, miracles happen my neighbor's cat went missing for 3 months and NO JOKE the cat was found 500 miles away, when it was taken to the vet, they scanned her for a chip low and behold the vet called and my neighbor went and picked up her cat. NO ONE knows how she got so far away but we are guessing she was pick up, so NEVER give up hope.
My granddad, after a day out working on the farm, would come in and stand in front of the heater with the door open and warm his backside. I was just a little kid but my brother and I thought it was the funniest thing. Memories!
I only know what you and Jami have taught me about horses and Donkies- Could it be that Donkey Dan is worried about little Ivy? ❤ I keep on hoping that one day Sadie will join us again - we all miss her so much. Thank you for everything that you and Jami do ❤
Lester when you started to say that you would back up to the fireplace and pull down your pants, I FOR SURE thought that story was going somewhere else!!😂😂😂 Gosh I love this page and you Lester Eugene Morrow jr. You are my happy place.😊❤
Hey Lester! If you didn't know already, there's a Great Pyrenees dog rescue in Spring, TX, so you might want to get in contact with them in case they end up with Sadie (if someone took her/she ended up in another town)
Never assume that a found animal will get scanned because people sometimes do not always do what they say they will do. The animal should get scanned, but mistakes do happen.
Hi2Hello Lester. Usually when horses/donkeys start licking dirt they need minerals, magnesium, potassium, or salt something is missing from their body. Hope Danny feels better soon. Ivy is putting a bit more weight on that leg so the treatments may be helping . Sending healing vibes to all animals and people that need them. Give me spray of hot water on any area of my body and I am in heaven. I can stand under a shower for hours if I didn't run out of hot water. HAGN.
I love this channel. Nothing out of the ordinary on the video today. Only the Muffin man getting to second base with Stormy, and he didn’t even need to take her to dinner or a show, or give her a muffin. 😊. Horses loved bing scratched in hard to reach places, there is nothing weird about. It shows that you care for them.
Evening Lester. Hope Danny boy is alright and nothing untoward. He such a lovely donkey. Thankyou for stopping by animal control and seeing if Sadie is there. Hope the cold blast is not as bad this time. Take care have a great day lots of love and prayers God bless 💕🙏🤠
I’m not a horse person but enjoy researching. I found that the mare’s udders can also form beans similar to the gelding. And they do have nasty build up that needs to be cleaned about once a month.. I could be wrong but blame it on Google!!😮😁
Salt, he’s needing salt! Maybe that where a older block sat? But I’d say his body is craving salt. The lack of salt cause their muscles to constrict, like us when we get cramps from dehydration. A horses utters get dirty and crust over, so hers itch😂😂
😂 mares like their udder scratched, especially ones that have had a foal, it's one of those hard to reach itchy spots. It's not weird, just most people don't do it on camera for the world to see 😂 Storm probably REALLY appreciates you scratching it for her
It's been a long time since you sang for donkey Dan Lester. I was actually waiting for you to do that.🎶🎶🎵 I can still remember him escaping and wandering around somewhere at Pawpaw. And you got him home singing.🧡🧡
I love to have my back scratched!!! I have always loved backing up to the fireplace!!! We have always had a fireplace & still do👍 I’ll stand for hours backed up to the fireplace 👍🙏❤️
Lester this was a good laugh. Your question to all the digital family is soooooo loaded. I’ll keep it PG and say I love my hands and wrists rubbed because I work 8-13 hours typing on the computer plus any cellphone or tablet use and I’m almost 40 now and everything hurts hahahah
Regarding the udder, all I can think of is what Dr. Baker explained in one of her recent videos - about how the area between the tatas can have a build up of clumps of some sort, over time. So maybe it just feels good because it's an area Storm can't reach on her own (I have no idea how nimble horses are). Just a guess. Horse people, feel free to correct me ;) On the very rare occasion, that I get a hug, I most times also get the small of my back rubbed - feels pretty comforting. Same for shoulder rubs. Maybe I'm just touch starved, lol.
I don’t even want to think about next weather. It’s going to beyond cold. Time to bring back out my snowsuit, Moon boots,extra blanket in the car scarf and extra gloves. Hope you all including animals survive the cold 🥶 snap. Keep warm. Be safe ❤😊❤
I was thinking the same, maybe Dan was needing a mineral that is in the dirt which has lots of minerals, could Jami have put something down for Ivy there? Storm may have itchy udders 😂
Supposed to be 10° for highs and 5 below zero for Lows with wind chills of 15 below zero here in Michigan Monday and Tuesday and then a repeat of it the following week.
I get what you're talking about the heat we used to have one of them floor heaters and I used to love standing next to it on a cold day with some shorts with the heat blowing up felt so Good
As far being known as the weird guy, sorry Lester but that ship sailed a long time ago. The fact that you kept a straight face when talking about rubbing special places made me laugh so hard I still have tears running down my face. Please don't let anyone ever change your sense of humor!!!!!🤣😂🤣😂
What I love the most is a good scalp scrubbing. It seems older I get the less I like, raising my arms high enough to wash my own head my shoulders and arms just give out too quick these days. When I was younger, I had this one hairdresser. She was amazing at a scalp massage.
Hi Lester, I really hope you’re ok in this cold weather. I just wanted to say, when you and Jami changed your phone numbers, did you tell the chip company that would phone you if Sadie is found. So many people forget to update the system. Just a thought, knowing Jami she would have already thought of it. Xxx
When I was a kid coming in from playing in the snow. I would take off my snowsuit, and my mother would wrap me in a towel. I'd stand over the heat vent and let all that warm me up. 😊❤
My grandparents had one too. We'd stand over it let our night gowns get really warm then run upstairs and she'd tuck us in with blankets up to our chin. She'd also fill up hot water bottles and put them at our feet.
Is he just eating dirt? They can do this with a mineral deficiency, or internal bleeding. Watch to see if he’s eating other things and drinking water. My dog did this with internal bleeding. 😢
I'm wondering if he isn't looking for salt? I know when it gets colder here in BC, Canada - my boys are constantly at their salt lick. I know Donkeys don't do as well in the cold as horses do, as they are a hot weather animal where as horses thrive in the cold, so maybe he's using more energy to keep warm on the colder nights? My horses, my colt in particular, loves to have under his tail scratched. He melts into mush whenever i scratch under his tail, he turns his bum towards me and moves his tail to the side, looking for his scratches. He also absolutely loves having the jnside of his ears massaged. I hope Donkey Dan feels better sokn, and of course your sweet Ivy as well. Having just lost my beloved elderly horse, Barney to what the vet believes was brain cancer, i feel for you guys very much. Thank you for your videos.. you and Jami always make my day brighter.. I thank you for that. And I thank you for loving your animals like you do. Bless you both ❤
Hello, aww hope Danny is ok and sweet ivy. Lester Stormy probably appreciates help in an area that's hard to reach. They get dust and mud and dry skin there so feels nice to rub there is all. The horse life. 😊
Storms udder is probably a place that’s not easy for her to scratch so she enjoys it. I started smiling immediately when you started saying when I’m rubbing on her girlie.. girlie 😂 I knew you were going to say I’m not a weirdo trying to touch their girlie parts guys 🤣 We know you so well ❤ Ivy looks a little better to me here. Shes putting a little more weight on that bad leg. Glad Danny boy was ok. I’m guessing he is in need of some loose minerals he’s getting from that spot on the ground. I just love that sweet ol love boy Danny ❤
In England us 6 kids would sit with our backs to the roaring fire...Mam would chase us off saying the heat would melt our spines..😅😅...when in reality all she wanted to do was hang the washing around it to dry...🤣🤣🤣
Lester, bless your heart for stopping by to check for Sadie every day. My heart breaks for you....i know how you love her.
A donkey might lick the ground, also known as "geophagia," primarily because they are likely experiencing a mineral deficiency, most commonly a lack of salt, and are trying to ingest the necessary nutrients from the soil; this behavior can also be triggered by boredom or stress, but consulting a veterinarian is recommended to rule out any underlying health issues.
the animals know what they need and will do whatever to get it if not there in front of them. nature.
Yes. He may need loose salt. They don't always lick blocks.
I agree also that they seek out clay to lick or munch on to resolve tummy problems. 👋🇬🇧
I read about the mineral deficiency and a salt
Thought Jami was putting salt in the feed to make them drink more water . What Kourtney told her to do
So happy you found Danny. Prayers for Ivy, Lenny, Danny and Sadie's safe return. 🙏
Danny has always been one of my top 3, that old man is a special one.
I know he’s one of my favorites too. He’s just the sweetest ol man ever. He has such an innocent sweet look in his eyes and loves to be loved on ❤
I was going to say, i don’t like saying i have a favorite but Dan, has my donkey heart ( along with ivan lol)
Same here ❤he is so special, I do live the donkeys
When I was little, I used to get up in the middle of the night and go and stand over the heat register and trap the heat under my long nightgown before going back to bed.
I did the same thing, we had a floor furnace and would straddle the grate to trap the heat to warm up.
Oh i did that also especially after playing in the snow. The registers were on floor back ten. Thank goodness they were, they were lined with our snow boots and gloves to dry til the next time we went out .
Me too
I do that now, and I'm 52
Oh no I did it too for naps I would lay beside the register and put my blanket over the register so warm....😅
Sending prayers for Ivy and Danny, i know you have searched everywhere for Sadie but we all pray that you will here about her...
Xxxx❤❤
@JoyceCunningham-hm3fh they should call a tracker, they refuse to I guess
@@JoyceCunningham-hm3fh didn't the thumbnail say someone visited? An officer?
I will always miss sweet Sadie and still have hope she will be found and back to her loving home.
Prim is running away screaming Mommy there's a weird man in our house
I miss Sadie ❤
My heart won't be right until Sadie comes home 💔
Please stop you’re making it harder for Lester and Jami💔
@@GrammyTammy13she’s entitled to express herself.
I still think she will show up 👍
@@PascaleLaurent81She is overstepping the bounds of viewer. Not her life. Not her dog.
I'm so glad you continue to check for Sadie girl every day, miracles happen my neighbor's cat went missing for 3 months and NO JOKE the cat was found 500 miles away, when it was taken to the vet, they scanned her for a chip low and behold the vet called and my neighbor went and picked up her cat. NO ONE knows how she got so far away but we are guessing she was pick up, so NEVER give up hope.
Thanks for another great video!
❤watching the video ❤
Awe Danny Boy
He is such a sweet soul
Thank you for your videos
Lester & Jami ❤😀❤️😀
My granddad, after a day out working on the farm, would come in and stand in front of the heater with the door open and warm his backside. I was just a little kid but my brother and I thought it was the funniest thing. Memories!
I only know what you and Jami have taught me about horses and Donkies- Could it be that Donkey Dan is worried about little Ivy? ❤ I keep on hoping that one day Sadie will join us again - we all miss her so much. Thank you for everything that you and Jami do ❤
God bless you for checking everyday.just hope of someone took her,they return her safely and healthy.Thank you.i.miss her .and Gary.
Lester when you started to say that you would back up to the fireplace and pull down your pants, I FOR SURE thought that story was going somewhere else!!😂😂😂 Gosh I love this page and you Lester Eugene Morrow jr. You are my happy place.😊❤
Hey Lester! If you didn't know already, there's a Great Pyrenees dog rescue in Spring, TX, so you might want to get in contact with them in case they end up with Sadie (if someone took her/she ended up in another town)
They would have scanned her and found who the owner was.
The dog rescue would check to see if the animals are chipped
@@kristenmaddux7046if she was taken to be scanned
Never assume that a found animal will get scanned because people sometimes do not always do what they say they will do. The animal should get scanned, but mistakes do happen.
I think if a rescue group got a hold of Sadie, they would scan her microchip and get a hold of Lester. I think someone picked her up....
Hi2Hello Lester. Usually when horses/donkeys start licking dirt they need minerals, magnesium, potassium, or salt something is missing from their body. Hope Danny feels better soon. Ivy is putting a bit more weight on that leg so the treatments may be helping . Sending healing vibes to all animals and people that need them. Give me spray of hot water on any area of my body and I am in heaven. I can stand under a shower for hours if I didn't run out of hot water. HAGN.
Thanks
I love this channel. Nothing out of the ordinary on the video today. Only the Muffin man getting to second base with Stormy, and he didn’t even need to take her to dinner or a show, or give her a muffin. 😊. Horses loved bing scratched in hard to reach places, there is nothing weird about. It shows that you care for them.
Oh dan has to be just having one of those days, he will be added to my prayers thanks for the updates
Stay safe 🙏✌️🫏🐾🐴
Evening Lester. Hope Danny boy is alright and nothing untoward. He such a lovely donkey. Thankyou for stopping by animal control and seeing if Sadie is there. Hope the cold blast is not as bad this time. Take care have a great day lots of love and prayers God bless 💕🙏🤠
When I look at your Donkey Dan, I see such a sweet soul, Lester!.. Hugs n Prayers for all your babies that need them!! 💞🙏
Praying for Ivy and Danny. So hope Sadie comes home safely
I’m not a horse person but enjoy researching. I found that the mare’s udders can also form beans similar to the gelding. And they do have nasty build up that needs to be cleaned about once a month.. I could be wrong but blame it on Google!!😮😁
You are right. Have to get the crud out in between but even clean they will stand there forever and let you do it lol
So happy you found Danny
Salt, he’s needing salt! Maybe that where a older block sat? But I’d say his body is craving salt. The lack of salt cause their muscles to constrict, like us when we get cramps from dehydration. A horses utters get dirty and crust over, so hers itch😂😂
😂 mares like their udder scratched, especially ones that have had a foal, it's one of those hard to reach itchy spots. It's not weird, just most people don't do it on camera for the world to see 😂 Storm probably REALLY appreciates you scratching it for her
Hey, if my "udders" had to hang vertical all day long, a good massage would be such a relief!!! Lol.
I love having my head massaged. Hubby always knew if he started at the head he would have a great night. LOL
LESTER EUGENE MORROW JR!!!! The video went from G to XXX without warning ⚠️ 😮 My mouth literally dropped to the floor!!! 😂😂😮
What is he on today? I had to double check I was on right site!😆
Mine too .Lester is like that line from Forrest Gump never know what yer gonna get 😂.
Nothing out of the ordinary here....donkeys, horses, steak, potatoes, udders, magic hands, etc. 😂
This is why we love him ❤
@@ds3333that's hilarious.😂
Oh Sweet Danny Boy 🥰 sending Prayers for our Sweet Sadie to come home 🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰❤️
Always enjoy watching!! Love me some donkeys!! ❤I hope and pray all goes very smooth with the extreme cold coming!
All winter, my husband comes home, starts the woodstove, and stands with his back to it for HOURS! It does feel amazing when it's cold ☺️
Just remember... he's all yours Jami! 😂😂❤❤
Thanks!
It's been a long time since you sang for donkey Dan Lester. I was actually waiting for you to do that.🎶🎶🎵
I can still remember him escaping and wandering around somewhere at Pawpaw. And you got him home singing.🧡🧡
Those are the times I wish they could tell us what's wrong.❤
She probably can't itch that area very well so she's like oh thank goodness someone can reach my itch 😂
💕💖❤💘💝💓I love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!!! Have a great evening!!!!
Good afternoon Lester thanks for having me along God bless y'all love y'all
Dinky is getting along great with the donkeys.Lester have a blessed and safe day.
I love to have my back scratched!!! I have always loved backing up to the fireplace!!! We have always had a fireplace & still do👍 I’ll stand for hours backed up to the fireplace 👍🙏❤️
Danny ❤️ I hope he’s ok 🙏🏼
A good hand massage is an awesome experience1 A good shoulder massage is also a winner ❤❤❤❤
Yes i miss sadie so bad used to see her everyday i hope danny is ok
Me too! Miss her very very much!! I pray they find her soon.
I wonder if he’s looking for some sort of minerals or something
Lester this was a good laugh. Your question to all the digital family is soooooo loaded. I’ll keep it PG and say I love my hands and wrists rubbed because I work 8-13 hours typing on the computer plus any cellphone or tablet use and I’m almost 40 now and everything hurts hahahah
Regarding the udder, all I can think of is what Dr. Baker explained in one of her recent videos - about how the area between the tatas can have a build up of clumps of some sort, over time. So maybe it just feels good because it's an area Storm can't reach on her own (I have no idea how nimble horses are). Just a guess. Horse people, feel free to correct me ;)
On the very rare occasion, that I get a hug, I most times also get the small of my back rubbed - feels pretty comforting. Same for shoulder rubs. Maybe I'm just touch starved, lol.
Donkey Dan. 😢 He is always in my ❤. 🫏👀🙏
Danny's always been one of my favorites!!!
@@nicolerimmer360 donkey Dan also has a special place in my heart and has since day 1!!
@@lindsayrogers3972 yes me too.
He is the Man.☺️😉
Every time I tune in, which is often. I keep hoping Sadie will return
Yep, supposed to be very very nasty here in Ohio next week too. Forecast of -24° wind chill, 🥶❄️🥶. Sure hope Dan is okay. Poor sweet Ivy.❤❤
I’m born and raised in Northeast Ohio and I’m already tired of our winter. The last couple years were great winters!
That temp is absolutely not called for. Get it together Mother Nature. Oh please and thank you in advance.
Be safe ❤😊❤
OMGH 😂
It’s usually they are lacking in a mineral. Do you have salt and mineral blocks out for them?
Happy to know Danny boy has been found and is okay .
Danny has always been my favorite.. just loved to here him talk ( honk) lol and his white coat
I don’t even want to think about next weather. It’s going to beyond cold. Time to bring back out my snowsuit,
Moon boots,extra blanket in the car scarf and extra gloves. Hope you all including animals survive the cold 🥶 snap. Keep warm.
Be safe ❤😊❤
I was thinking the same, maybe Dan was needing a mineral that is in the dirt which has lots of minerals, could Jami have put something down for Ivy there? Storm may have itchy udders 😂
Thank you Lester, Magic fingers go a long way - my husband loves a good back scratch, under the covers, in bed 😲😊❤️👍
Supposed to be 10° for highs and 5 below zero for Lows with wind chills of 15 below zero here in Michigan Monday and Tuesday and then a repeat of it the following week.
I get what you're talking about the heat we used to have one of them floor heaters and I used to love standing next to it on a cold day with some shorts with the heat blowing up felt so Good
Sending prayers to Donkey Dan and Ivy 🙏🙏
That's a loaded question,what body part do you like rubbed?You crack me up Lester!Love you guys
Backing yourself up to a fireplace is very comforting!
Prayers for my top 2 Ivy and Dan and of course praying that Sadie will return home ❤
Y'all are AWESOME 😎😎😎
I put my back to the fireplace this morning! Felt wonderful!
Trixie's like hey Dad what's going on with Dan here
Lester, never change! You crack me up! 💚🍀🙏 sent for all with positive/healing vibes.
Saying prayers for Ivy and Danny. 🙏🙏🙏
Hi Lester and Jami and babies. Keep warm and safe.
As far being known as the weird guy, sorry Lester but that ship sailed a long time ago. The fact that you kept a straight face when talking about rubbing special places made me laugh so hard I still have tears running down my face. Please don't let anyone ever change your sense of humor!!!!!🤣😂🤣😂
🌟🌟😂😂😂👍
How could anyone not love Lester!!! 😂 he is a hoot!
Sweet Dan.prayers❤
I need the donkeys to get it together. They’re some of my favs!!! Feel better soon ivy and Dan
I'm glad you found Dan.
Well I hope Danny gets to feeling better along with Ivy. I sure hope that Sadie can still be found.
In Australia we don't have tags on our windows anymore love seeing all the animals
Thank you for sharing. Thoughts and Prayers always. Love and Blessings.
Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
My sister would go after dirt a day put ice cream down. Pediatrician said she needed what was in the dirt❤❤ back in early 60s
Like all of us. Dearest Danny is getting old and needs extras to live each day. The cold months of winter are hard on him. On us elders. ❤
What I love the most is a good scalp scrubbing. It seems older I get the less I like, raising my arms high enough to wash my own head my shoulders and arms just give out too quick these days. When I was younger, I had this one hairdresser. She was amazing at a scalp massage.
I've used the hair dryer on my clothes on cold days, right before putting them on! Feels great!
Hi Lester, I really hope you’re ok in this cold weather.
I just wanted to say, when you and Jami changed your phone numbers, did you tell the chip company that would phone you if Sadie is found. So many people forget to update the system.
Just a thought, knowing Jami she would have already thought of it. Xxx
Prayers
When I was a kid coming in from playing in the snow. I would take off my snowsuit, and my mother would wrap me in a towel. I'd stand over the heat vent and let all that warm me up. 😊❤
We had a floor furnace growing up. Me and my 3 sisters loved standing over the furnace.❤
My grandma had one I loved it when I was in a dress.
My grandparents had one too. We'd stand over it let our night gowns get really warm then run upstairs and she'd tuck us in with blankets up to our chin. She'd also fill up hot water bottles and put them at our feet.
My heart will not be right until Sadie is home💔.Please don't give up hope 😢.
I think someone stole her at the truck stop ☹️
Well she’s gone. Someone probably picked her up!
Don't let it consume you. She was probably adopted by a passer by. Always look to the positive for your own well being.
@@BlessedBeMyDayI’m also a person that looks at positives and thinks positive as well 😊
Lester has magic hands ✋️ 🤣🤣🤣♥️♥️💋
Is he just eating dirt? They can do this with a mineral deficiency, or internal bleeding. Watch to see if he’s eating other things and drinking water. My dog did this with internal bleeding. 😢
Sadie's missed a lot from a lot of people
Possible he was liking whatever mineral was in the clay, I agree. When my cat was Ill he would like concrete
Maybe a salt lick was there at one point and he is licking salt that had seeped into the ground?
Oh no not poor Danny I love him hope he's OK ❤
I'm wondering if he isn't looking for salt? I know when it gets colder here in BC, Canada - my boys are constantly at their salt lick. I know Donkeys don't do as well in the cold as horses do, as they are a hot weather animal where as horses thrive in the cold, so maybe he's using more energy to keep warm on the colder nights?
My horses, my colt in particular, loves to have under his tail scratched. He melts into mush whenever i scratch under his tail, he turns his bum towards me and moves his tail to the side, looking for his scratches. He also absolutely loves having the jnside of his ears massaged. I hope Donkey Dan feels better sokn, and of course your sweet Ivy as well.
Having just lost my beloved elderly horse, Barney to what the vet believes was brain cancer, i feel for you guys very much. Thank you for your videos.. you and Jami always make my day brighter.. I thank you for that. And I thank you for loving your animals like you do. Bless you both ❤
Danny is my favorite donkey!!!!
Prayers for Ivy & Dan
Sometimes it's iron... do they have a mineral lick for horses? Just wondering. Love you all so much! Continued prayers and God bless ❤❤
Hello, aww hope Danny is ok and sweet ivy. Lester Stormy probably appreciates help in an area that's hard to reach. They get dust and mud and dry skin there so feels nice to rub there is all. The horse life. 😊
Hi to Hello Lester 👋 love to see Danny! A true survivor ♥️
You & Stormy, I have no words. 😂❤
He might need a mineral block. I always have a block available to my horses. Like you said, they know when they need something.
Storms udder is probably a place that’s not easy for her to scratch so she enjoys it. I started smiling immediately when you started saying when I’m rubbing on her girlie.. girlie 😂 I knew you were going to say I’m not a weirdo trying to touch their girlie parts guys 🤣 We know you so well ❤ Ivy looks a little better to me here. Shes putting a little more weight on that bad leg. Glad Danny boy was ok. I’m guessing he is in need of some loose minerals he’s getting from that spot on the ground. I just love that sweet ol love boy Danny ❤
I remember watching a Horse Whisperer one time he said most Horses love to have their Tummy / Belly Rubbed / Tickled/ Scratched - Just like Dogs 🤔.
In England us 6 kids would sit with our backs to the roaring fire...Mam would chase us off saying the heat would melt our spines..😅😅...when in reality all she wanted to do was hang the washing around it to dry...🤣🤣🤣
Prayers for Danny and ivy