Our donkey (a Jenny, or female), Emmy, was bought with her mother (who died a few years ago) about 8 years ago from a local fair after she was foaled in a van on the way to Vermont from Kentucky. At the time, Emmy was a few months old and sickly. After coming to the farm, she had to spend 14 days recovering from malnutrition and pneumonia at the Rochester Equine Clinic in southern New Hampshire. Emmy is now very healthy and frisky, and loves to be in with the horses.

• The Miniature Sicilian Donkey is native to the Mediterranean Islands of Sicily and Sardinia and are known for their great affection.
• At maturity, they stand less than three feet tall at the shoulder.
• Their gray coat is characterized by a characteristic "cross", a dark stripe that runs across their shoulders.
• Male donkeys are referred to as "jacks", female donkeys are "jennies", and baby donkeys are called "foals".
• Like horses, their diet consist of grain and hay.
• This rare breed can no longer be imported to the United States.
• Miniature Sicilian Donkeys can live from 30 to 40 years of age. 

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