Farmstead's Colonel Hardin was born on May 26, 2025. He is quite a wooly, handsome spot! His Mother is our top producing jennet, Country Music's Eli Barsi, who is a NMDA Reserve National Champion Jennet and multiple Grand Champion Jennet during her show career. Colonel is Eli's ninth foal, and all of her foals have been champions in the show arena. Colonel's Daddy is four-time ACOSA National Champion and multiple NMDA Champion Jack, WLDF Tin Roof Sunday, who has sired many show champions and breeding stock for us and for others around the country and the world. With a pedigree like this one, Colonel is destined to be a champion in the show arena as he gets older.

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Piney Rose was a full-term, tiny foal born on June 19, 2025. Her mother is Farmstead's Lily May Ledford, and her father is Farmstead's Cotton Top Mounts--both 27 3/4" tall. Knowing that this was also Lily's first foal at age 14, we expected a small foal. However, we weren't expecting that as Rose was being foaled, she had a front leg turned backwards, and when the vet arrived to assist in the delivery, Rose's nose, lips and tongue were turning blue from a lack of oxygen. This lack of oxygen resulted in her inability to find where she should nurse, and she was taken to the University of Tennessee Vet School the morning following her birth for transfusions and supportive care. Rose was on a feeding tube for nearly a month until she was finally able to drink from a pan, at which time the feeding tube was removed, and she was brought back to our farm for care. At birth, Rose weighed 8 lbs. and was 14" tall. At our farm, Rose began being fed a mixture of goat milk and mare milk replacer every 3 hours around the clock. As she gained weight, the number of feedings were decreased while the amount that she was fed each feeding was increased. Five months later, on November 19, 2025, the liquid feedings were discontinued as she had successfully transitioned over the prior months to grain, grass hay, and pasture grass. At 21" at her "weaning", Rose is still quite tiny, but she is also quite a feisty little girl! Her sassy attitude no doubt was a big factor in her survival that first month. Rose will be too small to show or to breed, but she is and will continue to be a great mascot for Appalachian Farmstead!

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Wit's End Tumbleweed is our 2001 show gelding who has a very extensive record of wins in the show arena. He has been the Tennessee Donkey Association's High Point or Reserve High Point Gelding for several years. He has also achieved his ADA Excellence in Halter Certificate and Supreme in Halter Award.

Weeds has a very laid-back personality and wants all attention given to him! He loves children of all ages and has been the focus of many parades and community events. Our grandchildren adore Weeds, and they have successfully shown him in both adult and youth classes the past several years. However, they especially enjoy just jumping on Weeds' back and goofing around on him. Weeds has been our daughter's favorite donkey since we first acquired him a number of years ago, and Weeds will be with us for many years to come!

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J. B. Royal Alexandria is a full sister to our very first donkey, J. B. Royal Elizabeth, our only two Mammoth Donkeys. Alexandria was very successfully shown from 2007 through 2011, with her big win being at the 2010 Great Celebration Mule and Donkey Show where she was selected as the NASMDA National Champion Jennet! Alexandria has also had one year of professional training in pleasure, trail, and driving.

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