The iron is needed but too much of it will decrease the absorption of other minerals. The diet should also include trace minerals like zinc, copper, and manganese, and not too much iron. It should be mold free and not have a lot of grain or legume (clover or alfalfa) in it. Looking at your donkey's diet I would consider the quality of the hay. In fact, a donkey (or a horse) in ideal weight you might expect to at least be able to feel the ribs. There is nothing wrong with being able to see his ribs. It is like a camel's hump (also a fat deposit). Donkeys tend to store fat in a lot of parts of their body, but the top of the neck is one of the first and most prominent. So, this may not be that abnormal, and you are right to slow his feed intake when you noticed that he was building a fat pad on the top of his neck. Some donkeys tend to have a thin "top line" and a larger abdomen, like a dairy cow. Your gelded jack may just have the genetics to have an "angular" body. Does this seem like something is wrong or is this typical? Seems when I increase hay soon he gets a fat crest but his body stays the same. His weight is my question, he has been wormed at 8 week intervals, but you can see his ribs, feel his spine and hip bones easy to see. He is on pasture and the winter prairie grass.
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