Some donkeys like snow, but others suffer from the cold. Guard against chilling by the wind. Wet snow can melt down into a donkey's coat, soaking the hair and causing the animal to chill. Snow should be scraped off a donkey when it is put inside the barn. During a rain, the horse will have water pouring off its back, but the donkey's coat will become sodden with the rain as it soaks down to the skin.
Donkeys therefore needs adequate shelter during the cold rains of spring and fall.
Pasture Donkeys can graze coarser pasture than a horse. Allow each donkey from one-half to one acre of pasture per month. This will vary with the quality and amount of growth in the area, and the size of the donkey. Obviously Mammoths will need larger areas than Miniatures or Small Standards. If possible divide pastures and alternate from one pasture to another.