Itty Bitty Acres strongly believes in a well-grounded breeding program, producing top-quality miniature donkeys.

Our care-program includes deworming every eight weeks, hoofs trimmed on a regular basis by a licensed farrier, Scheduled vaccinations and check-ups from the Doc. Our Miniatures all have proper shelter and pastures to graze and play in. Every donkey is an individual with a name, not a number, and is treated as part of the family.
All of Gods creatures are loved and hugged on a daily basis.
We strongly believe in gelding jacks and only the very best will go on to have a breeding career. Geldings make the better pets. They are easy to handle and train. We don't forget our customers when their check goes into the bank. We offer support and recommendations, to the best of our ability, on any problems or questions that might arise.

We care about our Miniatures and want their new home to be a place of proper safe care, and where they will be loved as much as they are here at Itty Bitty Acres. We do this by educating customers, and by never selling a single donkey without proper companion arrangements made before he arrives in his new home, and just "being there" when needed.

 We are centrally located on the Beautiful Cumberland Plateau, in Tennessee's golf capital city of Crossville. Approx. 1 hour from Knoxville or Chatanooga. Nearby is Cumberland Mountain State Park, Lake Tansi, and more golf courses than you can shake a stick at.

 Come and visit us at Itty Bitty Acres. We think you will be touched by what you see. Maybe you'll find the perfect donkey for you!

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A little Donkey History

A supply ship to Christopher Columbus on his second voyage brought the first large donkeys to the New World in 1495. Four jacks (males) and two jennies (females) were among the inventory of livestock delivered. They would produce mules for the conquistadors' expeditions onto the American mainland.
The main influx of donkeys into the western United States probably came with the gold rushes of the nineteenth century. Many of the prospectors were Mexican and the burro was their preferred pack animal. Donkeys were also important in mining operations in the deserts. They carried water, wood and machinery to the mines, hauled cart loads of ore and rock out of the mine tunnels, and brought sacks of ore to the mills, where other donkeys turned the mills that ground the ore.
Miniature donkeys, originally from Africa, were taken to the Mediterranean Islands of Sardinia and Sicily to be beasts of burder. They pulled carts, carried loaded packs and did other farm work. Rumor had it that they were often underfed, over worked and abused. In 1929 a New York stockbroker, Robert Green, was visiting Europe and heard the rumors of abuse. He ordered six jennies and a jack, sight unseen, to be shipped to America. The donkeys arrived in New York in 1929. Unfortunately, a few months after their arrival, the donkeys were attacked by dogs and three of the jennies were killed. The jack and the remaining three jennets were the original foundation herd of miniature donkeys in the United States. One of the jennies gave birth on Columbus Day, 1929, and this foal was officially named Christopher Columbus and was the first 'miniature' donkey born in America.

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