How many babies do donkeys have in a delivery?

Answer 1

Produce refers to the offspring of a female. Therefore, a female is capable of producing offspring from the onset of maturity well into her later years. The most foals ever recorded for a horse mare was over twenty. No studies have been done on the number of offspring produced by a donkey jennet, but she would be capable of producing three foals every four years for her life from age three to death. Donkeys live to be well into their thirties on average. However, just breeding the jennet year after year to produce foals could be harmful to the jennet and shorten her lifespan. Any breeding of animals should be done to improve the breed as a whole, not just add numbers to a population.

Answer 2

Biologically, only one. The gestation period for a donkey is 12 months, approximately. Some carry for as little as 11 and some for as long as 13 months.

But a donkey should never be rebred on "foal heat" as the drain on her body is far too great to be carrying a new foal while nursing a newborn, too. Thus, a donkey really should, at maximum, only bear a foal once every two years.

Answer 3

Usually they will only have one foal at a time, however, some will have twins but this is a rare occurrence.

Answer 4

Normally only one, but occasionally twins

Answer 5

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