Donkeys at Big Woods Farm

Personality, Performance, and Pedigree all add up to Quality in our donkeys at Big Woods Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Each Jennet at Big Woods Farm is chosen for a specific purpose in our breeding program.  They are bred to one of our outstanding Jacks to produce the best in halter and performance foals.  Each foal is evaluated for it's future and developed accordingly.  We feel that in order to maintain the integrity of this wonderful breed we must carefully decide the compatibility of each breeding pair.  We stand by our reputation for producing quality registered donkeys and recognize that those who purchase donkeys from us are continuing this tradition. Buyers receive a written purchase guarantee covering the health, soundness and fertility of their new donkey; complete health records showing the dates of worming, vaccination and hoof trimming; registration certificate(s); and photos of their donkey as a newborn. We value our buyers and do our best to treat them the way we would want to be treated.  All of our foals are imprinted at birth and showered daily with hugs and kisses!  Big Woods Farm is centrally located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and welcomes visitors year round.  Give us a call...we love to "talk donkey!"

When I am Old..... I shall wear diamonds
And a wide brimmed straw hat
With silver and leather on it
and I shall spend my social security
On scotch and carrots
And sit in the alley of my barn
And listen to my donkeys breathe.

I will sneak out
in the middle of a summer's night
And ride the Black jenny
Across the moonstruck meadow.
If my old bones will allow.

When people come to call I will smile and nod
As I walk them past the gardens to the barn
And show, instead, the beauty growing there
In stalls fresh-lined with straw.

I will shovel and sweat and
Wear hay in my hair as if it were a jewel.
And I will be an embarrassment to all
Who look down on me.

They've not yet found the peace in being free
To love a donkey as a friend,
A friend who waits at midnight hour
With nuzzle and bray and patient eyes
For the kind of woman I will be
When I am Old.

Tom & Deby Cochran
1220 Windy Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC   27514
919-542-3565
          919-542-5287 Fax

Members of the following:

American Donkey & Mule Society (ADMS)

National Miniature Donkey Association (NMDA)

American Council of Spotted Asses (ACOSA)