What is this donkey nanny hat?

May 12, 2020 4:51 AM

I saw some pictures of donkey nannies who carry lambs up pastures before they can walk. But in a couple of the pictures the donkey also has what appears to be a hat on its back. Do any donkeyologists know what this might be? It seems the wrong shape for a saddle.
posted by mosswinter to Pets & Animals (3 answers total)

Best answer: Definitely not a saddle. I’m no donkeyologist, but as a horse-owning human, I think that looks like a feed bucket; the flock (including donkeys) is relocating, so the donkey is carrying his dinner plate along with to the new location?
posted by wind_up_horse at 5:27 AM on May 12, 2020 [1 favorite]

Best answer: According to here, the photographer was told it’s a cauldron.
posted by scorbet at 5:49 AM on May 12, 2020 [2 favorites]

Best answer: It probably is a cauldron/feed-bucket. Picture here where it is clearer. Not some essential aspect of this though as can be seen in other photos.
posted by vacapinta at 6:15 AM on May 12, 2020 [1 favorite]