Key facts about mules and hinnies Hinny: The result of a horse stallion mating with a female donkey. Hinnies are less common than mules and there might be subtle differences in appearance.

Donkeys can interbreed with other members of the family Equidae, and are commonly interbred with horses. The hybrid between a jack and a mare is a mule, valued as a working and riding animal in many countries.

Donkeys And Other Donkeys Once they’ve established who’s in charge, they will typically peacefully coexist. If a donkey simply cannot get along with others, you may need to give them their own pasture or indoor living space, while trying your best to balance their need for companionship.

They are sterile because they can’t make sperm or eggs. They have trouble making sperm or eggs because their chromosomes don’t match up well. And, to a lesser extent, because of their chromosome number. A mule gets 32 horse chromosomes from mom and 31 donkey chromosomes from dad for a total of 63 chromosomes.

: a hybrid between a stallion and a female donkey — compare mule.

A zorse is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a horse mare. This cross is also called a zebrose, zebrula, zebrule, or zebra mule. The rarer reverse pairing is sometimes called a hebra, horsebra, zebret, zebrinny, or zebra hinny. Like most other animal hybrids, the zorse is sterile.

Can Ponies And Horses Breed? In fact, a pony and a horse can breed and produce a crossover. The foal will typically be compact like a pony and have thinner legs like the horse. The foal becomes a great animal for kids to ride.

Registered. Unless you want a foal you NEVER put a stallion of any type or size with ANY mare. I have seen draft horse mares lay down for mini stallions to breed them. Just don’t do it.

Their pregnant for anywhere between 10-14 months. They usually have a single foal, but the occasional donkey will give birth to twins.

Twins are extremely rare in donkeys, with only a few pairs currently known in the world, and when twins are born, one invariably dies. However, the twins born on the Williams’ farm, in Brewsterfield, outside Killarney, Co Kerry, less than two weeks ago are both thriving.

According to the National Miniature Donkey Association (NMDA), these animals make good pets because they are affectionate and good with children. Don’t let the name fool you: Mini donkeys aren’t tiny. They are about 3 feet tall (1.5 meters) and weigh between 200 and 350 pounds (90 and 158 kilograms) at maturity.

Foals are up and nursing within 30 minutes and are weaned at 5 to 6 months of age. Jacks (males) can be fertile at 1 year of age. With lifelong proper care, donkeys can live well into their 30s with the average life span being 33 years. Jennets can produce foals into their early 20s.