Re: Gene Modified ornamentals? OT!

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Dot --

 

A jenny is a female donkey, a/k/a ass, a/k/a burro; male = jack, female = jenny.   That's probably what your dad was referring to.

 

Now I have to dig out my old agriculture textbooks (something of a challenge).  As I recall, "hinny" refers specifically to the result of mating between a female donkey (jenny) and a male horse (stallion).  Much less common than mules (male donkey/female horse). If the resultant creature were a female, I'm not sure what that'd be called.  I'm sure there's a name for the creature; there's a name for everything.

 

Usually mules were preferred on farms because the larger size of the mare as opposed to a jenny allowed for a larger mule.  I'm not sure what the advantage to breeding a hinny would be, which probably has to do with why they're uncommon.

 

Hey, a break in the rain (almost six inches since Friday).  Gotta' go out and see how many of my PERENNIALS need to be staked.  ;-)

 

Dean Sliger

Warren, Michigan, USA

Zone 6B

 

 

On Wed, 2 Aug 2000 03:56:28 -0500 "dot" <cdpierce@intop.net> writes: