Mules sterile, hinnies fertile?

[farmdude]

I read at a website some years back that a good percentage of hinnies are fertile. Is this true or was the auther full of horse apples?

 

[farmdude]

I guess I should have read more of the posts before posting this question. But I swear this person said they knew of fertile hinnies. But the chromozone thing makes sense, so I doubt it. What a shame. Now I'm confused.

I thought this is how the pinto gene got introduce to donkeys, as well as the black gene. Where did these come in?

 

[MeadowRidge Farm]

farmdude, sure dont know the answer to this one, ;

as to where the pinto gene did get introduced, but it sure would be interesting to find out. :

As far I I know color genetics gets thrown" right out the door", when it comes to donkeys. You seem to get color when you least expect it. Corinne

 

[crponies]

There may be some fertile hinnies. I do know a small percentage of mules will be fertile.

 

[farmdude]

So it is possible that the pinto and black gene got introduced by crosses with horses!?!?

 

[crponies]

I have no idea about that. I don't know if the offspring of a fertile mule/hinny would in turn be fertile or not.