Zebra Hybrids

[big brown horse]

I was wondering the same thing.

They are striking to say the least...way cool!

 

[lupinfarm]

Something about breeding hybrids and wild animals.. like you have to have a permit to breed wild Canadian Geese.

 

[spectrumranch]

Something about breeding hybrids and wild animals.. like you have to have a permit to breed wild Canadian Geese.

You need a permit for Canadian Geese here too, but you can breed them with domestic geese if you choose. You do not need the permit for the hybrid geese though.

Same as the zebra hybrids, we need a USDA license to sell PURE zebra but NOT the hybrids. Unless your state would require different----- you can own a zebra without a permit, BUT if you are selling zebra then you need a USDA license.

Zedonk----
as a baby

Grown up

 

[OSUman]

Are the hybrids sterile like mules?

 

[spectrumranch]

Are the hybrids sterile like mules?

Yes.

Anytime you cross a horse/pony, donkey or zebra the offspring are sterile, because each has a different number of chromosomes.

Donkey jack (male) x Horse mare = Mule
Horse stallion x Donkey Jenny (female) = Hinny

Zebra x Donkey = Zedonk
Zebra x Horse = Zorse
Zebra x Pony = Zony

There are several types of zebra, in three different families. The 3 families are Plains zebra, Mountian zebras & Grevy zebras. Crossing 2 zebras from different families also results in a sterile offspring. Crossing two different types of Plains zebra, results in a fertile offspring.

It is hard to get zebras to cross with horses or donkeys. Zebra stallions usually do not start breeding until they are 5 yrs old.

When breeding zebra with horses or donkeys, the best colored babies are produced out of dark females. Stripes only appear on color, so if you have a paint zebra hybrid, the stripes will only be in the colored areas. Breeding to white or anything with the grey gene, will normally produce a hybrid that is mostly white.

 

[lupinfarm]

Ah, Who knows.. We're in Canada. They're gorgeous animals regardless

 

[spectrumranch]

I also find the name of their farm hilarious in the sense that it's Spectrum... and Alternative Livestock. If you go into the gay communities in Toronto you'll often see rainbow flags (the spectrum) and "Alternative living" or "Alternative lifestyle" type quotes and such underneath.


Of course, that is, one of the things I would notice... I have some really close gay friends and I told them about it and one in particular thought it was rather cool (and she lovesss Zorses)

I quess subliminal messages do work!

 

[lupinfarm]

They so do! ..

 

[spectrumranch]

We actually chose "spectrum" because we have a wide variety of animals- A to Z, alpacas, buffalo, camels, cattle, donkeys, elk, goats, horses, Kangaroos, llama, monkeys, ostrich, peacocks, Rheas, swans, tigers, wallaby, yak, zebra & a bunch more.

An "alternative livestock" because they are livestock, we don't just raise cows (even though we have 400 and some of them).

 

[lupinfarm]

Very cool!