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I want to hug this

as a german speaker i have to ask - and please dont judge more than usually: does it give milk?

also just to make sure does it lay eggs by any chance

faith in humanity restored - we got half of eierlegende Wollmichsau done!

IT'S A SHIG

Uk used to have a similar breed the Lincolnshire Curly Coated, but we let it become extinct. The Rare Breeds Survival Trust has helped to ensure that no farm animal breeds since then have shared that sad end

I learned about old and rare breeds of farm animals during my university days studying veterinarian med. The Margalica wool pig was a favourite. But there is some really cool and resilient livestock out there. I remember beautiful Indian chickens, heavy horses & great ruminants.

Were these horses the same ones people bred to be as rectangular as possible?

So ... it seems we actually can make silk from a sows ear.

Is this a saying I've never heard? This sounds like a U.S. Southern saying, and I'm from the South and never heard it! What's the original saying if so?