Hi I have been lurking on this list for some time. I haven't seen much about the colour genetics of Romney or Romeldale (CVM) sheep. Does this mean little is...
... Penny, One of the best books to start with is "Colored Sheep and Wool Book", which is the 1989 proceedings of the World Congress on Colored Sheep. You can...
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Jan 1, 2003 5:18 pm
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Most CVMs are badgerface (some are probably blue) and a few are "no pattern". They also tend to come in either black or moorit types of each pattern. So - they...
Question? Does the Badgerface pattern have to have the face pattern to be a badger. I have some of both kinds, they are all light fleece dark legs, belly. Just...
Hi, Just joined today and the reason is that I am looking for information. I run a mixed hair and wool flock that is dual purpose: meat and training dogs. Here...
I have wondered that too. I have seen several sheep recently called badgerface, that have no markings at all on the face. They seem to be dark faced, dark...
... I have been keeping photo records of these badgerface sheep for some time. I have the 'conventional' badgerface facial pattern and also the dark ones, baby...
Ingrid & Alan
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Jan 4, 2003 5:02 pm
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Hello, I read with interest that Homestead Farm was raising striped sheep. I have a ram from this past spring that appears to me to have the "transverse...
I have uploaded the pictures of the lambs that just arrived. Was still wondering if I could get any help on or off list as to best course of action to...
We've had several "transverse stripe" sheep in our flock. The first was noticeable at birth, and very striking after shearing. She was the offspring of...
Joy, Your lambs are beautiful. Since you have mixed several breeds, it is going to be a little hard to determine how you got such great color. The hair ...
A few years ago one of our purebred Romney ram lambs had verticle stripes, from backbone towards the ground. Unfortunately the fleece wasn't all that soft, and...
Hi Mary, Glad to see you on the list and I hope to be able to visit with you again in 2004. Yes, I do hope Roger has something to say at the World Congress....
Laurelen, These four lambs are actually 1/2 Katahdin and 1/2 Barbados. The sire is a young registered ram from a white flock. When I called Mary about the...
Hi Mary I also vote to see Rogers flock <G> Many years ago had lambs with stripes, Suffolk Rambouillet crosses. Those genetics are long gone and no stripes...
Hi Chris, Glad you enjoyed the pictures we posted. We have been breeding for some of the different color patterns on our wooled sheep for a few years. The ...
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Jan 6, 2003 2:30 am
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Jan 6, 2003 2:35 am
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Jan 6, 2003 2:36 am
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Jan 6, 2003 2:37 am
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Jan 6, 2003 2:43 am
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Jan 6, 2003 2:44 am
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Laurelen and Barbara, I can tell you that we are planning a display of sheep with different colour patterns and a "hands-on" discusson of them at the Congress....
In his reply to my earlier post Dean asked about spotting in dominate black animals and whites from spotted parents. I believe the Jacob is a domiate black...
... Barbara, I believe what you are describing above is the badger/brown or black and tan - the one pattern superimposed on the other and the only remaining...
Ingrid & Alan
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Jan 6, 2003 5:30 pm
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Hi Ingrid The list doesn't accept attachments but pictures can be put in the files area. Go to, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sheep-color-genetics/files/ The ...
In a message dated 03-01-05 20:39:34 EST, you write: << Can spotting occur on sheep that carry the dominant black on the Extension gene? ... Yes, The dominant...
In a message dated 03-01-05 20:39:34 EST, you write: << Out of our flock we are getting several combinations of spotting: a marble type, Dalmatian spots,...
Barbara, I do not know if a reverse badger can be light grey, but I do know that there are grey reverse badger sheep. It sounds at first like you have this,...
Joy, I am not familiar with the Katahdin breed. Are they typically white and is your ram white? Where is your flock? I ask as some countries do not have...
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