Haven't gotten any messages since the end of March, and wondering if folks are just busy lambing, or if something has happened with my getting messages. If...
The blue pattern is identified by a white "tear drop" below the indentation in front of a sheep's eye. It is usually characterized by a lighter saddle area...
Chris, Maybe because your name is English you took it for granted and just used plain blue. To me, the pattern you describe is English Blue, so named because...
I have been reading a lot about the unique color genetics of Finns-Icelandics-Shetlands. I understand a little about how that works but I'm curious about...
Léo Washburn writes: <<<And I'm interested in getting a ram lamb. My goals are fine wool both colored and white and for those destined to be on a dinner menu,...
Leo - I'll second Chris' suggestion of Romeldales. If you want to contact me off list I can give you the names and contact info for several of us breeders in...
Registration is now open for the 6th World Congress on Coloured Sheep, to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, 12-17 November 2004. Congress begins at the...
Hi Mary, I attended a World Congress on Coloured Sheep in Oregon years ago when I was just relly getting involved with coloured sheep. I would love to go again...
Oh, how I wish I could go.... Just to see a bunch of sheep on a HOTEL lawn would be worth the trip!:-) -Kate Crestwood Farm, Watertown, WI. _____ From: Fred &...
Just want to let everyone know I finally had time (sheep on grass, less time doing chores!!) to get photos of some of the lambs I was talking about on my web...
Hi all, Gail Former and I would like to pick everyone's brain on this puzzle. This is a real situation and we would like opinions as to what is really going...
Hi Teresa and Gail, you asked.. "Is there any possibility that the ewe has mutated and is Agb/Aa (grey badgerface gene/solid gene)? " Adalsteinsson mentioned...
Hi Theresa: Extension from the AI may also be the explanation for other anomalies we are seeing in the Shetlands. But I believe mutation is also possible. The...
Hi Kim & Linda, We'll have to wait for Gail to comment on the UK/extension status of the ewes that produced the solid lambs from the white ram as I don't know...
HI Teresa, I am not sure why you would think the fawn katmoget cannot have fading(Ag). In my opinion, fawn is often caused by fading although I think Linda and...
In a message dated 5/18/2004 2:06:00 PM Central Daylight Time, ... I think the gene you are referring to is Adalsteinsson's A6, which is a grey mouflon rather...
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Hi Lyle, You said . . . "I think the gene you are referring to is Adalsteinsson's A6, which is a grey mouflon rather than grey badgerface. Just my 2 cents...
Hi Theresa: You asked: "her sire is a fawn katmoget (F1) that has kept color in his body fleece. How ... From what I have seen, it is possible that the fading...
Hi Linda, Thanks for this explanation. This is a plausible theory that should hold some water. So his genetic makeup should be Ab/Aa with a fading expression...
The white sire of the questionable katmoget ram lamb is Underhill Gordon, out of Dayspring White Diamond by Keir Gordon (UK sire). He has thrown solid colored...
HI Gail, Regarding the sire: you said "A few of his white lambs have noticeable black spots in the wool area, so he must carrying at least one gene for...
Hi All What is the phenotype difference between an Awt/Awt and Awt/A(anything else)? I have white sheep with pink skin, and white sheep with colored skin. Is...
Hi Kim I guess what I was wondering was if the white was from spotting rather than Awt. Sorry about the confusion. This ram has produced the kind of spotting ...
Gair wrote: I have white sheep with pink skin I have found the the pink skin is usually on sheep that are white due to spotting. These can be white pattern...
Gail, Your ram does indeed sound as if he is AwtAwt SsSs or Awt?SsSs. Pink skin, pink nose, pink ears and white hooves mean whiter wool. Although some breeds ...
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