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Hi Jostein, It is possible you are right, I don't know. I only know that Shetland breeders all call them "katmogets"/badgers. Some have the dark gray/blue...
Hi Stephen and Jostein: There are also some pictures of Shetland katmogets/badgers at: http://www.shetlandsheepinfo.com/FLEECE/katmoget_genetics.htm The...
-Stephen and Linda I must admit this is a bit confusing to me. The ones like Stephen's Dillon and the ones on Linda's pictures I would call badgers, while ...
Hi Jostein: The light badger sheep in my pictures each have one AaAa parent and one badger parent so I don't think that they could be AbAg. It is possible...
I suspect that the Albf pattern may be the same, or similar to, AbAa/MmMm (modified/dilute, whatever you want to call true grey/mioget). I have a mioget AbAa...
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Hi Friends! Sometimes u just cant predict what ur gonna find in ur mail! Just opened my mail n guess what? voip ! Check it out Have fun Guys, i think am gonna...
You're invited to view my online photos at the Gallery. Enjoy! You're invited to view these photos online at KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery! Just click on View Photos...
Hi Stephen What will you be doing with the blue-faced Leicesters? Are you going to cross them with any Shetlands? I have a border Leicester ewe that produces...
Hello everyone: I have put up some current pictures of the FWF modified lambs: http://www.shetlandsheepinfo.com/FLEECE/modified_colours.htm If you want to go...
This four step guide will give you the foundation you always wanted. Learning the basics in handling stocks. This guide will help anyone, interested in getting...
You're invited to view my online photos at the Gallery. You're invited to view these photos online at KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery! Just click on View Photos to get...
Linda, Incredible caliber of color and content in your study. Thanks!!! I am calling charcoal/pewter the same thing in N-C. We do not have a "real" name for...
Hi Linda, I agree, the photos are wonderful. There are now finally a set of photos that "tell it all". I wonder if we could get nassa to publish these?...
Hi Connie: Thanks for the feedback. I think the char/pewter range of colour was less common in the Shetlands too, until some of us got curious and tried to...
Drat, drat and double drat..I can't find the pics..can someone help me? I thought maybe there were on Connie's site, but I'm thinking not (nice blog btw).are...
Try www.shetlandsheepinfo.com and click on Fleece. It's a very nice presentation. Now we just have to convince Linda to copy it over to the "files" section of...
Hi Laurie Are you coming to the AGM in August? It will primarily be about the genetics of color featuring Dr. Phil Sponenberg, with a hands-on session with the...
Don't I wish! I'm stuck out here in NJ on the farm as there's no one else but me and DH..and as he likes to remind me when I want to go to these things "the...
I agree - excellent work! I find these colors interesting, and (as a spinner myself!) fun! Connie is right - these do occur in Navajo-Churro sheep. Years ago...
We used to raise Nubians back in the 80's, but phased the goats out and have had Finnsheep since the mid-80's. We just bought a black (?) ram lamb from ...
Look at the skin around the eyes and under the tail. If it is grey or greyish pink, he is black. If it is reddish, he is brown. Sometimes it takes awhile to...
Hi all: The project has been interesting certainly. Also, I find a ready market for the fleeces. But besides that, I wanted to know :-). That said, I suspect...
Hi Grace and Gail: So far, in my observations on tongue colour, BB run from almost black through liver coloured to fairly light grey tongues. BbBb in my flock...
I find it much easier to look at eye rims and under the tail. With only two hands, I haven't had much luck looking at tongues - or even getting the mouths...
Hi Gail: My observations on tongue colour are more the candid camera type, rather than an "open a mouth and pull out a tongue" process :-). Some of the ...
You obviously haven't experienced my photography skills - or lack of them! See you in a couple of weeks. BRING YOUR CAMERA! Maybe you can get some decent...
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