Holly, We have both badger face and gulmoget (reverse badger) on our web site at: http://www.homestead.com/shelteringpines2/TheRams.html stephen Holly...
Stephen, I am not a shetland breeder, but I certainly agree with your alleles posted below. Do your AgAg ever display 1) the phaeo tan in leg areas like...
Hi Connie and Holly: My experience with Black and Tan or Gulmoget is limited though I have seen lots of Badgerface/katmoget. In general, I have seen Ag lambs...
It does seem evident that my patterned ram lamb is not either badgerface/katmoget or mouflon/gulmoget (assuming I have the terms right :) I'm still very much...
At the moment I'm interested in different shades of brown. I finally got brown badgerface lambs in to my herd (finnsheeps). Brown areas of lambs are light...
I've got about half way thru the archive, but still it isn't clear to me what the story is on sheep that have grey skin and white wool/hair. We just had a...
Yes, all sheep carry genes for color. At least, that is my understanding. Regarding color on the skin with white wool - the answer may depend on the breed of...
Grace, You would assume that your sheep is carrying at least one black allele at the B locus if he shows some Black (in this case grey). You would think he is...
Hello, I am a trained researcher who early in my career was employed in the R & D Center of Columbia University (TC). I worked with expermental designs, data...
Hi Elizabeth, I raise Shetland sheep and also have an interest in the horned/polled genetics of sheep. The Shetland sheep have the full range of alleles for...
My interest lies in the trophy class horns, specifically in the Painted Desert Sheep. I have done some experimenting with poor horned rams/genetics in the...
Hi All, I just re-joined the list with my new eMail address after being gone for a while. (Formerly Orig_lurkette) For those of you who don't know me, I've...
Thanks for your response Carol. I too am aware of the book. I wonder do you know of anyone on this group working in the field of genetics? Elizabeth...
As a lurker on this group, and a Soay sheep breeder for a few years, I spent quite a bit of time some months ago reading on sheep coat color genetics. I...
I'm a long time lurker on this list that is interested in genetics of sheep and while I don't have coloured sheep and very rarely post I find the posts...
Hi Carol, Thank you for posting the link to the polledshetlandsheep list. It sounds like just the right place for a discussion about horns. I'll be sure to...
Hi Gevan, Thanks for coming out of lurking to reply <vbg>. Sounds like that's one vote in favor of! I need an upgrade on the basic college genetics info I...
We will be making a trip south to Northern California at the end of October (Oct 30th). We have room for goats, sheep, and/or horses(2) as well as dogs and...
Thank you, Jillian. I'll print your message and pass it on to our" Icelandic Sheep Breeders Of North America" group. Helen Mcfarland, Walker Forks Sheep...
Greetings,I am new to this group and would like more information about spots and other similar patterns. I have corriedales and corrie crosses (mostly Rommey)....
Hello Everyone, Our Transport Trip is coming together. Last confirmed stop is in KS with possible stops in KY, TN, and OK. Below are the states we are looking...
Hello, I'm wanting to register a spotted ewe lamb, but am at a loss as to properly label her markings. Her picture is in the photo section under Fensalyr Fold....
Introduction Hello all, My name is Karen and I live in Bellingham, WA (near the Canadian border). I'm originally from northern Calif. and moved here a couple...
I've just sorted out the pedigree on some newly acquired ewes and it turns out they are cousins of my ram! I've heard that five (degrees?) of separation is a...
We have bred sons to mothers, fathers to daughters, with no problems, while when breeding as unrelated a ram and ewe as possible, a genetic abnormality of the...
The original flock of Shetlands in NA were four (or five?)ewes and a ram brought over in 1948 to Saskatchewan. The flock stayed closed until quite recently...
