spots are always white. stephen val_spun <val_spun@...> wrote: Interesting discussion about the lone spot showing up on a sheep... This year I picked up...
Technically, spots are the absence of color, and are controlled by the spotting locus. What looks like a spot is most likely incomplete expression of the...
Any chance that Tunis ram came from New Jersey? I wonder if it's related to the sire of my spotted Tunis girls? Val ... shoulder, but no lambs this year had...
Now I'm really confused. Why do you say that? I have black sheep with white speckles, and white sheep with black speckles. I consider speckles to be different...
Tunis are sloped at the rump. They're designed that way. I sure it has something to do with them being a "fat tailed" sheep. I've seen another breed like...
The problem comes from using the same word (spots) to describe both phenotype (how it looks) and genotype (what the underlying genes are). The spotting gene...
If anyone is interested, we have for sale meaty registered Katahdin rams, out of twin or triplet parents. Colored of course. 2 QR yearling rams, $300 each: 1...
I have a grey katmoget ewe that her daker parts on her neck and belly turn white almost exactly on the fall equinox. This also is within a couple of days of...
Hi Susan: I have several Ag Shetlands that band from a mix of white and coloured wool to just white wool each fall. I don't breed until November and the...
I have seen the fall change to "white" in grey animals in Romanov cross lambs of both sexes and in other grey Icelandic cross sheep and always assumed it was...
Hello Everyone, We are about 1/3 of the way into our trip. We are full during most portions of it. However, We do have space available for livestock traveling...
Does anyone know if sheep eye color and fleece color are related? I know that in angora rabbits the dark colors have a dark eye pigment and that the dilute...
Could someone help a bit? I have little difficulties to explain this in english, but I hope at least someone understoods what I'm looking for. If we have a...
Hi Riina My badger face sheep will have fleeces ranging from almost white through medium grey or light brown (depending on whether they are black based or ...
Gail, thanks for your interesting message. I have been thinking about my badgerfaces a lot in past few days and I think I have counted their genes partly...
Hello Marjo-Riina Is there a chance that you might have both badgerface Ab and English blue Aeb in your flock? I had this in my flock of Norwegian Spæl, and...
Jostein, I have never heard of term English blue Aeb before. Can you spot me any good netsites to watch and read? Or if you have a photo to show of your sheep,...
Hi all, I've just come on to the group, my name is Jo-Ann Secondino and I live in Union Bridge, Maryland where we raise Icelandic Sheepdogs and have a small...
Hi Linda, Thanks so much for the Welcome. Your site is awesome and I have gotten so much from it! Thank you so much for putting all of that fabulous...
-Marjo-Riina Sorry for my late answer. I'm not sure whether your sheep are all badgerfaces or a mixture of badgers and English blue. Both colors seem to have...
Hi there everyone:-)) My name is Nessa, I currently own 7 coloured sheep, 6 first x dorper ewes and one merino with a belly spot (not in photos) I'm hoping to...
Ewe lambs held over for evaluation. (and 1 ram lamb) You're invited to view these photos online at KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery! Just click on View Photos to get...
Hi All How would the Moorit color pop out in a longwool breed? It is a closed flock no new sheep since 96 breeding is mostly LAI with a home raised ram as ...
Barbara, You should not be too surprised by getting moorit and black lambs from white sheep. This is how it goes (slightly simplified): ALL sheep except albino...
Depending on what you include as "longwools," moorit does indeed occur. Especially in Romney and Border Leicester. In other breeds it likely lurks at a VERY...
... Hi Barbara - Great to "see" you! This is interesting. Many breeders of coloured sheep here in New Zealand have found that our moorit sheep tend (on average...
Barbara, I apologize for not picking up what area of the country (or what country) you are in. You might ask a local veterinarian or extension/ag agent if...
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