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In Roman times there were sheep in Southern Spain whose fleeces were highly prized for their color. I am wondering if they were perhaps like the Tunis where...
Very interesting. Something similar to mioget in Shetlands might be a possibility as well. Jennifer Kennedy ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Or maybe they were like the Navajo churro sheep sitting in our barn this morning, descendants of Spanish common sheep. So far this lambing, two shining...
Transport Available OR > ID > WY > NE > KS & return. January 17-23 Goats, sheep, dogs, horses, llamas. Sorry no pigs. Mini cattle westbound possible. ...
can anyone tell me how long it takes for a sheep to heal after lossing a horn in a fight? I recently aquired a nice little shetland ram who needed a home...
There is a yahoogroup for polled shetlands. I think it is polledshetlandsheep@yahoogroups.com. You can also search the NASSA online database for polled and...
Hi, is it possible , ie are there instances where white ( abscence of colour) is incompletely dominant in a sheep so that parts of its underlying colour (...
Probably. Or it could be extreme spotting. How to tell the difference? Darned if I know! I have a ram here with just that situation. All white except for a...
Thanks for the info and the encouragement. I will check with nassa, I would like to comment on the golden sheep from spain, I think perhaps a morit shetland,...
whats the likelihood it is roan? I can only really find examples of karakuls as pink roans but wondered if this was a possiblity? colouration is white and dark...
Hi Renee: If he looks like a Dalmatian (small coloured spots), I don't think it is roan as that is supposed to be white and coloured fibres mixed throughout. ...
Fathers Day weekend. Please come and join us . There will be vendors selling raw fleece , roving , patterns, and spinning wheels to name a few things. Milk...
Linda, Hi. I am new to this group, and I have been studying hard to try and understand spotting and genetics in my Shetland sheep. From what you wrote, it...
According to the Roman writer Varro, writing around 2,000 years ago in De Re Rustica, " A black or spotted tongue is also to be avoided, for rams with such a...
Hi Allena: For Shetland colour genetics, one place to start is the Shetland Sheep Info pages: http://www.shetlandsheepinfo.com/FLEECE/colour_genetics.htm It ...
Hi Allena I'm tring to keep up with the read it is all so interesting. I went to your blog The sheep color meandering was very help full to me as I seem to be...
How old is the sheep that is spotted like a Dalmatian? Was it born with all those spots? I ask as I have spotted Navajo-Churro. The line I have is not white...
The article links color to size and reproductive success. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080117140834.htm Grace Fred and Grace Hatton Hawley Pa...
Hi is this exclusive to patterns at the agouti locus? ( Ag) could you see this in a heavily pigmented ( ? dark pheomelanin) white sheep, the rims of the eyes...
Hi Renee: I only have one white sheep with the heavy pheo. She does not have light eye rings. I do sometimes see the light eye rings in solid colour (AaAa)...
Thanks Linda will keep digging. Renée ... From: Linda Wendelboe To: sheep-color-genetics@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 10:53 PM Subject:...
Hello Everyone, My name is Deb Hilliard, and I am happy to be joining this group of Shetland sheep enthusiasts.I am looking foreword to learning all I can and...
welcome to the group deb. this is a wnderful place for chatting about our beloved shetlands, their problems and so forth. i have a feeling your at the age i...
hi Deb and welcome, I'm kinda new too. but this is a great group and I'm sure you'll learn a lot, I have already. AMOS 2:7 THE LORD AND KING NEVER DOES ...
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