Welcome to the list Chris and Phil, Paul From: soaysheep-owner@yahoogroups.com [mailto:soaysheep-owner@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hansen Sent: 27...
I have a 1 1/2 yr old soay wether who is losing clumps of wool (down to skin). He doesn't appear to be sick, no fever, no nasal gunk, lungs clear. He does...
Kristen, Your descriptions sounds like moulting, which can occur to reveal bare skin, but it is somewhat late in the year. I have been told by someone in the...
I have kept wethered soays for many year, and they stayed with the same sheeding schedule as my breed stock. I did have a ewe who lost wool down to the skin in...
Darker black sheep's decline is in the genes By Nic Fleming, Science Correspondent Last Updated: 12:01pm GMT 18/01/2008 Scientists have cracked the mystery of...
Foot and Mouth Review Scotland's farmers are being invited to contribute to the Scottish Government's review into the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease...
Defra's Bluetongue Vaccination Strategy Information for Private Veterinary Practioners Animal Health Divisional Offices have recently seen a rise in questions...
Scottish State Veterinary Service makes depressing comments regarding its policy on vaccination against Bluetongue Disease James Irvine Teviot Scientific,...
Did anyone else see the BBC breakfast news this morning (2 April). I caught the last few seconds of a feature which showed a mouflon coloured Soay ewe with a...
... caught ... Soay ewe ... of dark ... Slightly off subject here, but I used to keep Soay sheep in SW France. We've now moved to New Zealand and I can't find...
Hello Kiwi- (and others interested in self-colored black in Soay sheep!) I am in Washington state, USA, and raise Soay sheep. I am breeding in particular for...
Very interesting ! We had a look at the link you sent. Phenotypically, the sheep look very like some Jacob crosses we produced with a Polwarth/Dorset/Ryeland...
RELEASE 7th World Congress on Coloured Sheep September 04th to 09th , 2009 Esteio - Gramado / Rio Grande do Sul / Brazil The state of Rio Grande do Sul,...
Really? I did only see about 2 secs of the broadcast but the ewe didn't look like any of the Manx I have ever owned... Time for me to go to Specsavers perhaps?...
How exciting to find another Soay breeder seeking a significant bunch of self-colored blacks, and some with white too! Here is a link to a photo album of our...
Hello All A strange coincidence! - following the recent comments about black Soays we have just had a twin ram lamb that is jet black except for a small white...
Ann Knowles
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Apr 15, 2008 6:56 pm
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Hi, Our chocolate Soay (Overden Fern) has just produced a all over Gray ewelamb this morning. Dotty [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I have been following the messages about black soays recently as two years ago we had our first self black soay lamb born and I was delighted to see it was...
Jacqueline Tucker
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Apr 17, 2008 11:23 pm
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I would love to see photographs posted! (Especially chocolate brown and "grey") Hint, hint! Wish I was able to swap with you. Gevan Marrs Washington state, USA...
Jacqui, I too would love to see pictures of your self-colored light phase sheep - the chocolate brown -- and especially of the "grey" ewe. What were the color...
Just posted a photo of my black and white ewe lamb - Backforest Firefly. I have been striving to achieve black and white for several years using various sire /...
Very neat. I would love to see the photos and pedigrees of several generations back to see how the self-colored and white came forth. Someday I will have one...
Firefly's dam is also black and white - I have added her photo. Her sire is a dark mouflon BUT his parents are self-black (sire) and white (dam). I wasn't...
Ah! When I see the coat pattern of the dam, the lamb coat is far less surprising to me. Of course the sire's sire being self-black means the sire had to be...
The sire's dam is predominantly white with brown around the eyes and a brown collar - I will try to find a photo to post on the albums. The dam's sire was...
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