[Jacob-list] Fading...

[Thomas Simmons]

Susan -

I have two ewes exactly like the one you described, and I, too, thought they
were lilac.  Joan Horak and Mary Ellen helped me see they were really
"graying" ewes.  Both of these ewes have blue or blue-brown marbled eyes .
.I'm curious if your ewe has the same, and if these traits go together or
not .  .

thom
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan L. Nielsen <snielsen at orednet.org>
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Date: Friday, October 06, 2000 2:26 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] Fading...


>Is there a kind and knowing soul out there who would give
>the short course on the fading trait?
>
>I have a ewe who is quite dark at the skin. When sheared, she
>is about 70% black, though you get the impression, somehow, that
>this is black on a white ground. I acquired her in July when she
>was unsheared and appeared to be sort of tan all over. Since I
>knew she had not been sheared for a couple of years, I noted this
>without a lot of further thought. I notice now that she already
>has a sort of "lilac" look -- largely more silvery than black,
>though her side-belly wool is still quite dark. She is not going
>through the sun-browning that I see on black areas of some other
>sheep. She has an irregular look right now that I would describe
>as a "tortoise shell" pattern as some patches have faded more
>quickly than others.
>
>Can you talk to me about this? How about her prospects as a
>breeder? She has good conformation aside from her coloration,
>and has a terrific head.
>
>Susan
>--
>Susan Nielsen, Shambles Workshops      |"...Gently down the
>Beavercreek, OR, USA                   |stream..."
>snielsen at orednet.org                   |           -- Anon.
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