[Jacob-list] Jacob lilac question

[Sugar Hill Farm]

My flock is distinctly different at birth too.  The lilacs are born
different color than the black and white.

Marcia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathryn Shirley" <humbug7 at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Thomas Simmons" <creagchild at monad.net>
Cc: "jacob-list" <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Jacob lilac question


> This pattern I consider graying.  If an early grayer is bred to an early
> grayer, I have never seen a lilac result.  The grays in my lilacs are a
> distinctly different shade of gray from the early grayers.  Also, my lilac
> lambs are a noticeably different color within a week of birth.
>
> This of course, begs the question, why are gray lilacs not immediately
> noticeable at birth?
>
> Are your lilacs obvious from birth?  I never expected a lilac from two b/w
> parents, so I never looked closely at the lambs birth color.
>
> Kate Shirley
>
> Thomas Simmons wrote:
>
> > --And while we're on the subject......
> >
> > If a ewe grays in some places, butis jet black in others - (even with
> > distinct jet black spots in the MIDDLE of the grayed areas!) is this
really
> > graying? Or is it evidence of Lilac?  Or ???
> >
> > thom
> >
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