[Jacob-list] Quirky Quilting

[Debbie Bennett]

I bought an adult ram during the summer and the first time it rained, he 
appeared to quilt. The black fleece appeared shorter, but could be 
pulled out to the same length as the white. The black in his fleece has 
more elasticity than the white. It might be interesting to micron test 
and see if its finer than the white. At shearing, his fleece is not 
quilted, the white and black staples are the same length.

Debbie Bennett
Feral Fibre

On Sunday, June 10, 2001, at 05:02 PM, dave & katrina wrote:

> Thanks for all the 'gray' comments...  Lots of fun hearing other 
> breeders thoughts.  I had never heard of that the tendency of 
> twins that you noticed, Jeanne.  I will see if I notice it in our 
> sheep.  Interesting. 
>  
> Here is one more thread to throw out there.  Have any of you 
> noticed quilting changing year to year?  I have not seen much of this 
> trait in our flock, so haven't been able to follow it much, but I 
> did see one ewe develop a slight difference in length of colors after 
> her first shearing (showed none in her lamb fleece), but now this year 
> it seems to be growing out even again.  strange.  We also had a lamb 
> show some distinct quilting in her fleece, but it evened up later on 
> and now as a yearling is growing out even.  I remember a comment from 
> Janine Fenton about something she called 'lamb quilting', something she 
> made exception for...  I suppose this is what she is talking about? 
> Katrina Lefever
> Chicory Lane Farm
> http://wwwfac.wmdc.edu/HTMLpages/Graduate/TI/pages/lefever/chicory.htm
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