[Jacob-list] Color question?

[Linda]

I know from my own rather limited observations that that breeding a heavily marked sheep to a lightly marked sheep does 
not give you a middle ranged marked sheep :-)

What's the background on the Painted Desert breed?  

There was a lively discussion on this list a few years ago about the "white" Jacobs that popped up in some primitive 
flocks.  

Linda

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:18:34 EDT, Jgrisner at aol.com wrote:
>Hi to all,
>
>At chore time this A.M. I found a new lamb, which we were expecting. What we
>were't expecting was his color. He is all white, with blue eyes!! How often
>does this happen? Has anyone else ever had one like this? He is out of a 3/4
>Jacob & 1/4 Painted Desert ewe and a full blood Jacob ram. Mom has a lot of
>black, so to off set this, we bred her to a ram with a lot of white. I know
>from breeding paint horses, that color isn't predictable, but this was a real
>shock!
>
>I know this isn't a desireable color for a Jacob, but wondered if he is
>something special? An entry for the Guiness Book of sheep or something?? I'm
>sure this little fella will end up being a pet for the Grandkids, but would
>enjoy hearing from some of you about our oddity.
>
>I really enjoy reading and learning from you all. Keep up the good work. Being
>a fairly new Jacob owner, I need all the help I can get.
>
>Thanks ahead of time for any info, Gail Risner Bama Rose Farm