[Jacob-list] lamb color

[messen at socket.net]

You can not necessarily blame the ram, can you.  Could it not be that 
while the ewes look good, they could have something else in the background 
that skipped their generation, but is exhibiting in the young?  I am not a 
geneticist, but sure find it fascinating. 
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>From : CARL FOSBRINK <carlfosbrink at yahoo.com>

To : Gooch <guschi73 at yahoo.com>, jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
Subject : Re: [Jacob-list] lamb color
Date : Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:33:10 -0800 (PST)

> Hello Shel,

>    

>        I would say your lambs will stay about the color they are now. 

While your ewes look like purebred Jacob ewes of good quality your lambs 
were not sired by a purebred Jacob ram. The lamb on the left that is 
almost all black is typical of what a crossbred Jacob lamb looks like. The 
other lamb is not a lilac it just is not the typical cross color. This 
does not mean the lambs will not serve a purpose, just that they are not 
registrable Jacobs. 

>    

>   Regards,

>   Carl

>   

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> Gooch <guschi73 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>         When do you know what color a lamb will stay?  I have twin lambs 

born 05Mar07 that are black- one is almost all black, the other is black 
but "frosted".  Would the second lamb be considered lilac? 

> 

> Here's a picture to them & mom: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/asylumfarm/412880351/ 

> 

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