[Jacob-list] lilac

[Betty Berlenbach]

I don’t have a lot of experience with lilac, but I’ve had a question asked of me.  I know that occasionally, I will have a lamb that looks black, but when it dries off, in the light, it is very dark grey, with that telltale “halo” of lighter color around the eyes and blue eyes. Still, it is not the blue=lilac/light grey, blue eyed color from birth that I’ve seen.  In the dark grey type, the head and leg markings seem to remain black, though the body color is very dark grey. AND, I’ve heard people talk about chocolate brown lilac.  So, is “lilac” another word for “not-black” or what?  The guide book/breed standard, unless I”ve missed it, doesn’t talk about these variations.  I recall Phil Sponenberg, way long ago at a N.J. AGM bring up the thought that there were two jacob blacks, one dominant to the other, both dominant over regular ol’ white sheep white.  No idea whether that was something others observed and what difference it made or why he thought there were two.  So, Fred and others, thoughts?
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