[Jacob-list] Lilac

[Sara Dunham]

I too have an odd "lilac" - Mia.  She was sold as a lilac, sure looks (in
the face/legs) like a lilac to me, but on shearing, her fleece is dark gray
and white, unlike her brother Blizzard who has a brown and white fleece
underneath. ???

Sara

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Sara Dunham
Punkin's Patch
Cynthiana, Kentucky
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> From: Nicholas Lund-Molfese <nicholas at lundmolfese.com>

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> Dear fellow Jacob list members,

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> We are new to Jacob Sheep (but raised sheep and goats in the past) and

> now have a flock of nine ewes of excellent breeding and quality.  I am

> seeking to purchase a high-quality ram (which is our book means good

> genetics and health, registered (or register-able), and good

> confirmation.  Obviously he should be disease free (my local extension

> agent was just warning me about various sheep STDs he is seeing more

> of in the area).

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> An older animal would be just fine for us at this point. A set of four

> beautiful horns, with good spacing, is greatly desired.

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> We are looking for a great ram and I know that a lot of you have put a

> great deal of work into breading your animals over the years.  We

> intend to pay fairly for the right animal.

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> Thanks,

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> Nick

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> Nicholas C. Lund-Molfese, M.A., J.D.

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> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:46:15 -0400

> From: "Betty Berlenbach" <lambfarm at tds.net>

> Subject: [Jacob-list] lilac

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> 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, Fre

>  d and others, thoughts?

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