[Jacob-list] update on Twigg group

[Neal and Louise Grose]

I feel pretty strongly that early graying of lilac Jacobs is not the rule. We have quite a few and while some gray early, others do not and is not a characteristic of the lilac group. What I think is happening is that early graying lilacs are not culled as readily as are the black and whites. Those of us that had a few lilacs early on and liked them have kept those back in order to build up numbers. Like any other trait, those traits which are not actively selected are lost.

Neal Grose
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  From: Melody 
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  Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 10:34 AM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] update on Twigg group


  Is the greying of Lilacs quite common?  I have a lilac ewe who, by 18 mo. , had lost almost all of her body markings and now at 2 years even her cape seems to be fading fast.  Very disapppointng since her original color was quite beautiful and I was looking forward to having that to spin.   I had thought it was perhaps from her dam, (not a lilac) who had faded out to white by the age of 5.  If Madame (the dam) didn't have such great wool, I would have culled her a couple years ago, but her wool is wonderful to spin. I have not kept any other of Madame's babies, so don't know how they held color.
  Melody at CritterLand
  Redmond OR

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