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<p>My young early greyers went from black to salt and pepper in one year
(one shearing to the next).&nbsp; Each year after that the grey was stronger.
<p>My older girls will sometimes start greying around four, but most of
mine don't grey until 7 or eight with some 9 and ten year olds still retaining
their original color.
<p>I have noticed two patterns to greying:&nbsp; one is a "donut" greying.&nbsp;
This is where the grey starts at the edge of the spot and works its way
towards the middle.&nbsp; The other is a diffuse greying with grey/silver
showing up throughout the spot.
<p>My early grayers tended to have the diffuse greying.&nbsp; Not all spots
are affected in the same year.&nbsp; Their spots on their sides tended
to grey first.
<p>My older greyers tended to have the donut type of greying.&nbsp; Each
year saw fatter donuts in the spots.&nbsp; They tended to grey all over
but not necessarily all spots were greyed.
<p>Please note that I am not talking about lilac.&nbsp; My lilac ram lamb
was a very dark grey on <i>all</i> of his spots, including the eye patches.&nbsp;
No silver and black mixed.
<p>Kate Shirley
<br>Humbug Farm
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<p>dave &amp; katrina wrote:
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<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size=-1>Love
the mental image of your workaholic ram, Joan W.&nbsp; Quite the sight
even in my imagination.</font></font>&nbsp;<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size=-1>Here's
a question I am sure has been discussed before on the list...early graying.&nbsp;
What it the average age for a sheep to gray?&nbsp; Maybe that is a question
for Mary Ellen.&nbsp; I am sure most people would agree that gray by age
one and two would fall into that category.&nbsp; What about age 3?&nbsp;
or what about age 4 going from a dark brown to light gray at shearing time?&nbsp;
Any opinions or are these just <i>gray areas...</i>no pun intended.&nbsp;
I have a few sheep here I am watching for graying who are still coal black
at age 2 while a few ewes I was not thinking about as possible early greyers
have gray creeping in around their cape at the same age.&nbsp; Do most
people think of early graying as a change that happens fast rather than
one that takes a few years?&nbsp; Just a few thoughts....</font></font><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size=-1>Katrina
Lefever, Chicory Lane</font></font></blockquote>

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