[Jacob-list] WHITE LAMBS

[Peg Bostwick]

Not for a long time, but during our first couple of years with the Jacobs,
we did have a set of triplets with two of the three all white (with blue
eyes).  Pre-registry, so it was hard to track where it came from, but Ingrid
Painter does mention this happening in her book on Jacobs, and provides a
couple of possible genetic explanations.   Ours wound up in our mixed
(commercial) flock, and their lambs looked like any other Jacob crosses -
mostly dark with badger markings.  

Peg

Peg Bostwick
peg at sweetgrass-jacobs.com
517-626-6981


-----Original Message-----
From: jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com
[mailto:jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com] On Behalf Of tim koenig
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 6:32 PM
To: Jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
Subject: [Jacob-list] WHITE LAMBS

Lambing just started for me, and with a surprise, a Totally white ewe.
No non-Jacobs on the farm since I started with Jacobs, or with neighbors.
Has anyone else had this happen before?
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