Black and Colored Sheep
Black and Colored Sheep
by Susan Schoenian
|White Wool |[pic] |
|Most modern domesticated sheep grow white wool. This is because white wool is |Crossbred Ewes in Virginia |
|more desirable in the commercial market because it can be dyed any color. | |
|However, sheep with white wool may have different color faces and legs. | |
|[pic] | Colored Sheep |
|Naturally Colored Sheep |On the other hand, hand spinners, weavers, and other wool craftsmen |
| |often prefer to work with "natural colored" wool. Wool is produced in |
| |many beautiful colors: black, gray, silver, moorit, brown, and red. |
| | It's All In the Genes |
|[pic] |It is not uncommon for black or colored lambs to appear in a white |
|Katahdin Ewe and Lambs |flock. However, in order for this to happen, both of the lamb's parents |
| |must be carrying a gene for color. |
|Fleece Inheritance | |
|The inheritance of fleece or coat color in sheep is quite complicated. |[pic] |
|Different genes control what color the fleece will be, what pattern it will |Black and White Merinos |
|be, and whether the fleece will be spotted. | |
|Changing Colors | |
|The lambs of some breeds are born black and their fleeces will change to white|[pic] |
|or gray as they get older. |Shropshire lambs |
| | Spotted Fleeces |
|[pic] |One of the most uniquely colored breeds is the Jacob. The Jacob's fleece|
| Jacob Ewe |is described as white with black spots. The white wool grows out of |
| |white skin, while the black wool grows out of black skin. The Jacob's |
|Photo courtesy of |spotted fleece is referenced in the Bible. Prior to the 20th century, |
|American Jacob Sheep Registry |Jacob sheep were referred to as "piebald" sheep. |
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|[pic] | Get Your Markers In |
| Black Katahdin Ewe |In the "Old West" a few colored sheep roamed the ranges. These animals |
| |were used as "markers", one for every 100 range sheep. The old timers |
| |counted the sheep and said, "once your markers are in, your flock is |
| |in". |
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|New Words |
|Gene - the fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity. |
|Inheritance - attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents. |
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|Moorit - brown; comes from the Icelandic word "moorut" meaning "as red as the moors." |
|Piebald - English term for body color of white with black patches. |
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