February, 2008

Ram horn growth:  another harbinger of spring

Ram horn growth: another harbinger of spring

When last we met to discuss signs of spring, the topic was chicken eggs.  It’s about time to re-direct attention to Soay sheep, don’t you think? Every year along about January or early February, our previous spring’s ram lambs — what I refer to loosely as our “yearlings” — begin an impressive growth spurt which by the end of summer will take them nearly […]

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Soay sheep genetics for beginners

I have a confession to make:  it is not always easy being married to a professional geneticist.  To be sure, it was fun to watch Steve put the Open Flockbook Project together and it is heart-warming to get e-mails from breeders who are able to put together authentic conservation breeding groups or find the Soay they want to […]

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