overlaps with light phase and self-coloration
The second in a three-part series Part I: our 2008 AI lambs, posted on March 10, 2011 Part III: more new colors in our 2010 lambs, posted on March 14, 2011 Once Norris sired two uniform dark charcoal British Soay lambs in 2008, we figured that was it for new colors and patterns from the […]
The first in a three-part series Part II: more new colors in our 2009 AI lambs, posted March 12, 2011 Part III: more new colors in our 2010 lambs, posted March 14, 2011 In the last three years, the color palette of British Soay sheep in the United States and Canada has expanded dramatically. Looking […]
Few issues vex new Soay sheep owners as much as the quandary about whether one of their animals is “tan” or “light phase.” I recently stumbled across a digital “stack” of photos of our light phase Soay taken over the last several years. Posting several of them here, with minimal commentary, may help train your […]