Mary writes:
<<And I hate this as the Clun does NOT have a black face -- it has a
brown face (most often dark brown but can very to lighter milk chocolate
browns.>>
The word 'black' is used by the industry to indicate ANY pigmentation,
of any color, in sheep. By that standard, our musket Shetlands, with
their golden, coppery, and bronze faces/legs, and occasional brown
fibers in mostly white wool, are 'black'.
OTOH, I've never heard of 'black-faced' applied to any breed other than
those with white body wool, like Suffolks. The point, as I understand
it, is that the HEAD is black, while the body is an acceptable white
wool without pigmentation, and from a shearing point of view, it can be
difficult to shear the body without getting a little of the black leg or
head hair mixed in, contaminating an entire bale of wool.
Holly
where at last there's a bit of new snow...after a wintry start to the
season back before Thanksgiving, we've had nothing but thaw for nearly 3
weeks!
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