I'm sure i did this wrong [since i replyed to the whole digest and then changed the subject line - but hopefully it will get where it belongs. I dont know how else to do this except to reply in caps to distinguish my comments from the original - so please excuse me for doing it wrong . Robin Snyder wrote: >"The features that >distinguish primitive breeds from the modern breeds are a short, fine, >woolly coat mixed with hair or kemp, a predominance of colored fleeces, >and a tendency to molt annually."
>there is no way that a Karakul would fit this description. >Karakuls do not shed their wool. ACTUALLY MY KARAKULS [WHICH ARE PUREBRED REGISTERED] DO SHED THIER BELLY WOOL IF THEY ARE NOT SHEARED IN TIME. EVEN MY PUREBRED FINNS SHED THEIR BELLY WOOL. >The ideal Karakul fleece has no downy undercoat. IDEAL TO WHO? MANY OF THE KARAKUL BREEDERS PREFER THE SINGLE COATED AND ARE BREEDING OUT THE DOUBLE COATED - I PREFER THE DOUBLE COATED - THEY SPIN MUCH NICER , ARE EASIER TO CARD , FELT MUCH MUCH BETTER [SOMETIMES RIGHT ON THE SHEEP !] AND I JUST PREFER THE LOOK AND TEXTURE OF THE FLEECE OF THE DOUBLE COATED KARAKULS. IT'S SO SO SAD THAT THEY ARE BEING ELIMINATED BY MANY OF THE BREEDERS BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY PREFER OR LIKE. TO REGISTER A KARAKUL YOU MUST DESCRIBE THE FLEECE AND STATE WETHER IT'S SINGLE OR DOUBLE COATED - SO EITHER IS ACCEPTABLE FOR REGISTRATION, SEEMS LIKE THE SHOWS [JUDGES] SELECT THE SINGLE COATED , AND I THINK THAT IS WHY MORE BREEDERSTHINK THAT THE SINGLE COATED IS BETTER, AND THE SINGLE COATED DONT FELT ON THE ANIMAL AS EASILY AS THE DOUBLE COATED. I'M NOT TRYING TO ARGUE OR DISAGREE - JUST STATING THAT MANY SHEEP ARE CHANGED JUST BY THE SELECTION OF THE SHEPHERD AND WHAT THEY PREFER. SO DESCRIBING A BREED CAN REALLY VARY FROM FLOCK TO FLOCK EVEN WITHIN THE SAME BREED. JUST MY OPINION....... BARB Barb Barnett - N.E. Iowa rug weaver, spinner , shepherd http://www.butler-bremer.com/web/bbarn/ --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
