heliman500
New Member
Hey Folks,
Reaching out from America and new to this forum. I spent my childhood growing up in North Wales helping the grandfather on the family farm where we farmed welsh mountain sheep. Since leaving the motherland many years ago the passion for sheep farming has come back to haunt me. I am on the quest to establish a breading stock of white welsh mountain sheep. Unfortunately there are no white welsh mountain sheep over here, only a limited pool of black welsh mountain sheep. I am a fan of the black welsh, but prefer the white welsh, ideally a mixed flock would be great. Understandably the genetic differences are much deeper than what meets the eye. Although I have not found any true white welsh sheep over here, I have found a lamb that was born completely white with pure black welsh mountain parents. The big question is does anybody here understand the science behind the genetics of this happening and whether or not the "white" black welsh sheep could predictably produce more white lambs or would it just be a crap shoot? Thanks in advance.
Adam
Reaching out from America and new to this forum. I spent my childhood growing up in North Wales helping the grandfather on the family farm where we farmed welsh mountain sheep. Since leaving the motherland many years ago the passion for sheep farming has come back to haunt me. I am on the quest to establish a breading stock of white welsh mountain sheep. Unfortunately there are no white welsh mountain sheep over here, only a limited pool of black welsh mountain sheep. I am a fan of the black welsh, but prefer the white welsh, ideally a mixed flock would be great. Understandably the genetic differences are much deeper than what meets the eye. Although I have not found any true white welsh sheep over here, I have found a lamb that was born completely white with pure black welsh mountain parents. The big question is does anybody here understand the science behind the genetics of this happening and whether or not the "white" black welsh sheep could predictably produce more white lambs or would it just be a crap shoot? Thanks in advance.
Adam