You will remember that we have two black ewes at Struan Farm, Sooty and Oreo. We don't usually name our sheep at the farm, but in this case we have. They were surprises, born from white ewes and a white ram, with white brothers and sisters too. Something in the gene pool somewhere!
This summer we've noticed that while Sooty remains quite black (she still has her tail, and had a lamb this year), Oreo is changing to resemble the cookie after which she is named: white in the middle, black on the ends! It will be interesting to see how much further she changes.
And yes, they still hang out together.
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