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A breed society, the Jacob Sheep Society, was formed in July 1969. [13] Mary Cavendish, dowager Duchess of Devonshire, who had a flock of Jacob sheep at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, was the first president of the society. [14] From 1972 onwards, the society published a flock book. [15]
Sheep also enter in colloquial sayings and idiom frequently with such phrases as "black sheep". To call an individual a black sheep implies that they are an odd or disreputable member of a group. [173] This usage derives from the recessive trait that causes an occasional black lamb to be born into an entirely white flock. These black sheep were ...
A black sheep stands out from the flock. The Black Sheep from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose by William Wallace Denslow. In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in.
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In Brett's Colonists' Guide (1883). In 1859 the breed was officially recognized by the Royal Agricultural Society as being a distinct breed. The popularity of the Shropshire breed grew rapidly in England, and in 1882 Shropshire breeders founded the Shropshire Sheep Breeders' Association and Flock Book Society, the world's first such society for sheep.
The sheep at a farm in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, have pink haircuts after an accident with a newly-painted feeder. Flock of sheep end up painted with accidental pink dye job Skip to main content
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