Sheep are herd animals and that is why a new fashion trend has probably spread directly to an entire herd. Valais blacknose sheep on a sheep farm in Yorkshire, UK, suddenly sported a completely new hairstyle. The animals, which normally impress with their black and white outfit and their eponymous black noses or black heads, one day wore pink heads. And all of them. The entire herd. Every single animal. And judging by their confident look, the sheep really like their new hairstyle.
Color-coded sheep are normal. Actually.
Farmer Richard Nicolson initially reacted with surprise, but thought that the animals had probably been tagged by employees or neighboring sheep owners. This is common, for example, to recognize one's own animals or to mark them for a specific use such as an upcoming medication or similar. The color is usually washable so as not to render the raw wool unusable for further processing. In the meantime, other markings are being used precisely because the colored markings are not durable. And these markings are also usually placed on the body and not on the head.
However, research among employees and neighbors revealed that no one had actively tampered with the animals. A mystery.
Simple solution. Sensational effect.
Only looking at the animals' daily routine provided the solution. The farm had purchased a new feeding trough that required the animals to actively press their heads against the device to get to the food. This structure, called a feeder, was painted red. And clearly the red paint was not sufficiently abrasion resistant. Every time they went to the feeding station, each individual animal in the herd rubbed a little bit of color into their tousled, previously white hair. Combined with the occasional downpour, the color pigments dissolved and turned the sheep's heads a vibrant pink. And with every feeding and every rain the little ones got a little bit pinker. Shocking!
Cool look
If you look at the pictures of the herd, the animals don't look at all dissatisfied with their new stylish look. And from the perspective of the wool industry, perhaps quite by chance a completely new and gentle method of dyeing wool on living animals has emerged. That was of course a joke. But blacknose wool is actually a sought-after raw material among spinners due to its spin-friendly properties ( here ). In any case, the farmer and his employees hope that sooner or later the color will disappear naturally: either it will be washed out by the rain or it will simply grow out. The question remains: will the feeder be repainted? Or do the sheep first rub the remaining color into their wool?
By the way, the “Pink Ladies” are for sale. So if you're interested in a really hip sheep's head...
Source:
South West Farmer
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