"We called these short ears "elf ears" and considered them a sign of too much inbreeding. I may be wrong, but in my experience if these sheep are crossed with a totally unrelated ram they throw normal ears."
I have an elf eared ewe... she was bred to a totally unrelated ram... she has an elf eared baby. I have one of her normal eared daughters... she was bred to the same ram.. she had normal eared twins.
To me, this shows that elf ears show up when they feel like it ;-) unrelated rams have little affect.
Diane
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