bill & diane killian wrote:
 
>The little jill became a DEW herself when the roaning completed.  Okay
>diverge into roaning.  There is some genetic key that causes ferrets to
 
Potpie is the most heavily roaned sable I've ever seen.  She's currently a
mutt of the highest order, what with her summer coat coming partially in and
her winter coloration starting to blow.  Her hind legs are nearly grey, with
chocolate underneath, her front legs are chocolate, with speckled roaning,
her undercoat is cream, her guard hairs are black and roan, her neck and
mask are chocolate with roan, and she's got a definitely chocolate-colored
stripe down her stomach.
 
Oh, and bill, her ears are lopsided. :)  And Easel's never did straighten
out, but of course she's the most beautiful ferret in the world anyway.
Except for Potpie and Noodle and Friday, who are all equally as gorgeous.
Interestingly enough, Noodle started out a black sable, went to plain ol'
sable for two years - his white eyebrow patches became a full mask - and now
he's back to white eyebrow patches and being a black sable again.  If he
weren't so darned funny-lookin' he'd be quite a knock-out.  You'll get to
meet them all this next MI show!  Set aside a few minutes for us.  :)
 
*grin*
 
Melissa
 
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