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Hog Island Sheep -> Hog Island sheep; the name of an animal breed is not itself a title and shouldn't be capitalized.
Talking about a group or collective, like a breed, is tricky when it involves singular and plural verbs, pronouns, etc. For example, "Hog Island sheep are (plural) a breed(singular)..." and you need to make sure that whatever noun is the subject of the sentence agrees with the grammatical number of the associated verb.
I've taken on the GAN. A couple of minor issues, but this looks pretty good right now. Please note that while I have offered to do a copyedit myself, you should feel free to seek the advice of others, (especially on the issue of dashes, which I see are being talked about already), since I'm not an experienced CE. Sven ManguardWha?16:37, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have a question. The article says "Lambs are born with spotted or speckled fleece; about 90% of adults' fleece is white and 10% black", but what does that mean? Does it mean that the adult sheep are also spotted or speckled in those percentages, or that 90% of adults have white fleece and 10% have black fleece? The picture seems to show a pretty much black sheep so far as I can tell. MalleusFatuorum22:23, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I believe 90% of adults have white fleece, not that 10% of each adult's fleece is black. Does "90% of adults have white fleece and 10% black" work better? Der Elbenkoenig (talk) 03:55, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for all the work you did in making Hog Island sheep a certified "Good Article"! Your work is much appreciated. In celebration, here is a kitten playing with wool yarn spun from a Hog Island sheep.[citation needed]
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