[Jacob-list] Re: Showing Jacobs

[Debbie Bennett]

Ooops, I wrote a response and forgot to include the whole list. Our fair 
in Douglas County, Southern Oregon, discourages the 4H kids from showing 
horned sheep, but they haven't banned them, yet.  They get thrown into 
the other wool class and for the past three years my son's Jacobs have 
been judged against Romneys and a couple of Shetlands. My son has chosen 
to compete open class from now on, because there are usually more wool 
breeds and separate classes for Jacobs at open class competitions like 
Black Sheep and Oregon Flock and Fiber. Because he is signed up for 4H, 
he records all of the shows he competes in, in his 4H record book along 
with any demonstrations or presentations whether they are done for other 
4H clubs or for the general public.
Also, someone mentioned the traits you don't "see" at shows, like 
mothering ability. Our Fair (for 4Her's) has a class called "ewe with 
production records". You present the ewe and the judge looks at her 
condition, udder, etc and looks over the child's paperwork and notes on 
breeding, lambing, and mothering ability to determine the winning ewe. 
The same ewe may be presented more than one year, and the judge is able 
to see how the child has tracked the ewe's performance over the years. 
All breeds are judged together for this class, but breed/size of the ewe 
is of no importance in this one.

Debbie Bennett
Feral Fibre

On Monday, August 27, 2001, at 08:51 AM, melody wrote:

> Reading the discussions on Jacobs at shows and fairs, I think we must 
> be fortunate here-- our county fairs in Central OR have a good 
> representation of Jacobs and their wool, and it isn't a matter of one 
> or two Jacobs showing against dozens of sheep of other breeds.  The 
> Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene and Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival in 
> Canby  have also had large Jacob classes when I have attended.  I 
> haven't seen any 4-H'ers showing Jacobs, though; they seem to be in 
> open class only. While I don't show, I do enjoy watching the judging 
> and seeing 10 or 12 Jacob rams or ewes being lined up and hearing the 
> judges comments, and then being able to go to the pens and look more 
> closely at the animals, has helped me a lot in evaluating my own 
> flock.  Always learning--and enjoying it!  
> Melody at CritterLand
> Redmond OR
>  
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