[Jacob-list] Fwd: JACOB SHEEP

[Linda]

I bought my first Jacob Sheep, a ram, with the intention to use him on my handspinner's flock to add color.  I had absolutely no plan at the time to raise purebred sheep and figured I'd be raising crossbred sheep for as long as I had sheep. That was 15 years ago and the last crossbred sheep left here 13 years ago.  You never know what's going to happen when you sell a sheep. Maybe this guy will get into raising Jacobs along with his Painted Deserts. It only took one Jacob for me to be hooked!  Or maybe he just wants a spectacular eye catching ram.

On the other hand, we see way too many breeders that jump into gathering a good sized flock of registered sheep only to tire of sheep in a few years and run everything through a sale. 

8 years ago, I asked one of the original Jacob breeders if he thought an emphasis on fleece would be harmful to the preservation of the breed. He answered that anything that makes breeders want to raise Jacobs can't help but be beneficial to the breed - whether it be fleeces for the handspinner's market or rams for the hunt market.

Linda
 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn



> Mick,

>

>   I checked out his web site. His sheep, deer and peafowl look well

> cared for and healthy.

>   He has Painted desert sheep, which have Jacob blood in them.    

> We have several JSBA members that cross their Jacobs with other

> breeds for wool or meat or to improve hardiness so if he wants to

> cross his I don't care.      A couple of months ago I was looking

> at some pictures of Painted desert sheep on the Internet and kept a

> photo of one. I will scan it and send it to the list. I thought it

> was a pretty hair sheep because it looked a lot like a Jacob.   Carl


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