[Jacob-list] importations

[Hobsickle at aol.com]

I had an interesting experience 6 or 8 years ago.  I took a couple of  
Jacob sheep to a buyer who said they had a few sheep that had come with the  
farm, but wanted to get into Jacobs.  When I got there, low and behold they  
already had a Jacob lamb...I thought.  I mentioned it and they said "on no,  
that's the offspring of one of our non-Jacobs that had been somewhat  
inbred."  Original mutation?...Recessive brought out by inbreeding?...I  don't 
know, but I do know that under the right circumstances something that  looks 
like a Jacob can be produced by non-Jacobs.  My point?--references to  
Jacob-like sheep may or may not refer to actual Jacobs.  I'm NOT saying I  think 
someone is making that mistake, I'm just saying that there are other  possible 
answers to some of the very early "Jacob" reports.  If only there  were 
original documentation...
 
-Dan
 
PS I wish I had documented this incident better, but I the time I was early 
 into my Jacob experience and didn't give it that much  thought.
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