[Jacob-list] comments on meat lambs

[Linda]

We eat plenty of old sheep, including rams as old as five and ewes as 
old as 10. The meat is excellent at all ages.
Linda

Melanie Boxall wrote:

> As many of you know, I only raise Jacobs for meat, and I consider it 

> the finest lamb available. We slaughter no younger than 10 months, and 

> the meat is indistinguishable from this when it's a 3-year-old ram. I 

> dare anyone to tell the difference.

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> Melanie

> "Not all who wander are lost."

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>     *From:* Lynette Frick <mailto:lynettefrick at gmail.com>

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>     *Sent:* Saturday, July 03, 2010 2:14 PM

>     *Subject:* [Jacob-list] comments on meat lambs

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