[Jacob-list] Black Jocobs?

[Linda]

We call those 'white caps'. It's normal to see that in a first 
generation Jacob cross. "Perfect four horns" without the rest of the 
Jacob characteristics, especially in a ram in a breed where horns are 
sex linked, is why you see so many obvious crossbred sheep being 
advertised as "Jacob Sheep".
It takes more than four horns for a sheep to be a Jacob.
Linda.
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On 8/7/2012 9:25 PM, psisk at hughes.net wrote:

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>     Every jacob cross I have seen is all black with the exception of a

>     few that had white spots on thier forehead. But these with the

>     spot are three quarters off of black ewes. I have one of these

>     three quarters that looks like it is going to have perfect four

>     horns.

>     Paul

>>     I was at the Sussex County Farm & Horse Show yesterday, and in

>>     the petting zoo tent was two 4-horned solid black rams.  The sign

>>     in front of their pen said they were Jacobs.  I was not aware

>>     that they could be that color, and they were smaller than other

>>     Jacobs I've seen.  Can anyone here provide more information? 

>>     Thank you.

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