[Jacob-list] Re: Color Woes

[WenlochFrm at aol.com]

Sue,

I admire you for wanting to keep the Jacob breed as it is. I suggest that you 
get the book by Araminta Aldington, "A History of the Jacob Sheep". In it you 
will find many old photographs of Jacobs in England. It is interesting to 
note that some had forward growing horns, white ears, missing and slipped eye 
patches, some with hardly any spotting, some dark. I even saw one with four 
black legs and very heavy freckling. I believe I found the book at WXICOF in 
Missouri. Can someone give Sue and others the address or phone number?

Joan Franklin


In a message dated 4/12/00 1:15:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
SJohn21855 at aol.com writes:

> 
>  Mary and all,
>   Like I told Linda ( I thought I sent it to the entire list, but I don't 
> find 
>  it) someone (I don't remember who) told me that Jacob ears were supposed 
to 
>  be black. I took them at their word and didn't take the time to read up on 
>  it. I see now that I was wrong. Sorry about that. Someday I'll learn not 
to 
>  take everything at face value and do more research myself.
>  God Bless,
>  Shelly
>