Fw: [Jacob-list] Re: Fw: Color woes

[gmjohnston at scoteq.co.uk]

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---------------------- Forwarded by Gordon M Johnston/IS/ScotEq/GB on
14-04-2000 15:58 ---------------------------


Gordon M Johnston
14-04-2000 11:54
To: jacob-list-admin at jacobsheep.com @ INTERNET
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Subject: Re: Fw: [Jacob-list] Re: Fw: Color woes

Over here, the Jacob Sheep Society encourages showing. Lots of the judges have
a commercial background and look for big, commercial sheep.

I raised the point at the Scottish section agm that anyone who lambs naturally
in April hasn't got a chance if they show lambs against  the big commercial
farmers who lamb indoors in January, whose older lambs are bigger and appeal to
the judges who are looking for big commercial sheep.

I was told that I could aspire to one day being able to sponge my sheep and
lamb indoors in January..... I think they missed the point. I was going to go
on and complain about the way all selection is forcing Jacobs towards big,
commercial sheep but my blood pressure wouldn't take it. Perhaps next year, if
I am not blacklisted by then.

 I don't like showing - I  turn up at a couple of local shows purely to show
the flag for jacobs.

I love my jacobs and am trying to select for smaller, hardier sheep. I think I
am swimming against the tide.

I lambed 5 jacob ewes this year and had 3 sets of triplets and two pairs of
twins. Don't think I fed them too much in the autumn. Any ideas?

Gordon.

Wester Gladstone Native Breeds.