[Jacob-list] hescock

[Thomas Simmons]

Oh - P.S - the tendency in the feral flock has been to produce VERY dark and
VERY light sheep, as opposed to a lovely designated 60/40 ratio.

thom
-----Original Message-----
From: Betty Berlenbach <lambfarm at sover.net>
To: 'jacob-list at jacobsheep.com' <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 6:42 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] hescock


>I was in Maine recently and heard tell of a guy who "Kept" the Hescock
sheep for them during quarantine, who kept some of the sheep in exchange for
that,supposedly.  These sheep have been "quarantined" on an Island off the
Maine coast with little shepherding done, since.  The guy says he tries to
catch them once a year and shear them, but that's it.  No control over
breeding, etc., but no other sheep on the island, so in effect, it is a
feral flock--if this is all true.  I had hoped to be in touch with him by
now--have to write, he's a caretaker for some big-deal estate--but haven';t
quite gotten to it.  I'd like to visit and see these sheep, which means
Springtime, since it requires a boat and is pretty cold up there now.  When
I hear from him, I'll post whatever I hear--but, does this ring any bells
anywhere for anyone?  His name is Jamie Huntsberger, I think--it's written
down in the other room, I'm too lazy to go check spelling at the moment.
>
>I think if it's true, and they are a sort of feral, unsupervised flock for
lo, these 20 years, and there have been no additions, then it might be
interesting to see what has happened to the sheep over that time.  Edd, it
seems to me that if anyone really knows anything about this, it might be
you?  Ever heard of this scenario? Betty!
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