[Jacob-list] another site

[WenlochFrm at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/21/01 12:09:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
lambfarm at sover.net writes:

> 
> None of these sites, however, are basically fleece sheep oriented, and I'm 
> still wondering.  I do know that both a freind and I, both of whom raise 
> jacobs, and those who help us at shearing, seem to notice a difference in 
> the fleece with the addition of organic, whole grains; corn, soybeans, and 
> oats, but I don't know what specifically made the contribution, or if it 
> was in the mineral mix that I mix with the grain.  I don't feed out wery 
> much grain at all.  No more than 1/4 cup per animal until just a couple of 
> weeks before lambing, and max l/2 cup from then on til a month after 
> lambing, then reduced again.

Yes, grain does make a difference in the fleece. It is very evident at shows 
as to who grains and who doesn't, and I don't know of any professional 
showmen who don't grain.

Joan Franklin


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