[Jacob-list] lamb halters

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I've tried various halters and found that the alpaca halters fit the best. 
Llama halters work well, too, but you can't get the smaller sizes that will 
fit the small lambs like the alpaca halters do. For the show ring, I opt for 
the black color which is next to invisible on their heads. A halter can be a 
big help in the ring if you're dealing with a feisty first-time lamb, but I 
don't recommend using a lead except for training. It looks sloppy and tends 
to get in the way. The absolute worst halters are the plastic pinch halters. 
The only thing they are good for is getting in the sheep's eyes. Good luck in 
showing your Jacobs. I'm sure you will have a lot of fun. 

Joan Franklin 



> >Does anyone know where to get halters that fit a 4-6 month old
> >Jacob lamb?  I do not like the rope halters that tighten up around
> >the face  and rub when the lamb moves.  I have seen alpaca halters
> >advertised,  also in baby alpaca sizes.  I wonder if these would
> >fit?  Maybe there  are baby lamb halters out there somewhere.  Any
> >help would be  appreciated.
> >Two of our Jacob lambs are going to the fair to make up a  class of
> >5 Jacobs - a first for our county.  We would like to have them
> >halter broken, which seems like a difficult task so far.  They still
> >do not  like to be handled, but will eat grass from our hand.  They
> >are on a  20 percent lamb pellet plus hay.  We are eagerly awaiting
> >some good alfalfa  hay if it would ever stop raining long enough so
> >it could be baled. 
> >Does anyone have tips on how to groom Jacobs for  showing?  This is
> >only a 4-H show and we are not going to change our  breeding program
> >according to anything the judge may say.  I hope it serves  to be
> >educational to the public and plan to display our aluminum JSBA
> >Jacob  sheep sign on the pens. 
> >Mary Spahr
> >
> >
> 


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