[Jacob-list] sibling memory and recognition of each other,

[Mary Hansson]

The Twigg group has been an interesting work in progress the past few
months.  On this particular topic, I have been most interested to see
the families and how they did NOT re-unite between the sheep I got in
early May and the rest of the flock brought home at the end of August.
None of those sheep re-grouped with the original sheep.  They all act
like they know one another, but the family ties and bonds within the
flock were not re-built.  If you think about it, often when using
breeding groups with multiple rams and split up family groups within a
flock, the family groups do not re-unite after breeding season.  New
friendships have formed and those seem to last to the next breeding
season most often.  There are exceptions of course to these patterns.
Mary Ellen Hansson, ISeeSpots Farm 
Jacob Sheep:  Those horny, fuzzy critters 
Shop:  Knitting, crochet, spinning supplies 
www.iseespots.com (336) 854-6209 
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