[Jacob-list] Jacob crosses???

[Debbie Bennett]

I've had some Jacob/Icelandic crosses, They have been mostly black, 
some have had a few white spots or stripes on their bodies, a couple 
have had "Jacob" faces. Their wool grew longer, faster and stayed very 
black, didn't sunburn on the tips. I was excited about spinning it, but 
it turned out to be a real challenge - it was slippery, sort of like 
spinning llama fiber.
I had a half black, half white Icelandic ram (whose sire was a moorit), 
get in with my Churros last year. The lambs he sired were: one white 
with a brown eye patch, one black badger with spots, and one black with 
some white stripes and spots. Their wool has grown longer, faster, than 
most Churros and again, the black fiber is really black , no sun 
bleaching. I just had them sheared Saturday, I'm curious as to how that 
black wool will spin.
I've had a couple of Jacob/Churro crosses in the past that looked way 
too much like Jacobs - what was your experience?
Debbie Bennett
Feral Fibre Farm
Oakland, Oregon

On Dec 13, 2004, at 12:30 PM, Karen wrote:

>    Sorry about that last email.. it is so discouraging to write 
> something and then not have it go thru.  So here is my first question 
> I need the address/phone number for Buck's tannery (again) but this 
> time I will print so many copies  that I will never have to ask again.
>    Next-  When Jacobs are crossed with another breed, is the black 
> always dominate?  I want  to clarify I am not one to cross breeds, but 
> things happen for various reasons and I was just curious.  I have seen 
> the result of Jacob/Churro crosses and I was wondering what happens 
> with Jacob/shetland or Jacob/Icelandic crosses?
> Thanks Karen
> Benjamin Farms Utah
>
>
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