[Jacob-list] toothless sheep

[Jacobflock at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/19/2004 4:28:33 PM Central Standard Time, 
patchworkfibers at alltel.net writes:

> I know there are contributing factors other than age, but could someone 
> hazard a guess on just how old a toothless ewe 
> might be? 

A narrow perspective from our flock: Vanna at 13 has good teeth; Angie 16 or 
17 has missing front teeth and fair molars, Veronica at 15 has good teeth.  
This suggests that the ewe you describe could be 20 (?) but other factors come 
into play: the strength of her teeth and bite allignment, her diet and perhaps 
even calcium loss thru pregnancy.  Is there any pedigree info (when she 
lambed) that might reflect age?

A question: how many Jacobs among the listers are over 20 years old and do 
the 20+ers seem to be ewes rather than rams?  

Fred Horak
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