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[Susan J Martin]

I agree with Sue & Marie......there is some risk with working with animals......and not just four horned animals but any animals.....a parrot can inflict a nasty bite if so inclined!!  I remember a four horned ewe who was notorious for disliking to be handled.....I was working with her by myself, had her well controlled, bent down a bit and suddenly her head flew up and her upright horn lacerated my upper lip......I have a scar to prove it -- although that scar is starting to look more like a wrinkle as Old Man Time works his "magic!!!"   It really wasn't the ewe's fault.....I was not being careful enough.   (Incidentally, Chris B., that was Apache!!)  

If folks don't trust the 4 horns, or any horns, their best bet would be another breed.....although most buyers who approach me for sheep want 4 horned sheep.  Recently a prospective buyer wanted a 4H Jacob ram lamb as a "pet" for her pre-school age daughter.......I was very aggressive in  communicating to her that a Jacob ram should not be considered as a pet option.   (We all know how cute a Jacob ram lamb can be.......and many times they are very friendly and amiable, as was the one that was tugging at her heart.)

Sue Martin

Stonecroft Manor
"The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep...They all shout and sing for joy!"     
Psa. 65:13
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