[Jacob-list] Horns

[Unzicker]

I agree with Sue's comments below re trying to alter the horns of a Jacob with unbroken horns.   However, trying to save a broken horn that was well developled by gluing, wiring, taping etc make good sense to me.
Royal Unzicker
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Susan J Martin 
  To: Sheep E-mail List 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 2:37 PM
  Subject: [Jacob-list] Horns


  Regarding weights and other manipulations to horns -- taking a healthy sheep with healthy horns and attempting to manipulate the outcome of the horn growth to produce a certain look or to prevent a problem such as growing into a cheek really is self defeating.  Rams with horns with a narrow spread that ultimately grow into their cheeks will most likely produce offspring with that same horn type..........we can manipulate the ram's horns to grow beautiful, but his genetics are still flawed........sorta like the old saying  "beauty is only skin deep."  My goal is produce rams with naturally beautiful horns who in turn sire the same their offspring.  However, I must concede, that horn growth is not always predictable in these beautiful sheep - I've had parents and grandparents with beautiful horn spreads -- and offspring with awful horns.  

  Sue

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


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