[Jacob-list] The perfect sheep

[Linda]

JSBA says > Fleece staple length is 3-7 inches
JSC mentions > Staple length is generally 3-5 inches and may be up to 7 inches





 
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On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:56:31 -0800, ARTHUR PARTRIDGE wrote:
> I'm not saying I want an entire herd of perfect ewes, I just want
> one; I too like the variety.  Gee, so everyone's herd looks like
> mine?..........A mix of black & white, black&white&redbrown, 80%
> white, a few spots, some with lots of spots with white legs,
> producing a few lambs that are mostly dark, some with long wool and
> others with very short......Seriously though, does anyone raise the
> kind of ewe that I previously described (see earlier post)?  I am
> especially interested in the longer (strands 8-10 inches) wool,
> it's not easy to find.  I have two ewes with long black/white (no
> redbrown) wool and I kept two of their long wooled lambs, one is a
> wether. Maybe the perfect ewe that I described doesn't really
> exist.  I suppose I could go back to oil painting and make a
> portrait of one.........
>
>> Sorry you are not feeling well Betty and what's worse, you have a
>> dying
>>
> ram.  Not a good way to bring in the new year.  Try and think of
> positive things, like the new lambs in the spring.  Hope you get
> better soon. Cathy Moscow, Idaho
>
>
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