[Jacob-list] Jacob show

[Victoria da Roza]

Our experience in Calif. at the Solono Fair show where
we had a Jacob class was that the judge lined them up
according to size and the bigger the sheep, the higher
it scored.  I do not know how he judged the wool
because he just gave many of them a pat as he rushed
by.  So I would say if you are going to show, have
your lambs born on Jan.1 so you have the best chance
of being the biggest.  The judge had been given a
packet on Jacobs but apparently had not read it.  On
the other hand we did not see that he treated any
other sheep breed differently.  I could have judged by
lining up by size to and saved the Fair the money of a
judge.  Many of the breeds requested to the Fair
Office that this judge not be used again, but then you
do not get back all the work of preparing the sheep to
be shown in a show.
   The judge was even nervy enough to comment to one
breed where the sheep looked like cattle that this
breed was getting way too big......and then preceded
to line them up by size!
   I think if you show, you need to do it because you
want to have the Jacob breed known and considered by
the public and other breeders.  YOu may find someone
who actually will want to become a breeder, but we
found the greatest reward came from the comments on
how beautiful our sheep were.
   Victoria

Victoria
Castle Rock Farm
Jacob Sheep & Nigerian Dwarf Goats
www.castlerockfarm.net



 
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