[Jacob-list] Jacob-list Digest, Vol 31, Issue 6

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In a message dated 4/25/2007 6:34:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
jacob-list-request at jacobsheep.com writes:

Talked  to a breeder that raises Shetland and icelandic and she said that 
Jacob sheep  cannot be together with any other breed unless they are raised 
together -they  Jacob sheep is a bully, and butts and eats all the food of the 
other sheep and  they are not good with other animals from her personal experience 
with two  jacobs that she had and they cause a Shetland Ewe to miscarriage.  
Can  anyone enlightened me please?



Hi Francis,
I agree with the other breeders who have responded to  your question.  We've 
been raising Jacob and Navajo-Churro sheep  successfully together for last 13 
years.  Like the Shetland and  Icelandic ewes, Navajo-Churro ewes can be 
either horned or polled and in our  flock the majority of our ewes are polled.  Not 
having horns  hasn't stopped the N-C ewes from finding a place to eat at the 
feeders with  the Jacob ewes.  Other then at breeding times our Jacob and N-C 
ewes live  together, and our Jacob and N-C rams live together in about as much 
harmony as  you're ever going to find in a large flock of sheep (or goats, or 
cattle, or  horses, etc.).
 
Regards,
Karen Lobb

bide a wee farm 

registered Jacob &  Navajo-Churro Sheep
Visit our 2007 lambs at: www.bideaweefarm.com/2007lambs.htm
19562 NE Calkins Lane, Newberg, OR 97132 ~  503-538-7987
karen at bideaweefarm.com ~ www.bideaweefarm.com




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