[Jacob-list] Pretty frusterated with my first Jacob Crop

[Gotothewhip at aol.com]

Well... I'm not having much luck!
 
I bought a flock of Reg. JSBA Sheep about 6 weeks ago.  My ewes were  bred, 
and I had a single ram lamb on the ground.
 
Since then, The first week, I had another single ram lamb out of a young  
ewe.  Then came the twin Ram Lambs last Thurs, I had to pull and ended up  
loosing the Ewe a few days later.
 
Last Monday, I had another ewe give me twin RAM lambs... and My really OLD  
OLD OLD ewe, had triplet ram lambs, but unfortunately, all 3 were born  dead... 
VERY tiny.
 
With no ewes left to lamb... and NOT A SINGLE EWE LAMB BORN ( 7 ram lambs)  A 
friend called me from an exotic sale this weekend out of state.. He said that 
 there was a guy selling out his Jacob herd.  So I had him buy the 4 young  
bred ewes.  Knowing they were not Reg. I had hopes that I could enroll  them in 
the Foundation flock of JSBA..... After all, I had purchased a ewe at  this 
sale a month earlier, and she IS registered, and a REALLY nice ewe with  
exceptional fleece......
 
Then he delivered them.  I don't know what they are.. I don't THINK  they are 
Jacobs.  They are colored correctly.. But.... Their horns are  STRANGE.. On 
one of the ewes.. She looks like a true Jacob.. Her build, fleece,  and look is 
that of my herd she has 4 horns, but they are soft nubs (she is 18  months 
old).  The others are much heavier boned than mine, they seem  to have so much 
more substance.  Their horns are there.. but are  flat.  I will post some 
pictures to photobucket.com later tonight, as Id  like some input.  Additionally.. 
their ears seem much smaller.
 
Id like your opinions on them... I am planning on culling them.. But  perhaps 
because I'm comparing them to my herd of show Jacobs.. I'm prejudiced  .
 
And following in the bad luck of lambing .... One of these ewes lost a set  
of twins this afternoon while i was at the store.  
 
I almost wondering if I'm taking too good of care of them!  They are  in my 
horse foaling stalls, with a camera on them... and we are really on top of  
things...
 
 



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