[Jacob-list] Shedding Jacob with no spots??????

[Linda]

Are they shedding or is the wool breaking or are they rubbing off matted clumps? I've had some from Mary (and have daughters/granddaughters) and they tend to shed the belly wool, which I've heard is a primitive trait. I've seen a few two year fleeces from the flock and they all had a break in the wool.Year old fleeces were strong.  Mary's sheep (at least the ones I've had) had pretty fine fleeces that felted well. I've seen sheep that missed getting shorn and the wool would felt and then start getting pulled off in clumps when the sheep scratched - which they do alot when they have felted clumps annoying them. That's different from shedding, I think. I've seen sheep that shed naturally and it's not the same as what happens when sheep aren't shorn for two years.

Linda
 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn



> Shedding wool from Jacobs - yes, I got some from a Jamestown OH

> breeder that tended to shed if not shorn (they missed getting

> sheared that year). 

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