[Jacob-list] Opinion regarding "true Jacob"

[Neal and Louise Grose]

The last time I checked, the British Jacob breed Standard forbade leg markings.

For me, the perfect Jacob is our first ram: "Ram-I-Am", 75% black, leg markings, 80 pounds wringing wet, 3 pound fleece, 5 horns (asymmetrical as all get out) and all attitude. Faced down a 1500 lb cow. Wouldn't meet the breed standard.

Neal Grose
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marguerite Van Beek 
  To: jacob-list 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:54 AM
  Subject: [Jacob-list] Opinion regarding "true Jacob"


  To all Jacob Breeders,.

  Do any of you think that a Jacob that does not have leg markings is not a "true Jacob".  That they are a crossbred.  At the MSWF a Jacob breeder approached some people that we looking and admiring our flock can up to them started a conversation and stated that our Jacobs are not "true Jacobs" because we have some that don't have leg markings.  I guess the gentlemen didn't know that my daughter was standing right there when he said it.
  Are we as a group becoming so critical in what consider a "true Jacob" should be?  I have full siblings in my flock where one has leg marking and another does not.  So, the one without is not a true Jacob even thou he carriers that same gene pool as the one that does.  What is going on with our group?  Last year it was the two horn should be culled, this year it is the leg markings.  Gee, that would eliminate a lot of Jacobs.  Is this the path we are heading into.  Have we become that competitive or cynical, which is it?  

  Peggy 
  Ridgecroft Farms


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