[Jacob-list] Opinion regarding "true Jacob"

[ARTHUR PARTRIDGE]

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>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? 
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I have quite a variation of Jacobs and I have observed, in my flock, that
the ones with no leg markings have the best quality fleeces and no
freckles.  Going only by "looks", I do prefer leg markings; but right now
the fleeces mean more to me than how the animal's legs look.  I have three
lilacs and all have white legs.  Do lilacs usually have no leg markings?

Cathy
Moscow, Idaho