[Jacob-list] Showing Jacobs

[gotothewhip at aol.com]

We dont like that packed in look!? We "air out" or sheep.. Usually give them a day or so without a coat once a month or more, depending if they need a size change.? We have our coats a bit looser than most,? and have to put them back on more oftne than the tighter fitting coats... But I just dont like that packed look.. I think it takes away from the nice open fleece appearance that Jacobs have..... So Yes, it is a LOT of work (we had 20 head coated last year!)? ESPECIALLY the rams.. But It seems to make a diffrence in the fleece to me.



The Judge at Estes was in love with my lilac? Moose Mtn Lilly.? She was Grand ewe.... She had been coated, and only the very tips of her fleece showed it.? She had more dust in her than some of the shep that are tighter coated, but she had spring and feel to her... The jusdge said he wanted to take a nap on her!?? and that was a TOUGH show with a nice bunch of Gotland Sheep out of California and several other breeds.... with some classes haveing 12+ animals in it!



Jennifer Tucker

Moose Mtn Ranch


-----Original Message-----
From: Linda <patchworkfibers at windstream.net>
To: gotothewhip at aol.com
Cc: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
Sent: Mon, Aug 31, 2009 5:06 pm
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Showing Jacobs



I sure don't know anything about fitting for shows!
I have seen coated Jacobs at shows and am interested in you changing the coats that often. The Jacobs I've seen at shows that had been coated seemed to have very "flat" fleeces. Is that the reason for changing the coats?

Linda


gotothewhip at aol.com wrote: 


We show quite a bit.. usualy 6+ shows per? year.? We do NOT wash our sheep at all.. We do coat them, and change coats every 3 weeks or so.? I am a big believer? that they should not be washed, as you loose the grease... and while grease is not essential for our fleeces, it adds luster and feel, and keeps the fleeces from drying out.

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I trim any manure off the back end of our sheep, and any wet urine soaked areas on the ewes.

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I do wash faces with a wet cloth, wipe off lower legs of any goo, and scrub up horns on those with a lot of dust. 

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I do sometimes blow out the areas uncovered by coats with a livestock blower about 6 weeks prior to showing, as it will alter the character of the wool.? I? had to blow out a few later, for this weeks classes at State Fair, and am not happy with the results, but they had been outside during one of our crazy Colrado wind storms we had this year, and were dust balls! 

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I trim feet about 1 week prior to the show, and make sure everyone is still halter broke.

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We dust our sheep stalls with Sevin dust and wipe down with Novlasan liquid prior to putting the sheep in.. I dont like to bring anything home with us! 

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Jennifer Tucker

Moose Mtn Ranch

Bennett, CO





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