[Jacob-list] Cull Ewes/etc

[Linda]

It's my favorite thing, too. :-)

Along the same lines, I wonder if breeders might share what traits they 
have found to be heritable and what traits they prefer not to have in 
their flocks.

I find fleece to be highly heritable to the point that you can improve 
fleece greatly in one generation if one parent has a great fleece.
Pigment only muzzles seem to be hard to get rid of.

I don't keep ewes with weak laterals, but I like lightly marked sheep 
and have no problem with a slipped eye patch.

Linda



gotothewhip at aol.com wrote:

> Much better said than I , Linda... You made my point in a way I was 

> not getting to come thru my fingers!

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> Culling in the Jacob breed, I believe, is a different process than in 

> many standardized breeds!  I think that is one of my favorite things 

> about the Jacobs... the lack of uniformity... We can breed and own the 

> sheep that WE like....

>  

> Jennifer Tucker

> Moose Mtn. Ranch

> Bennett, CO

> www.MooseMtnRanch.com <http://www.MooseMtnRanch.com>

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