[Jacob-list] Primitive characteristics

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In a message dated 11/19/2009 8:18:12 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jacob-list-request at jacobsheep.com writes:

With  Jacobs, if you went so far back as to find the original fleece type, 
you may  well have to go back beyond what is a Jacob. And what would be the  
point?  In America, your sheep have to cope with a huge variety of  climate 
types - Jacobs appear to do that admirably, which is surely the whole  
point - they survive !

Juliet in Scotland
AMEN!  Well said Juliet.
 
BTW, in addition to Jacobs, we also raise Navajo-Churro sheep and like your 
 Soay, they have a tendency to drop to the ground when caught.  We've not  
seen that tendency in our Jacobs.  And trying to walk Churros any  distance 
can be very hard work - they're notorious foot  draggers.  I suspect they're 
thinking that if danger lies ahead they're not  going to go willingly.  The 
Jacobs on the other hand are great about  walking where you need them to 
go.  From a management standpoint (feed and  care) the two breeds are very 
similar but their personalities (and wool)  are quite different and for us, 
that's what makes them both so interesting  and fun to raise.
 
Karen (in wet and windy Oregon, USA)

bide a  wee farm
Newberg, OR
_www.bideaweefarm.com_ (http://www.bideaweefarm.com/)  
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