[Jacob-list] 3 horned Jacob

[Linda]

I'm familiar with that sort of configuration. I've never heard of or 
seen a Jacob with only three "real' horns.  Just wondering if anyone 
else has.

Linda

ARTHUR PARTRIDGE wrote:

>> Has anyone ever seen a true 3 horned Jacob?

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> I thought I had a 3-horned ewe.  She was my first Jacob at a time when I

> didn't know about Jacobs.  She came from an auction where the lady bought

> two ewes and a ram because her son is named 'Jacob', so she didn't know

> anything about the breed either.  Her husband decided that he didn't like

> sheep, so I bought them.  I overpaid for them too, $200 each for

> non-registered sheep from who-knows-where!  That's how it all started for

> me, 14 years ago..  The ewe is nicely spotted on body and legs.  Later I

> looked closely at the largest horn and it is actually two horns that are

> fused along the entire length of the horn.  From a distance she looks like

> a 3-horned ewe.  Maybe in some cases it would take a magnifying glass to

> see the graft line on fused horns.

>

> Cathy

> Moscow, Idaho

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