[Jacob-list] Bearded Ram?

Linda patchworkfibers at windstream.net
Thu Sep 16 08:56:21 EDT 2010


So when you mentioned that all your rams have beards, you meant on the
chin? Love to see a picture if you can get one.
I have seen rams with the 'chest wig'. Some of the early Jacobs in our
area came from the AMBC sale in the 80's or maybe early 90's and had
that trait. Neal? When was it?

Linda

Carl Fosbrink wrote:

> *Gee, now I am going to have to search through my pictures. What I

> call a mane is long hairs mixed in with the wool on the top of the

> neck and what I call a beard is a tuft of hair under the chin that is

> where the facial hair and wool meet. I have never had a ram with the

> hair running down the underside of the neck to the brisket like this

> ram has.*

> **

> *Carl*

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* Linda <mailto:patchworkfibers at windstream.net>

> *To:* Black Sheep <mailto:westergladstone at btinternet.com>

> *Cc:* jacob-list at jacobsheep.com <mailto:jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>

> *Sent:* Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:15 AM

> *Subject:* Re: [Jacob-list] Bearded Ram?

>

> That's much more descriptive than beard.

> With Betty's permission, here are two picture of the "beard"

>

> http://patchworkfibers.com/beard.html

>

> Black Sheep wrote:

>> Over here we call it a chest wig :-)

>>

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