[Jacob-list] two horned sheep

[Carl Fosbrink]

I have been counting the number of 2H vs 4H  Jacobs registered in the JSBA Flock Books for the last few years and the number of 2Hs registered has gradually increased each year to where about 42% of Jacobs registered are now 2Hs. Most of the 2Hs are from the West Coast as was mentioned by someone, but there are also more 2Hs being registered in other parts of the U.S. I believe the reason for the increase in 2Hs is that more people are breeding for fleeces as there primary focus and another thing is that it is easier to breed a 2H than a good 4H. A good balanced  and strong set of 4Hs is hard to get.  In Indiana it is difficult to sell 2H Jacobs. The JSBA does not discriminate against 2H Jacobs.  Many people associate the 4Hs with the Jacob breed as it is one of the few breeds of sheep with four horn genes, but there are several breeds of sheep that have 2Hs. I have never heard the statement that only 4Hs  are true Jacobs, but maybe what they meant was this fact about Jacobs being associated with 4Hs more than any other breed. 
     I believe non JSBA members can purchase a guide book from Shannon at the business office.
    Missouri is one state where few people raise registered Jacobs. Mark can probably enlighten us on why this is. I always suspected it was because they have the exotic sales there that other states do not have and this gave them a market that most other states do not have.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Essen 
  To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 10:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] two horned sheep



  I do not understand "We have people saying that over half the sheep submitted and registered..."  Can't this be quantified with real numbers?
  Anybody know how JSC is doing?  Do they still maintain a registry?
  Of course, most Jacobs sheep are probably not known to the registry.  I hazard to say that there is no way to count how many sheep or horns are not registered.
  Is there any plan to make this guide book public?  I would love to see what all of the fuss is about.
  Mark







    On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Linda <patchworkfibers at windstream.net> wrote:

      On one hand, we have people saying that over half the sheep submitted and registered in JSBA are two horned. On the other hand, we have people saying there is no demand for two horned sheep and you can't sell them. Huh?
      Linda.
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