[Jacob-list] Black Jocobs?

[Linda]

The head shape always seem to be a give away on the crossbreds.

Linda
On 8/8/2012 10:30 AM, Neal Grose wrote:

> Jacob X colored Corriedale is notorious for producing spotting, though 

> they seldom have horns. You can get very nice horns in a Jacob cross 

> if you cross to a Rambouliet(sp?) or other breed with symmetrical 

> horns. It is still almost impossible to get the full gamut of true 

> Jacob characteristics in crossbreds in 2 generations. The hardest 

> trait to reproduce is the open fleece. Any other crossbred (with the 

> possible exception of Finn) will have a heavier fleece than we should 

> expect a Jacob to have.

> Neal

>


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