[Jacob-list] Fw: tails

[Linda]

Edd Bissell commented that the Reynolds lilacs were brown whereas the 
other lilacs he'd seen were blue/gray. This was sometime around the late 
'70's, early '80's. My original lilacs are brown which follows what Edd 
says as they are from Reynolds stock. Fleece color can be changed by 
environmental and modifying factors more easily and quickly than 
leg/face color, so leg/face color would seem to be more accurate.

Linda


On 6/27/2012 1:28 PM, Carl Fosbrink wrote:

>

> *From:* Carl Fosbrink <mailto:fourhornfarm at frontier.com>

> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:28 PM

> *To:* Elizabeth Bell <mailto:hobbyknobfarm at main.nc.us>

> *Subject:* Re: [Jacob-list] tails

>

> There have been lilac Jacobs ever since they came to the USA, but it 

> is unclear about the chocolate lilac color as to if the color is on 

> the face and legs or just in the fleece or what. What one person calls 

> chocolate may not be what another would call chocolate so we are 

> trying to clear things up. There is no discussion about the blue/gray 

> lilac color because everyone agrees that this is lilac color in Jacob 

> sheep. A Jacob from several generations of registered Jacobs that has 

> a tail longer or shorter than hock length can be registered, but 

> should be bred to a Jacob with the proper length of tail so as not to 

> perpetuate the wrong length of tail. I personally dock tails on my 

> Jacobs, but when I band the tails I record any tails that are not hock 

> length so I can take that into consideration when culling or can tell 

> a buyer about it so they can take it into consideration when deciding 

> to buy.

>

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