[Jacob-list] Jacob sheep: St. Jude's Farm flock dispersal

[Marilyn McBirney]

Hello all and especially Fred,

My heartfelt thanks Fred for all you have done over many, many years for the
Jacob Sheep!  I groaned out loud when I saw your post - reviewed your
website and checked out the wonderful old gals  and their pedigrees with
nostalgia.  I first started taking care of Jacob sheep at the Houston Zoo in
1983.  After moving to Colorado to work at the zoo here  I purchased my own
Jacob's (Maverick, Rockies, Fieldwood lines) and started a flock in 1993.
After 10 years I just couldn't afford it and made the difficult to decision
to disperse my flock.  I still keep my hand in sheep thru a Fieldwood  line
ewe (now 13 years old) and her offspring at the Pueblo Zoo.    I have
watched, monitored and lurked thru the years and loved reading Fred's posts,
loved the research and scientific perspective, and the non-biased opinions.
Fred - I hope you will continue to monitor and give feedback on the
listserve.  I hope some breeders will help keep those great lines going!
Thank you for you dedication!  (and a tip of the hat to all of you breeders
that keep the breed going). My very best wishes  - 

Marilyn McBirney

Rising Sun Farm

Pueblo,  Colorado 

 

 

From: jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com
[mailto:jacob-list-bounces at jacobsheep.com] On Behalf Of Frederick Horak
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 2:50 PM
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com; fhorak at aol.com
Subject: [Jacob-list] Jacob sheep: St. Jude's Farm flock dispersal

 

Dear Listers - Time and temperature have conspired to set an end to my
shepherding and our flock.  We have a flock of about 100 but roughly half of
them are reserved for research.  About a dozen of our sheep are going to a
veterinarian next week (parasite research), nearly 2 dozen (G444R carriers)
have already gone to a university.   Departing stock trailers is a time of
sadness but some of the departing sheep will leave a continuing mark as
their departure means the warehouse of knowledge will be larger.

 

We still have some of our pure bred Jacobs (both registered and unregistered
and all with pedigrees) which will be available to interested breeders.  We
are sorry it has come to an end for us.  If you are interested in any sheep
or curiosity has bitten you; you can see our sheep at
www.stjudesfarm.weebly.com  

 

St. Jude's Farm and the flock here in Lucas TX will be gone in about 30
days;  If you want you can call Joan or me at 972-727-0900 or send an email.


 

Regards = Fred Horak

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