The Jacob Sheep is a small to medium size breed. Adult ewes range from 80 to 140 pounds, while rams will occasionally obtain weights approaching 200 pounds. Coloration. Coloring is basically white with black or lilac spots randomly distributed on the body. Jacob sheep produce 2, 4, or 6 horns in both ewes and rams. Ram horns can reach 30 inches or more. Jacob Sheep are a very ancient breed that probably originated in Syria some 3000 years ago. Pictorial evidence traces the breed's movement through North Africa, Sicily, Spain, and on to England. Jacob sheep were imported into the U.S. for game parks and zoos around the turn of the century. Additional imports from Britain in the 1950s and 60s enhanced the genetic pool, at the time the breed was dwindling. Active preservation efforts saved what was left of the breed and established a healthy genetic pool which assures the breed's survival.
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The Jacob Sheep is a small to medium size breed. Adult ewes range from 80 to 140 pounds, while rams will occasionally obtain weights approaching 200 pounds. Coloration. Coloring is basically white with black or lilac spots randomly distributed on the body. Jacob sheep produce 2, 4, or 6 horns in both ewes and rams. Ram horns can reach 30 inches or more. Jacob Sheep are a very ancient breed that probably originated in Syria some 3000 years ago. Pictorial evidence traces the breed's movement through North Africa, Sicily, Spain, and on to England. Jacob sheep were imported into the U.S. for game parks and zoos around the turn of the century. Additional imports from Britain in the 1950s and 60s enhanced the genetic pool, at the time the breed was dwindling. Active preservation efforts saved what was left of the breed and established a healthy genetic pool which assures the breed's survival.
I added an image that is not mine, from: http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/nsheep.htm
The people standing there with clothes in colors that do not fit to your beautiful animal. I would have preferred a sandhill or something like that. But, you can't have it all.
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