Jacob Sheep

Building our hobby farm has been fun, work, and a little trial and error.  Figuring out what kind of animals we wanted to raise has been too. But one thing that has been on the short list since before we built the farmhouse was Jacob Sheep.  We've just been intrigued by them!  Wayne especially wants to shepherd a flock. 

Bella

What first drew us to this breed was the story behind them.  Because we read the Bible daily in our home, we were familiar with the story of Jacob's flock in the book of Genesis.  The long and short of it is this:  Jacob was working for his Uncle Laban to earn the girl of his dreams, Rachel.  He was promised wages of only the speckled and spotted lambs to start his own flock but then all the lambs end up being speckled and spotted.  Jacob was blessed for his work even though his Uncle tried to cheat him time and again.

Bunny

Jacob Sheep are a heritage breed but still considered rare. They are gentle horned sheep and typically have 2-5 horns. They are on the small side and are generally thought of as fiber sheep meaning they produce excellent quality wool.  However in recent breed taste tests, Jacobs were rated #2 in meat quality. Because we are focusing our farm for meat production for our own family and friends, we feel the Jacob Sheep will be a good fit for us.

The ones we are starting with are registered and all girls ~ eight of them.  Seven are being bred, four of which typically have twins.  We'll purchase a ram next year once we've gotten established with these.

Smiley

They are coming from Moose Mountain Ranch in Colorado and are being bred right now.  They will be pregnancy checked in late October and we will pick them up in early November.

Ziggy

That means lambs, and lots of them, in February or March. 

And those are just too cute.  We can't wait!

Ziggy as lamb