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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Can you get all white Jacobs?
« on: September 15, 2014, 03:22:43 pm »
Someone gave me a Jacob fleece a little while ago and I decided I would wash it today. I was very surprised that there were no brown bits in it. Is it really a Jacob or have I been told the wrong thing?
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Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Can you get all white Jacobs?
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2014, 03:48:13 pm »
It's not any kind of Jacob I've ever seen  :o  Jacob crosses come out black or small patterned black and white, and pure Jacob should be approx. 40:60 B:W.  To be sure, you'd need to do a close assessment of the fleece and compare it with a known Jacob, or ask to see the animal it came from  :sheep:
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Re: Can you get all white Jacobs?
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2014, 03:50:15 pm »
Is it a whole fleece?
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Can you get all white Jacobs?
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2014, 05:01:12 pm »
It is a whole fleece although its been dagged.  I an guessing it can't be a Jacob, based on what Fleecewife has said.
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