Painted Desert Sheep Colors and Characteristics Chart

Painted Desert Sheep Horn and Ear Types

Supracervical Sweeping out and behind neck Above photo courtesy of George Enzlin, Ram Press This Painted Desert ram has a high percentage of Mouflon breeding and shows supracervical horns.	Homonymous Sweeping out in a spiral	Polycerate Multi-horned

HOMONYMOUS horns are the most common horn type.
Note the corkscrew characteristic of this type when viewed from the side

Hey NO Horns- Naturally Polled

Poor Horns- too close to face

True Barbados are Naturally Polled

Photo courtesy of George Enzlin, Ram Press

Ear Types

Natural Ears 3-4 inches	Elf Ears 1 1/2 - 2 inches	An elf-eared Painted Desert lamb.
Gopher Ears 0- 1/2 inches	Gopher Ears	A gopher-eared Painted Desert lamb.

Mane

Full Mane On Rams

Badger Face

Striping on Face

Mouflon and Barbados Influence

Mouflon influence is characterized by light underpinnings and a light tail patch.

Barbados influence is characterized by black underpinnings and a black tail patch.

Unusual Sheep

Maned Ewe	Variegated Horns
Webbed Horns	Variegated Horns

NO SHEARING

Wool is Cast Naturally in the Spring

Painted Desert Sheep Color and Pattern Chart click here

Chart photos are courtesy of Win & Patricia Adams, George Enzlin, Anita Garza, Alice Hengst, Judy Jenkins, John Kabela, Denise McKinney, Bebe Morgan, Dennis Robertson, Brenda Savage, and Valerie Smith-Wright, copyrighted and may not be reproduced.

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