Nickname: Rambo

Characteristics:

Male domestic sheep are called rams. You can tell the difference from female sheep or ewes by their massive horns. The head ram in a herd of sheep will be the one with the biggest horns. Rams argue about who is the top sheep by “ramming” head-butting.

Rams over three years old live separately from the ewes, unless they are mating.
A rams black wool is not as valuable as white wool - when a ram has a hair cut it is called shearing.

Height & Weight:

Adult rams, depending on their breed can weight between 70 - 260 pounds. Ewes or female sheep are approximately 15 percent smaller.

Where they live:

There are millions and millions of rams all over the world on farms.

What they eat:

Grass, grass and more grass - although they don’t like their grass too long. Rams can be very fussy and always want clean water and may refuse to drink water that is covered in scum or algae. Can’t blame them, I wouldn’t like yucky water either!

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