History
 

Painted Desert Sheep: are marked in a beautiful combination of colors.  Some are tri-colored (white, brown & black), some are: (black & white, brown&white, or all white).  They are a product of many years of cross breeding between Merino, Jacob, Navajo Churro, Barbado and Katadin.  The males produce trophy horns and no shearing is necessary.  Like the Barbado, they are resistant to disease, heat and cold and need no shearing.

Barbado Sheep:  originated from "Barbados Black Belly" sheep (males and females are poled or hornless).  Texas prefers horns, so breeders here crossed Barbados Black Belly with Rambouillet and Mouflon to get the desired trophy horns.

The Barbado has a hair coat instead of a wool coat which makes it desirable (no shearing).  It is also disease resistant and very hardy.  It is predominately brown in color with a black belly.  They are a meat sheep and the males are desired by game ranches for the large curled trophy horns they produce.

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