These sheep can come in a wide variety of patterns and markings, some are
listed below
COLOR MIXES
BI-COLOR: Two colors
TRI-COLOR: Three colors
QUAD-COLOR: Four colors
PATTERNS
MANTLED OR FRAMED:
Is when sheep have a white body
framed by color.
MARBLED: Is when sheep
have a marbling pattern to them.
FROSTED: Is when white
hairs are mixed in with the
basic color pattern
LOUD OR FANCY:
speaks for itself, any sheep with
wild and very colorful markings
MINIMAL MARKED:
Is when sheep are one
basic color with few
markings of another color
INFLUENCES OF MOUFLON: Light
markings on the belly, legs and around tail.
INFLUENCES OF AMERICAN BLACKBELLY:
Black markings on belly, legs and face. Black
markings on the face as seen in these pictures
is called a Badger Face.
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JJ's Desert
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Critter
Creek
FRECKLED-freckling
through the color
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Cheyenne Farm
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Cheyenne Farm
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MARKINGS
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