Big Horn Sheep

Big Horn Sheep

• Desert big horn sheep have stocky heavy-bodied
• The male or Rams weigh up to 125 to 200 pounds
• They have keen eyesight to detect potential predators

Predators

• The predators of the big horn is mountain loins bobcats and coyotes
• There keen eyesight helps them see predators for a long ways awa

Breeding season

• During mating season rums fight over the ewes
• When the rams fight they truly fight head on to see who is the alpha male and wins all mating rights
• Ewes have their babies in about July to November and mating is a year round thing

Facts about the breed

• Both genders develop horns soon after birt
• Ewes unlike rams have light small horns that tend to curl
• Older rams have really net set of curling horns that measuring three feet or more
• After eight years of growth,the horns of an adult ram may more than 30 pounds