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BLACK HAWAIIAN SHEEP BREED STANDARDS |
Measuring depth of the twist: Hand Placement is indicated by the horizontal red lines. The depth is the vertcal blue line |
A horned ewe also showing the gray to white coloring on the muzzle which can appear with age |
Homonymous Webbed Horns (HW) displayed by a Painted Desert |
Mature Black Hawaiian Ram in Winter Coat Homonymous Shape Horn color washed/faded out |
Ears will generally be at parallel to the ground or above for these sheep. Sheep which naturally have ears below parallel to the ground are disqualified from registration |
Black Horns |
Ewe exhibiting bronzing from the sun. Not to be mistaken from a possible rare Copper Deficiency which can also make black hair appear bronzed. In the Definicieny situation, the coat itself may not appear healthy |
Brown tint to the under coat seen in the winder sun. When Undercoat is shed, the ewe is totally black This ewe is also starting to show gray around the muzzle as she ages |
Mature Ram displaying a slight Roman Nose |
Back Legs - Side View |
Variegated hooves are a Disqualification from Registration |
Front Legs - Front View |
Front Legs - Side View |
Solid Black Hooves are required |
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HORN MEASURING Click on picture above to learn how to measure and score YOUR ram! |
Sickle-Hocked |
Supracervical (SH) Heart Shaped Horns |
Postlegged |
Weak Pasterns |
Calf Kneed |
Buck Kneed |
Gopher Ear Length |
Toes Angled Inward Pigeon Toed |
Elf Ear Length |
Toes Angled Outward Splayfooted |
Natural Ear length |
Bowlegged |
Knock- Kneed |
Weak Pasterns FAULT |
Normal Bite |
Underbite |
Back Legs - Rear View |
Overbite |
Correct |
Bowlegged |
General Anatomy |
Cow-Hocked |
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SCROTUM/TESTICLES |
Tail Lengths |
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Polycerate Horns Multiple Horns (MH) More than 2 horns (L) Ram with 4 separate horns (R) Ram with fused horns |
Homonymous Horns Horns spiraling out like a corkscrew especially when viewed from side |
Variegated Horns Yearling Painted Desert Ram Variegated Horns are a Disqualification for Registration as Black Hawaiian Sheep |
White Horns |
displaying Homonymous Shaped horns with washed/faded horn color as well as graying around the muzzle and eyes |