Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Farmville Sheep Breeding: How to Breed a Star Sheep


 The rules in this article no longer apply.  For the new sheep breeding patterns, refer to New Farmville Sheep Breeding Patterns  - added May/2011.

 The Star sheep design is one of the neatest designs and the first one that I acquired.  Though you may have to ask a friend to send you a sheep with this pattern, once you have that sheep, you will be able to breed your own star sheep in a variety of different colors.  So, I have put together some basics on sheep breeding as well as some specific information on the Star sheep design.

Sheep Gender: Rams generally pass on design and the secondary color.  Ewes generally give the base color and the special features.

Sheep Color: There are a variety of different colors, but you should know that the placement of the color on the sheep determines what colors the resulting sheep will have.  The base color, is the color is the color around the Stars in the Star or Dot sheep designs and the inside color for a Camo design.  The secondary color is the star or dot color and also the outside color on the Camo design.  Sometimes you will also find third colors; especially in Camo sheep.
In this sheep, Maroon is the base color and Black is the secondary color.

Sheep Designs: Besides Star sheep, there are Camo, Collar, Dot, Belt, and one color sheep.  Remember the design is decided by the Ram.  So if you want the Star design, ask your friend to send a Ram of that design.

Special Features: The special feature out there right now are Masked, Flashing, Split Color, Electric, and Popping.  All of these special features breed in the same way as sheep color.  So, these traits are passed primarily through the Ewe.

Sequence Selection: Which sheep you select first when breeding makes a difference in what you will get.  Generally, if you want the Design of the Ram, the base color and special features of the Ewe to come up, then select the Ewe first.  Selecting an Ewe first favors the Ewe's base color and gender and the Ram's design.  If you pick the Ram first, you are more likely to get Ram's colors and gender and there's a chance of capturing the Ewe's design.

Star Sheep Basics
So the first thing that you need to remember when getting a Star sheep is to ask your friend to send you a Star Ram since breeding the Star design from an Ewe will be more difficult.  Once you have your Ram, breed it with an Ewe with any color or design.  However, if you have any difficulties, choose an Ewe with lighter colors and a plain design.  Be sure to select the Ewe first when breeding and then the Ram.  Selecting the Ewe first will favor the Ram's design, giving you higher chances of getting a Star sheep.  If you were fortunate enough to get a Star sheep from a friend but you got an Ewe instead of a Ram, you can still breed the Star design but it may take several tries.  Put your Star Ewe in with a Ram; but select the Ram first.  Selecting the Ram first will favor the Ewe's design.  Another good thing is that you have higher chances of getting a boy lamb when selecting the Ewe first.  Once you have both a Ram and an Ewe with the Star design, breed these with each other.  This will give you 100% chance of getting a lamb that will turn into a sheep with the Star design.  Pair Star and Star together when you want to share the Star design with a friend and remember to select the Ram first since you will want to send your friend a boy lamb so they will have a Star Ram.
Once you have have successfully figured out Star design breeding, have fun mixing all of the different colors as well as adding features.  The Star design looks great with the Split Color and the Electric Feature.  Remember to select the Ewe with these features and have a Star Ram.  You can also change the star color by breeding an Ewe and a Ram that both have the same base color.  This will give you a sheep with the Ewe's secondary colors.  You will find that there are plenty of different things that you can do with this design, so enjoy.

You may also be interested in: 

Farmville Sheep Breeding: Changing Star and Dot Colors  
 
Farmville Sheep Breeding: How to Get Rare Designs and Colors 

How to Breed a Camo Sheep 

How to Get Your Second Sheep Pen   



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