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Skip to contentWhile many people group male sheep and female sheep together under the umbrella term “sheep” – did you know that male sheep are called many different things? The age and even the location on the globe can dictate what a male sheep is called.A young male sheep is called a ram lamb – usually until the ram has reached a full year old. Once a ram is a year old he is considered an adult. But if you show your sheep you’ll find that rams between one and two years old are called yearling rams.Occasionally&nbsp;shepherds will own a ram which isn’t fertile. There are two names for a ram who cannot sire lambs:In some parts of the world a male sheep is called different things. While a ram is universally understood as being a proper name for a male sheep, in some areas a male sheep is called a buck – the same name given to a male deer. This isn’t a traditional name for a male sheep, but it’s not uncommon to hear this label given to rams at larger livestock shows in the US and elsewhere.In the UK a male sheep is called a tup quite often. The act of a ram mating with a ewe is sometimes referred to as “tupping.” In fact this is a line which was used in the early pages of Shakespeare’s play, Othello to crassly refer to Othello’s relationship with Desdemona.Not all male sheep have horns, but some do. Rams without horns are referred to as polled rams&nbsp;and male sheep which grow a rack of horns are called horned rams.Unlike deer (which shed their antlers each year), male sheep with horns don’t shed their horns. Rather, they continue to grow throughout their lifetime.What is a male sheep called where you’re from? Let us know in the comments below!All About Sheep MilkDo Sheep Have Horns?What is a Baby Sheep Called?Sheep Teeth (how they grow, and what they tell you)ram is what i call a male sheepwhat do you call a male sheep?fwhat are the names for rams or wethers that have undecended / undetectable testicles, or other such issues?I live in the UK and worked on a farm 20+ years ago and we call the male sheep rams. I’ve never heard of a tup before. I’ve never read Shakespeare if that’s what your basing it from. I would of liked to see where and who introduced this name tup, and what year it’s from. As we’ve got to be careful to not be biased as the media are.I am living in Austria and I heard both words ram and tup. Matter of factly in the US most people don’t know about tups and in Scotland and Wales (where most of my sheep friends are and my daughter works in sheep husbandry) ram is never used but only tup. I was though about surprised that sheep price in the UK is told in g instead of brit pounds 🙂Tup is used in Suffolk uk all the timeHi, and welcome to my website. My name is Joe and I’m the owner of RaisingSheep.net – a site where I share information and tips about raising sheep for fun, for show, and for profit. I grew up on a 100-acre sheep farm in Maine, was an active member in 4H, and I showed my flock across New England and at the national show in Louisville, Kentucky. Learn More

Skip to contentWhile many people group male sheep and female sheep together under the umbrella term “sheep” – did you know that male sheep are called many different things? The age and even the location on the globe can dictate what a male sheep is called.A young male sheep is called a ram lamb – usually until the ram has reached a full year old. Once a ram is a year old he is considered an adult. But if you show your sheep you’ll find that rams between one and two years old are called yearling rams.Occasionally&nbsp;shepherds will own a ram which isn’t fertile. There are two names for a...

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