A Barbados Blackbelly ram is polled—it does not have horns. The ewes are also polled. There are fewer than 200 Barbados Blackbelly sheep in the U.S. If you have a polled ram, please let us know. We desperately need your help in preserving these rare genetics!
Photo by Glenn & Sheryl Hill, Oakland, AR
An American Blackbelly ram looks almost exactly like a Barbados Blackbelly, but it has horns. The American Blackbelly ewe may or may not have horns. Therefore, if you have only ewes it is impossible to tell by looking at them which breed they are.
Photo by Chris Buchanan, Decatur, AL