Sheep in Minecraft

Sheep

PassiveOverworldJava 26.3

The Sheep is a passive mob with 8 HP (4 ♥). It drops nothing, gives 1–3 XP and spawns in Cherry Grove, Meadow, Birch Forest. Below you'll find exact drop chances, spawn weights and behaviour from the Java 26.3 game files.

HP
84 ♥ hearts
XP dropped
1–3
Spawns in
Cherry Grove+26 more biomes

Sheep stats

Game data
HP
8
Movement speed
0.23
Follow range
16 blocks
Size (width × height)
0.9 × 1.3 blocks
XP when killed
1–3Babies 0
Immune to fire
No

What does the Sheep drop?

Calculated

Exact chance per kill, with the Looting levels side by side. Rare drops need the kill to come from a player.

ItemChanceCountAverage
Raw Muttoncooked if on fire100%1–51.5
White Woolmatches the mob's variant100%11

XP and player-only drops need the player to have hit the mob within the last 5 seconds. Armor and weapons a mob spawned with drop separately (8.5% per item, +1% per Looting level).

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Where does the Sheep spawn?

Game data

On Grass Block, light > 8

Share is the mob's slice of its group's spawn attempts in that biome (weight ÷ total weight).

Sheep behaviour

Game data

Never attacks

Breeding, taming & riding

Breeds with

Good to know

  • Shears give wool; eating grass regrows it
  • Warm biomes favor brown, cold biomes favor black
  • Lambs inherit a mix of parent dye colors

Advancements with the Sheep

Sheep ID and summon command

The entity ID is minecraft:sheep. Spawn egg: Sheep Spawn Egg.

/summon minecraft:sheep ~ ~ ~

Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this

The Sheep is a passive mob with 8 health. It's one of the most widespread mobs, spawning in 27 biomes. Each kill gives 1–3 XP.

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Sheep FAQ (Java 26.3)

How much health does the Sheep have?

The Sheep has 8 health points, which is 4 hearts, and 0 armor.

What does the Sheep drop?

The Sheep drops no items; it gives 1–3 XP.

Where does the Sheep spawn?

It spawns naturally in 27 biomes, most often in Cherry Grove, Meadow, Birch Forest.

What do you feed a Sheep to breed it?

Two adults bred with Wheat make a baby.