How to Make a Rainbow Sheep in Minecraft

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This wikiHow teaches you how to make a Minecraft sheep cycle through rainbow colors. This can be done by naming the sheep "jeb_" (with an underscore at the end) using a name tag and an anvil.

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  1. If you don’t already have a sheep, you can look for any color of sheep in forest and plains biomes. [1]
    • If you're having a hard time finding sheep, you can summon them using this cheat in the console: /summon sheep [spawnPos] .
  2. Lure them to an enclosed area of your farm with wheat and they'll happily follow you through the gate. [2] If you prefer, you can transport the sheep in a boat.
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  3. This is the hard part. There are three ways to find a name tag: [3]
    • Fishing: Each time you catch a fish , it has a 0.8% chance of being a name tag. [4] With the Luck of the Sea enchantment on your fishing rod, the probability rate increases to 1.9%.
    • Loot chests: Name tags can be found inside chests in dungeons, abandoned mineshafts, and woodland mansions.
    • Trading with a librarian: Complete lower-tier trades with a librarian until you've unlocked the 6th tier. At that point, you can buy a name tag for 20 to 22 emeralds.
  4. This opens the Repair & Name menu. [5]
  5. This is the box to the left of the plus (+) sign.
  6. It's the brown box at the top of the menu. A nametag called "jeb_" will appear in the third box (after the arrow). [6]
    • Make sure not to forget the underscore. If you do, the sheep won't turn rainbow.
  7. Renaming the tag will cost 1 experience level.
  8. Now that the sheep is named jeb_ , it will start cycling through the Minecraft color spectrum. [7]
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    Why does naming it jeb_ give it rainbow colors?
    Grahamster
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    Jeb_ is one of the original developers of Minecraft. He added it in as an Easter Egg.
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    Why can't we name the sheep Rainbow?
    Belle K.
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    Because if you change the name form jeb_ to rainbow, it will get rid of the rainbow effect. The name "jeb_" is what turns the sheep rainbow.
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    Why do you have to name it jeb_?
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    Because this name is what makes it rainbow, it is a reference to one of the people who worked on Minecraft, so it's a tribute in their honor.
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      • Don't shear it. You won't get rainbow wool. If you did shear it, let it graze in some grass to bring back its shimmering rainbow wool.
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      • There are many other Easter eggs in minecraft, too. Naming a rabbit Toast will give it a cool fur color, and naming any mob Dinnerbone will flip it upside down!
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      • Build a throne or pedestal worthy of displaying the majesty of your rainbow sheep.
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      Things You'll Need

      • Sheep
      • Name tag
      • Anvil
      • 1 level of experience
      • Lead, boat, or wheat
      • Fishing rod with Luck of the Sea (optional)
      • Librarian villager (optional)
      • 22 Emerald (Optional)

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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.digminecraft.com/mobs/sheep.php
      2. ↑ https://www.minecraft101.net/g/farming-animals.html
      3. ↑ https://thesportsrush.com/how-to-make-a-rainbow-sheep-in-minecraft/
      4. ↑ https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Fishing
      5. ↑ https://www.digminecraft.com/getting_started/how_to_use_name_tag.php
      6. ↑ https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/rainbow-sheep-minecraft-everything-need-know
      7. ↑ https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/rainbow-sheep-minecraft-everything-need-know

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      1. Find a sheep.
      2. Transport the sheep to your farm.
      3. Find a name tag.
      4. Place the name tag in the anvil.
      5. Name the sheep "jeb_" with an underscore at the end.
      6. Move the name tag to the hotbar.
      7. Right-click the sheep while holding the name tag.

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