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Why does naming it jeb_ give it rainbow colors?

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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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How do you make a sheep a specific color (like green) so that it drops that color wool (so if you shear it, you would be getting green wool if it was green and not white)? I'm on Minecraft PE.

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You can either: Breed a blue and yellow sheep and then shear the baby's skin once it has grown. Find a white sheep and right click it with green dye and then shear it.

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Why do you have to call it jeb?

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Jeb is the name of one of the developers of Minecraft, so they used it for this feature. As such, you must name a sheep "jeb_" for it to change colors.

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Do I just name it Jeb without a line or do I add a line like this jeb_?

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Yes, you will have to add the _ (underscore) for the sheep to turn rainbow.

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In minecraft 1.15.2 does it still work if you make it jeb_ in lowercase?

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Yes. The "jeb_" must be lowercase for it to work. Otherwise, the sheep will not turn rainbow.

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Can you say jeb and then put something else behind?

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No. It has to be "jeb_". You can't put anything else on the nametag, or else it won't work.

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How do I turn other animals rainbow?

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You can't. The sheep is the only animal that is able to turn rainbow when you name it "jeb_".

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Can Dinnerbone work on all mobs?

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Yes. The "Dinnerbone" Easter egg will work on all mobs that have that name.

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Why do you have to find it in the wild?

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You don't have to find it in the wild. If you want, you can get a spawn egg and spawn a sheep that way.

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Why is there an under score?

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That is just how the developers made it. The underscore needs to be added, or the Easter Egg won't work.

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Why wont it change colors on a PC?

SunPuppy

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It should change. Maybe you didn't spell it correctly, or didn't use the right capitalization. Try again, and see if it works the next time.

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Can a sheep be a boy or a girl?

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No, they can't be either, since sheep and other mobs in Minecraft are genderless. However, you can always decide what their gender is if you want to.

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What happens if I name it "jeb_" and then change the name?

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If you change the name after naming it "jeb_", it will go back to being a normal colored sheep.

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Is there anything to make a dog go upside down?

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Yes there is. Simply name a name tag Dinnerbone and then it will turn upside down.

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Why does naming it Grumm turn it upside down?

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Naming a sheep Grumm will turn it upside down. The reason is because one of the developer's username is Grumm and they wanted this effect to occur.

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Does it work on mobile?

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If you mean Pocket Edition, it was merged with Windows 10 and lots of other versions and renamed Bedrock Edition in 2017 so yes, any Easter egg that works for Windows 10 would work with mobile.

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Why can't you summon a rainbow sheep?

ILikeSlugs

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Actually, you can. If you have cheats enabled and you're playing Java Edition, type in chat the following: /summon sheep ~ ~1 ~ {CustomName:"\"jeb_\""} and if you're playing Bedrock Edition type this in chat: /summon sheep jeb_~~1~

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Why doesn't it work on bears?

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Bears don't exist in Minecraft. If you mean polar bears, then it doesn't work because the jeb_ Easter egg only affects sheep.

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If the sheep is already named something else and you change it to jeb_ will it still work?

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Yes, it will still work if you rename it jeb_. In fact, if you rename the sheep multiple times and rename it jeb_ afterwards, it will still work.

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If you take the jeb_ sheep and rename it dinnerbone then will it be upside-down and rainbow? If no, does it work the other way around?

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No, if you name a sheep Jeb_ and then Dinnerbone, it will just be upside down and whatever color it was originally. This is true if you do it the other way around.

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Does the sheep need to tamed or can you make a wild sheep rainbow?

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You can't tame a sheep in Minecraft. So, any sheep will be able to turn rainbow.

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Why can't we name the sheep Rainbow?

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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_?

Belle K.

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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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Can I use this for other animals?

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No this only works with sheep. Cows, pigs, and any other mobs will not receive the rainbow effect from the name.

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If I shear a rainbow sheep, will it drop rainbow wool?

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No, if you shear a rainbow sheep it will not drop rainbow wool because Minecraft doesn't have rainbow wool.

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When you shear a rainbow sheep, what color wool does it give you?

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It depends. If it's a black sheep, it will drop black wool. If it's a white sheep, it will drop white wool, and so on and so forth. It will not drop rainbow wool because Minecraft does not have rainbow wool.

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Can you do this on Pocket Edition?

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Yes, you can make a rainbow sheep on Pocket Edition. The steps are the same for Pocket Edition.

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Can we name a dog jeb_?

Luke

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Yes, you can name your dog jeb_. However, its' fur won't change color, as this Easter Egg only works with sheep.

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If I have 2 rainbow sheep and breed them, will I get a baby rainbow sheep?

Luke

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No, it will not produce a baby rainbow sheep, but you can name the baby sheep jeb_, which will turn it rainbow.

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If I get the timing right and shear the rainbow sheep in its colored wool form, will I get the colored wool?

SunPuppy

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No. It is impossible to get rainbow wool in Minecraft, unless you download a mod.

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