Searching for a ewe, no luck. Pls clarify animal spawning logic

[ArcticWarfare]

I don't think I've ever seen a ewe anywhere near my home. I have seen tons of rams though. Will killing all the rams I come across improve the chances of finding a ewe? I need a clarification on animal spawning logic. How does the game decide whether or not to spawn sheep in a given chunk? I read the light and rainfall requirements on the wiki, but I only seem to find them in one chunk in my vicinity despite plenty other meeting the requirements. I also read that they typically spawn an accompanying ewe with them, but this hasn't been the case so far.

pic: 6 rams on a mountain peak, aka dinner for a week or two

Thank you!

Edited September 22 by ArcticWarfare

[ArcticWarfare]

Another pic: A trap I've set up, with no success yet. Does this look right? I've captured one ram by punching it to make it follow me, not using this trap.

[LadyWYT]

Probably just bad luck. If you see a baby one spawn, try to catch it, in case it grows up to be a ewe. Otherwise, I'd keep killing off the rams and checking the location every so often to see if a ewe has spawned. If you want to be really cheesy...kill the rams, log out of the world, and log back in. It should reset all the spawns. Rinse and repeat until you get the ewe you're looking for.

Also loving that flower garden in the background!

[ArcticWarfare]

15 minutes ago, LadyWYT said:

 If you want to be really cheesy...kill the rams, log out of the world, and log back in. It should reset all the spawns.

I'll definitely try this, lol. Great tip, thanks.

 

15 minutes ago, LadyWYT said:

Also loving that flower garden in the background!

Thank you! Here's a better pic:

[Thorfinn]

Wow. Bad luck. 

Dunno. Looks like if ewes show up, the only reason they stay is the ram. Since they are not showing up, it's not the trap that's the problem.

If it's been several days since you lured the ram, my guess is that ram has no herd, Might as well turn him into stew and try to lure in another. 

[idiomcritter]

22 hours ago, ArcticWarfare said:

I'll definitely try this, lol. Great tip, thanks.

 

Thank you! Here's a better pic:

This is a better picture in that it shows mountains in the background.  that's where the ewe's are spawning (seriously). the sheep in the current version spawn in elevation (used to not be that way in prior versions, they'd be running around everwhere).

need to get them mountains and trap em

[ArcticWarfare]

29 minutes ago, idiomcritter said:

that's where the ewe's are spawning

you were right!! funny, I went up those mountains yesterday looking for sheep (no luck) but I went again on your suggestion and found a ewe! now I just need to bring it over to my base. I'm thinking I'll make a corridor of 2-tall fences and incrementally move it down the tube, blocking its reversal with more fences. Any suggestions to smooth this process out? 

 

[ArcticWarfare]

pleased to announce that the ewe is in custody