Which Schaf breeds come in Grau?

Club breed standards describe Grau for the Leicester Longwool und Texel.

Which breeds disqualify Grau?

At least one club disqualifies Grau in the Cotswold.

Schaf color

Grau

An even gray. In horses the graying gene's color, which whitens with age (see the graying pattern); the wild color of cockatiels and African gray parrots; the gray to near-black eggs Cayuga ducks lay early in the season.

6 Schaf breeds list Grau. It is in a club standard for 2 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breed.

Breeds whose standards accept Grau

Breed	LLSBA US	BLUE TEXEL SS
Leicester Longwool	Standardgemäß (“"English Blue," which is a shaded gray”)	No ruling
TexelBlau	No ruling	Standardgemäß (“lighter bluey colour / steel blue”)

Breeds where Grau is disqualified or not accepted

Breed	COTSWOLD SS	LINCOLN LLSBA
Cotswold	Disqualifizierend (“Any black fibres in the fleece or black wool”)	No ruling
Lincoln	No ruling	Nicht anerkannt (“No coloured wool within the fleece”)
Romney	No ruling	No ruling
Texel	No ruling	No ruling

Color changes

How Grau can appear or change over an animal's life.

Schwarzchanges toGrau
Fell · Mit dem Alter
Schwarzchanges toGrau
Fell · Fortschreitend

See all Schaf colors, patterns and markings