Gans color
Weiss
White hair, feathers, skin, horn or shell. A white coat can still have dark eyes and dark skin; compare albino and leucistic.
29 Gans breeds list Weiss. It is in a club standard for 16 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Weiss
| Breed | PCGB | BWA | APA | EE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinesische Höckergans | Standardgemäss (“the white”) | Standardgemäss (“the white”) | Standardgemäss (“White”) | Standardgemäss (“weiß”) |
| Chinesische HöckergansWeiss | Standardgemäss (“the white”) | Standardgemäss (“the white”) | Standardgemäss (“White”) | Standardgemäss (“weiß”) |
| Emdener Gans | Standardgemäss (“White”) | Standardgemäss (“White”) | Standardgemäss (“White”) | Standardgemäss (“weiß”) |
| Höckergans | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäss (“White”) | Standardgemäss (“weiß”) |
| HöckergansWeiss | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäss (“White”) | Standardgemäss (“weiß”) |
| Lockengans | Standardgemäss (“Most Sebastopols in the UK are white”) | Standardgemäss (“Most Sebastopols in the UK are white”) | Standardgemäss (“White”) | Standardgemäss (“weiß”) |
| Nilgans | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäss (“Brown”) | No ruling |
| Pilgrim | Standardgemäss (“Ganders are white, with some traces of light grey in the back plumage, wings and tail”) | Standardgemäss (“Ganders are white, with some traces of light grey in the back plumage, wings and tail”) | Standardgemäss (“Sex-Linked”) | Standardgemäss (“kennfarbig”) |
| Pommerngans | Standardgemäss (“grey saddleback”) | Standardgemäss (“grey saddleback”) | No ruling | Standardgemäss (“weiß; graugescheckt”) |
| Römische Gans | Standardgemäss (“should be pure white”) | Standardgemäss (“should be pure white”) | Standardgemäss (“White”) | No ruling |
| Saddleback | Standardgemäss (“Grey Back; Buff Back”) | No ruling | Standardgemäss (“Gray; Buff”) | Standardgemäss (“grau-gescheckt; gelb-gescheckt”) |
| Shetlandgans | Standardgemäss (“males being mainly white and the females grey and white”) | Standardgemäss (“males being mainly white and the females grey and white”) | No ruling | Standardgemäss (“kennfarbig”) |
| Toulouser Gans | Standardgemäss (“the pearly grey being preferred to dark grey or brown-grey birds”) | Standardgemäss (“the pearly grey being preferred to dark grey or brown-grey birds”) | Standardgemäss (“Gray; Buff”) | Standardgemäss (“weiß; grau; buff”) |
| Toulouser GansGrau | Standardgemäss (“the pearly grey being preferred to dark grey or brown-grey birds”) | Standardgemäss (“the pearly grey being preferred to dark grey or brown-grey birds”) | Standardgemäss (“Gray”) | Standardgemäss (“grau”) |
| Toulouser GansFalb | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäss (“Buff”) | Standardgemäss (“buff”) |
| Toulouser GansWeiss | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standardgemäss (“weiß”) |
Breeds where Weiss is a fault
| Breed | PCGB | BWA |
|---|---|---|
| American Buff | Fehler (“White feathers ... are considered faults in this breed”) | Fehler (“White feathers ... are considered faults in this breed”) |
Breeds where Weiss is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| American BuffEierschale |
| Chinesische HöckergansEierschale |
| Emdener GansEierschale |
| HöckergansEierschale |
| LockengansEierschale |
| NilgansEierschale |
| PilgrimEierschale |
| PommerngansEierschale |
| Römische GansEierschale |
| SaddlebackEierschale |
| ShetlandgansEierschale |
| Toulouser GansEierschale |
Color changes
How Weiss can appear or change over an animal's life.
Grauchanges toWeiss
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