Duck color
Grey
An even grey. In horses the greying gene's colour, which whitens with age (see the greying pattern); the wild colour of cockatiels and African grey parrots; the grey to near-black eggs Cayuga ducks lay early in the season.
19 Duck breeds list Grey. It is in a club standard for 16 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Grey
| Breed | APA | PCGB | EE | BWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call | Standard (“Gray; Snowy”) | Standard (“Mallard; Mallard Dusky; Mallard Pied; Appleyard; Silver”) | Standard (“wildfarbig; dunkel-wildfarbig; wildfarbig mit Latz; dunkel-wildfarbig m.Latz”) | Standard (“Mallard; Mallard Dusky; Mallard Pied; Appleyard; Silver”) |
| CallGrey | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Mallard”) | Standard (“wildfarbig”) | Standard (“Mallard”) |
| CallSnowy | Standard (“Snowy”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CallSilver Appleyard | No ruling | Standard (“Appleyard; Silver”) | Standard (“silberwildfarbig”) | Standard (“Appleyard; Silver”) |
| CallDusky Mallard | No ruling | Standard (“Mallard Dusky”) | Standard (“dunkel-wildfarbig”) | Standard (“Mallard Dusky”) |
| CallMallard Pied | No ruling | Standard (“Mallard Pied”) | Standard (“wildfarbig mit Latz; grobgescheckt dunkel-wildfarbig; grobgescheckt silberwildfarbig; grobgescheckt wildfarbig”) | Standard (“Mallard Pied”) |
| CallDusky Mallard Bibbed | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“dunkel-wildfarbig m.Latz”) | No ruling |
| Indian Runner | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Mallard; Trout; Silver”) | Standard (“wildfarbig; forellenfarbig; silber-wildfarbig”) | Standard (“Mallard; Trout; Silver”) |
| Indian RunnerGrey | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“Mallard”) | Standard (“wildfarbig”) | Standard (“Mallard”) |
| Indian RunnerTrout | No ruling | Standard (“Trout”) | Standard (“forellenfarbig”) | Standard (“Trout”) |
| Indian RunnerSilver | No ruling | Standard (“Silver”) | Standard (“silber-wildfarbig”) | Standard (“Silver”) |
| Khaki Campbell | No ruling | Standard (“Dark”) | Standard (“dunkelwildfarbig”) | Standard (“Dark”) |
| Mallard | Standard (“Gray; Snowy”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| MallardGrey | Standard (“Gray”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| MallardSnowy | Standard (“Snowy”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rouen | Standard (“Gray”) | Standard (“the drake has a green head, claret bib and grey body”) | Standard (“wildfarbig; dunkelwildfarbig”) | Standard (“the drake has a green head, claret bib and grey body”) |
Breeds where Grey is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| CayugaEggshell |
| Crested |
| East IndieEggshell |