Which Sheep breeds come in Grey?

Club breed standards describe Grey for the Leicester Longwool and Texel.

Which breeds disqualify Grey?

At least one club disqualifies Grey in the Cotswold.

Sheep 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.

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

Breeds whose standards accept Grey

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

Breeds where Grey is disqualified or not accepted

Breed	COTSWOLD SS	LINCOLN LLSBA
Cotswold	Disqualifying (“Any black fibres in the fleece or black wool”)	No ruling
Lincoln	No ruling	Not recognised (“No coloured wool within the fleece”)
Romney	No ruling	No ruling
Texel	No ruling	No ruling

Color changes

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

Blackchanges toGrey
Coat · With age
Blackchanges toGrey
Coat · Progressive

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