Which 绵羊 breeds come in 灰色?

Club breed standards describe 灰色 for the 特塞尔羊和莱斯特长毛羊.

Which breeds disqualify 灰色?

At least one club disqualifies 灰色 in the 科茨沃尔德羊.

绵羊 color

灰色

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 绵羊 breeds list 灰色. It is in a club standard for 2 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept 灰色

Breed	BLUE TEXEL SS	LLSBA US
特塞尔羊蓝色	符合标准 (“lighter bluey colour / steel blue”)	No ruling
莱斯特长毛羊	No ruling	符合标准 (“"English Blue," which is a shaded gray”)

Breeds where 灰色 is disqualified or not accepted

Breed	LINCOLN LLSBA	COTSWOLD SS
科茨沃尔德羊	No ruling	失格 (“Any black fibres in the fleece or black wool”)
林肯羊	未获认可 (“No coloured wool within the fleece”)	No ruling
特塞尔羊	No ruling	No ruling
罗姆尼羊	No ruling	No ruling

Color changes

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

黑色changes to灰色
被毛 · 随年龄
黑色changes to灰色
被毛 · 渐进

See all 绵羊 colors, patterns and markings