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Examples of Colors in Pygmy Goats

CARAMEL PATTERN

All caramel pygmy goats have light vertical stripes on the front side of darker stockings, which may be either black or brown.  Muzzle, crown, eyes, and ears are distinctly accented in white and may be intermingled with hairs the same color as the body.

The caramel color pattern can range from white or caramel hairs intermingled with white in the undercoat making the topcoat appear to be a shade of white/cream to white hairs intermingled with darker caramel/buff hairs in the undercoat making the topcoat appear to be a dark tan.

Optional Markings:

White patches or belly bands anywhere on the barrel between the point of elbow and stifle joint.

The last 2 caramel goats have brown breed markings.

AGOUTI PATTERN

All agouti Pygmy Goats have solid stockings darker than the main body color (black stockings on gray and black agoutis, and brown stockings on brown agoutis).  Muzzle, crown, eyes and ears are distinctly marked in white and may be intermingled with hairs the same color as the body.

Optional markings:

White patches or belly bands anywhere on the barrel between the point of elbow and stifle joint.

Grey Agouti

The grey agouti color pattern can range from black and white hairs intermingled with slightly more white hairs to give a light grey color, making the top coat appear to be silver/pewter in shade to darker grey appearance with fewer white hairs, but still a salt and pepper appearance that is pronounced.  

Brown Agouti

The brown agouti color pattern can range from brown and white hairs intermingled with slightly more white hairs to give a lighter grizzled brown color to mainly brown hairs with only occasional intermingled white hairs.

Black Agouti

Black mainly with only occasional white hairs.

BLACK

All blacks have solid black stockings.  They are solid black except for muzzle, crown, eyes, and ears distinctly accented in white.  The tail may be accented in white.

Optional markings:

White patches or belly bands anywhere on the barrel between the point of elbow and stifle joint.

SOLID BLACK

All black with no lighter accented tones on the muzzle, crown, eyes, ears, or tail.

RANDOM MARKINGS

The faulting matrix allows for faulting random markings from moderate to very serious and these animals will be judged accordingly.

 

 
 

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