Out-of-Fleece Color Patterns Goats are out-of-fleece until about 3 weeks old, or after being shorn. Their color pattern can be best seen at this time. | |
Caramel Pattern All have light vertical stripes on front side of darker stockings. Muzzle, forehead, eyes and ears are accented in tones lighter than the dark portions of the body. | |
Light Caramel: White or caramel hairs, intermingled with white in the coat making the coat appear to be a shade of pure white to cream. | ![]() ![]() |
Medium Caramel: Caramel and white hairs intermingled in the coat making the coat appear to be a shade of apricot to orange. | ![]() |
Dark Caramel: White hairs intermingled with darker caramel/buff or brown hairs in the coat making the coat appear to be a shade close to a grocery shopping bag. | ![]() |
Brown Caramel: Brown mainly with only occasional intermingled white hairs in the coat making the coat a pronounced darker brown. | ![]() ![]() |
Agouti Pattern All agouti’s have solid stockings darker than the main body color. Muzzle, forehead, eyes and ears accented in tones lighter than the dark portions of the body. | |
Light Brown Agouti: Light/Silver grey hairs intermingled with white with brownish tips on main body hairs, making the coat a burnt silver/pewter shade. | ![]() |
Medium Brown Agouti: Brown and white hairs intermingled in equal amounts giving the coat a browner salt and pepper appearance. | ![]() ![]() |
Dark Brown Agouti: Brown hairs intermingled with fewer white hairs, but still a salt and pepper appearance that is a pronounced darker brown. | ![]() |
Brown Agouti: Brown mainly with only occasional intermingled white hairs. | ![]() |
Light Grey Agouti: Black and white hairs intermingled with slightly more white hairs to give a light grey color making the coat appear to be silver/pewter in shade. | ![]() |
Medium Grey Agouti: Black and white hairs intermingled in equal amounts giving the coat a blacker appearance close to an equal amount of salt and pepper. | ![]() |
Dark Grey Agouti: Darker grey appearance fewer white hairs, but still a salt and pepper appearance that is pronounced. | ![]() ![]() |
Black Agouti: Black mainly with only occasional intermingled white hairs | ![]() ![]() |
Black Pattern All blacks have solid black stockings | |
Black: Solid black except for muzzle, forehead, eyes and ears accented in tones lighter than the dark portion of the body. | ![]() ![]() |
Solid Black: All black with no white seen anywhere. | ![]() ![]() |
White Pattern All white have no other color anywhere. | |
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Examples of Random Markings (Socks, bellybands, spots, saddles, etc.) | |
![]() Brown Agouti | ![]() Black |
![]() Black | ![]() Medium Grey Agouti |
![]() Brown Agouti | ![]() Brown Caramel |
Fleece Colors On the application for registration the fleece color itself is noted. | |
White | ![]() ![]() |
Grey | ![]() ![]() |
Brown | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Black ![]() |