National Pygmy Goat Association


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Goat Resources

Color Choices for Registration
Revised 1/2010

In an effort to make registering a goat easier there are now just 6 color choices: caramel, grey agouti, brown agouti, black agouti, black and solid black. It is no longer necessary to assign a shade such as light, medium or dark.

The color formerly called grey/brown agouti may be registered as a grey agouti with other colors shown as random markings. If the animal changes shade (color) at maturity a request for correction may be made by sending in the appropriate form and a new picture.

See examples of various colors

Caramel Pattern

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

CARAMEL: The caramel color pattern can range FROM white or caramel hairs, intermingled with white in the undercoat making the top coat appear to be a shade of white/cream TO white hairs intermingled with darker caramel/buff hairs in the undercoat making the top coat appear to be a dark tan.

Agouti Pattern

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

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 topcoat appear to be silver/pewter in shade TO a 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 intermingled white hairs.

Black Pattern

All blacks have solid black stockings.

BLACK: Solid black except for muzzle, crown, eyes and ears distinctly accented in white. The tail may be accented in white.
SOLID BLACK: All black with NO lighter accented tones on the muzzle, crown, eyes, ears, or tail.