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| David Hare-Scott |
 Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:54 am |
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I have just been given a goose/gander, the previous owner isn't sure what
sort. It is said to be a gander, it is 3 years old. It is a large bird,
about 25in high and 40in around. It is mostly white but grey/brown on the
head and upper neck and the wings. The bill is orange and the eyes blue.
Searching for internet images it looks most like a Normandy Goose. The
gender is confusing as one site says males are all white and females white
and grey. Another site says the reverse.
I would like to get some companions for him/her and end up with a gander and
say 3 geese.
Can anybody help me identify this bird.
David |
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:25 am |
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On Sep 23, 3:54 am, "David Hare-Scott" <comp...@rotting.com> wrote:
[quote:c582a0c8f3]I have just been given a goose/gander, the previous owner isn't sure what
sort. It is said to be a gander, it is 3 years old. It is a large bird,
about 25in high and 40in around. It is mostly white but grey/brown on the
head and upper neck and the wings. The bill is orange and the eyes blue.
Searching for internet images it looks most like a Normandy Goose. The
gender is confusing as one site says males are all white and females white
and grey. Another site says the reverse.
I would like to get some companions for him/her and end up with a gander and
say 3 geese.
Can anybody help me identify this bird.
David
[/quote:c582a0c8f3]
Hi, David!
Everything Jill says is right-on.
As someone who has kept geese for a long time, I have noticed some
slight differences in adult birds that may also be of help.
In a GOOSE of three years, there may be a formation of the underbody
feathers into a sort-of defined keel right down the center of her true
keel. In other words, her center is a bit pinched along that center
line.
Most GANDERS, on the other hand, either totally lack this sharpness on
the keel or actually have a pouchy area to one side that puffs against
one leg at body.
Mixed breed birds are still a pleasure, so don't get bent out of shape
if this is the case. If you want offspring or to add certain
charactaristics to your flock, then just add that to your criteria
when you obtain his/her companions.
Hope you get hooked like I have. Geese are beautiful.
Kathleen
Straw Barry Fields Farm
Beefalo
Kentucky, USA |
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| David Hare-Scott |
| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:09 am |
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<magnolia15@windstream.net> wrote in message
news:1190543156.313484.273540@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
[quote:04a5b8d20f]On Sep 23, 3:54 am, "David Hare-Scott" <comp...@rotting.com> wrote:
I have just been given a goose/gander, the previous owner isn't sure
what
sort. It is said to be a gander, it is 3 years old. It is a large
bird,
about 25in high and 40in around. It is mostly white but grey/brown on
the
head and upper neck and the wings. The bill is orange and the eyes
blue.
Searching for internet images it looks most like a Normandy Goose. The
gender is confusing as one site says males are all white and females
white
and grey. Another site says the reverse.
I would like to get some companions for him/her and end up with a gander
and
say 3 geese.
Can anybody help me identify this bird.
David
Hi, David!
Everything Jill says is right-on.
As someone who has kept geese for a long time, I have noticed some
slight differences in adult birds that may also be of help.
In a GOOSE of three years, there may be a formation of the underbody
feathers into a sort-of defined keel right down the center of her true
keel. In other words, her center is a bit pinched along that center
line.
Most GANDERS, on the other hand, either totally lack this sharpness on
the keel or actually have a pouchy area to one side that puffs against
one leg at body.
Mixed breed birds are still a pleasure, so don't get bent out of shape
if this is the case. If you want offspring or to add certain
charactaristics to your flock, then just add that to your criteria
when you obtain his/her companions.
Hope you get hooked like I have. Geese are beautiful.
Kathleen
Straw Barry Fields Farm
Beefalo
Kentucky, USA
[/quote:04a5b8d20f]
Thankyou both. I wasn't aiming for racial purity just to keep him/her happy
and maybe breed some if we were lucky.
David |
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| David Hare-Scott |
| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:39 pm |
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"Jill" <news@NOSPAMkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
news:13fc9cm472r9n77@corp.supernews.com...
[quote:3c4027ea7d]David Hare-Scott wrote:
I have just been given a goose/gander, the previous owner isn't sure
what sort. It is said to be a gander, it is 3 years old. It is a
large bird, about 25in high and 40in around. It is mostly white but
grey/brown on the head and upper neck and the wings. The bill is
orange and the eyes blue.
Searching for internet images it looks most like a Normandy Goose.
The gender is confusing as one site says males are all white and
females white and grey. Another site says the reverse.
I would like to get some companions for him/her and end up with a
gander and say 3 geese.
Can anybody help me identify this bird.
David
to be honest I doubt it's a Normandy -- you have not mentioned a crest.
[/quote:3c4027ea7d]
I don't know about a crest, he has a small knob on his head., is that what
you mean?
[quote:3c4027ea7d]Many domestic geese end up with this patching of colouring. Its common of
many crosses.
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He is also an excellent flier. Given a slight downhill run he easily got
airborn and flew about 500m.
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| Jill |
| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:14 am |
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David Hare-Scott wrote:
[quote:10b0eeacf5]
to be honest I doubt it's a Normandy -- you have not mentioned a
crest.
I don't know about a crest, he has a small knob on his head., is that
what you mean?
[/quote:10b0eeacf5]
Thats more likely to have some chinese in it.
http://www.ashtonwaterfowl.net/ewsgeese.htm scroll down -- the Normandy's
have a crest of feathers.
[quote:10b0eeacf5]
Many domestic geese end up with this patching of colouring. Its
common of many crosses.
He is also an excellent flier. Given a slight downhill run he
easily got airborn and flew about 500m.
[/quote:10b0eeacf5]
Definately sounds like a chinese cross, they tend to be lighter and more
athletic, the physics works better. We have chinese/ grey back crosses and
they are great birds.
--
regards
Jill Bowis
Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk |
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| Grizzly |
| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:54 am |
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David Hare-Scott wrote:
[quote:e7780c3488]magnolia15@windstream.net> wrote in message
news:1190543156.313484.273540@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
On Sep 23, 3:54 am, "David Hare-Scott" <comp...@rotting.com> wrote:
I have just been given a goose/gander, the previous owner isn't sure
what
sort. It is said to be a gander, it is 3 years old. It is a large
bird,
about 25in high and 40in around. It is mostly white but grey/brown on
the
head and upper neck and the wings. The bill is orange and the eyes
blue.
Searching for internet images it looks most like a Normandy Goose. The
gender is confusing as one site says males are all white and females
white
and grey. Another site says the reverse.
I would like to get some companions for him/her and end up with a gander
and
say 3 geese.
Can anybody help me identify this bird.
David
Hi, David!
Everything Jill says is right-on.
As someone who has kept geese for a long time, I have noticed some
slight differences in adult birds that may also be of help.
In a GOOSE of three years, there may be a formation of the underbody
feathers into a sort-of defined keel right down the center of her true
keel. In other words, her center is a bit pinched along that center
line.
Most GANDERS, on the other hand, either totally lack this sharpness on
the keel or actually have a pouchy area to one side that puffs against
one leg at body.
Mixed breed birds are still a pleasure, so don't get bent out of shape
if this is the case. If you want offspring or to add certain
charactaristics to your flock, then just add that to your criteria
when you obtain his/her companions.
Hope you get hooked like I have. Geese are beautiful.
Kathleen
Straw Barry Fields Farm
Beefalo
Kentucky, USA
Thankyou both. I wasn't aiming for racial purity just to keep him/her happy
and maybe breed some if we were lucky.
David
It could be a saddleback pomeranian goose..but the color scheme you[/quote:e7780c3488]
mention often crops up when you crossbreed toulouse geese with white
embdens or white chinese.. |
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