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African Geese;
Breed History....The
African Goose hould be of about the same size and
height as the Embden Goose . According to Oscar Grow the
African Goose appears physically a cross between the
Toulouse Goose , and the Brown Chinese Goose , with some
of the size and dewlap of the Toulouse Goose , and some
of the carriage and 'knob' of the Chinese Goose . Also
Known as L'oie de Guine'e in France
The African Goose is said by some breeders
to be a distinct breed imported from Africa, but the
evidence a large genetic part of the Chinese is
undisputable; see Tegetmeir 1873. They were known
as a pure breed in the USA from the 1850's and although
often crossed with the Toulouse as a commercial meat
cross are a definte species descended from the Swan goose
(Anser cygnoides) rasther than the greylag (Anser anser).
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Names
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Also Known as L'oie de Guinee or
L'oie Africaine in France ie Guinea Goose
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Country Of Origin;.
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. . China
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Carriage;
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Reasonably upright 35 to 40 degrees
above the horizontal rather than the Chinese
geese which stand much more upright. Height
90 cm av
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Purpose;...
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...Eggs.....Meat...Broody..
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Egg Colour
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; ......................white
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Egg Numbers
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.............10 / 20. In America,
they appear to be more productive with 20 -
40 eggs in a season
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Breed Defects. .
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. . . .Lack of dewlap;lack of knob;
white patches amongst coloured plumage
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Info
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A very
gentle breed that is much quieter than its
skinny cousin. Available in white; brown
(grey) and buff.
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Breed Hints....
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Kept as trio or pair .. will go
broody and hatch
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Weights;
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11 to 28 pounds
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Breed Tip
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Some individuals don't get the
dewlap until over 18 months old, whilst
others might develop one at 6 months. The
dewlap runs down from the bill into the neck.
The knob should be oriented slightly forward.
Paunch should not touch the ground.'
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Flying .
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. .normally too heavy but has been
known . . very rarely
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Tips for improving your flock......based on
Dave Holderread's and Oscar Grow's books (taken from the
Australian rare Breed Site)
Select the fastest growing goslings for future
breeding.
Always look for massive features (even in their first
year they should have large, coarse heads and thick
necks) and carriage 30 to 40 degrees.
Head should be large and broad between the eyes
Knob should be as wide as the head
Older females especially when laying will often have
low-hung paunches and show some indication of a keel. But
all males and young females should be keel-less and only
a moderately full abdomen. Selecting for this should
maintain the breed's fame as a lean meat bird.
Africans with tails held in line with the back or
lower often indicate physical weakness and infertility.
Avoid young geese of too refined type, otherwise the
flock will eventually revert to the Chinese breed type
(small and slender rather than massive and meaty).
Avoid young geese that have already developed a
pronounced dewlap. Africans do not grow the dewlap as
fast as Toulouse and it will not fully develop until aged
about three years.
A GENETIC COLOUR PROBLEM SOLVED
by Anthony
Axon
From my importation of day old
goslings in 1999 a problem arose because only female Buff
Africans hatched at the opportune moment and Dave
Holderread forwarded these with the rest of the order so
as to avoid disappointment ..Upon a visit to his
wonderful establishment in 2000 he gave me the following
explanation for the way forward. I believe this would
also work for Buff Toulouse so I felt this may be of
interest to any of you experimenting out there. I suppose
I ought to mention that I have already completed step one
successfully with my Buff Africans.
first mating;
Brown African gander X Buff African goose =
ALL Brown offspring
Brown ganders carry buff genetically [call this
B/B1]
Brown geese DO NOT carry buff genetically speaking.
Second mating
B/B1 gander X Buff African goose = 1/2 males AND
1/2 females Brown
and 1/2 males AND 1/2 females Buff
OR
B/B1 gander X pure Brown female = All males Brown
1/2 females Brown AND 1/2 females Buff
AND
Buff gander X pure Brown female = All ganders Brown
[this is B/B1]
=All geese Buff
AFRICAN Goose ....
Breeders
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Tony Axon
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Devon
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Tel 01404 822 459
:anthony.axon@ntlworld.com
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all colours USA Lines working on
blues!
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Jane Anderson
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WILTSHIRE
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01793 751 171
jane@pond-house-waterfowl.fsnet.co.uk
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Dave & Millie Holderrread
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Oregon/USA
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Tel 001 541 9295338
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Hicks Waterfowl World
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OSWESTRY
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Tel 01691 655 635
weekends
Tel 07818 036 118
weekdays
email
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brown; grey
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Mark & Elaine Nelisse
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Ohio/USA
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001440 9683381
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Rosemary Sharpe
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MONMOUTH
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Tel 01600 713868
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Links; if one is blind please contact politely
www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Geese/BRKAfricans.html
www.albc-usa.org/waterfowl/africangoose.htm
... USA Rare Breeds
www.rbta.org/africangeese.htm...
OZ Rare Breeds
Oklahoma State Uni www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/geese/african/index.htm
http://www.heatons-of-tisbury.co.uk..
prints; engravings books etc when available normally the
1873 Wrights Chromolithograph
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