History;
.Appearance: A heavy smooth breasted and double lobed breed with a
stance similar to the Embden Goose.
~Upright and alert with deep hazel eye ; orange bill and legs
preferably with a lighter orange rather than pink bean
In the US noted as an American descendant of the wild Greylag goose,
which is found in Europe and Northern Asia. As a dual-purpose goose, it
produces both eggs and meat. The meat is a rich, dark meat. The
buffgoose is an apricot-fawn color with a whitish abdomen, brown eyes
and orange feet and bill. The breed is the largest of the medium weight
class of geese( in the USA) with mature ganders (male) weighing about
18 pounds and mature geese weighing about 16 pounds.
The American Buff is calm and docile, a good choice for a home flock.
They are good, attentive parents. In 2003, there were fewer than 500
breeding birds and five or fewer breeding flocks. in the USA so there
categorised as rare breed
Names. . . .As in the Brecon not all large Buff geese are American
Buffs ... if in doubt ask to see the parent birds.
Country Of Origin;........ America
Carriage; . . Upright and alert
Purpose;..........Eggs.....Meat...Broody..
Egg Colour .....................white
Egg Numbers............10 / 20 each female per year
Breed Defects. . . . . White feathers in coloured
plumage; EXCEPT white around the bill/ a sign of age as in a Brecon
Goose; Uneven Lobes
Incubation:. . . . . . . 28 - 34 days
Breed Hints.... . . .Kept as trio or pair .. will
go broody and hatch
Weights; Gander, 6 kg ( 18 pounds) Goose, 5.5 kg
(16 pounds )
Breed Tip . . . .Needs: Grazing; Deeper water. as a swimmer
and splasher !
Flying . . . .rarely flies a good all rounder;\
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