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Buff Back Geese;

Names

n/a

Country Of Origin;.

........Europe

Carriage;

. . compact and docile

Purpose;...

........Eggs.....Meat...Broody..

Egg Colour

; .....................white

Egg Numbers

............. Will lay at least 30 eggs in a season

Breed Defects. .

. . . White feathers in coloured plumage; EXCEPT white around the bill/ a sign of age;

Incubation:

.. . . . . . . 28 - 34 days

Breed Hints....

. . .Kept as trio or pair .. will go broody and hatch

Weights;

8- 10 kg Gander ;Goose, 7 - 9 kg

Breed Tip

. . . .Needs: Grazing; water.

Flying .

. . .rarely flies a good all rounder;

 

Appearance:Plump goose with no keel. Back slightly convex approximately 60% wider than the depth ie long bodied. Tail Short carried almost horizontal. Blue eyed bill and legs orange .

 

 

BUFF BACK;............Breeders

Alan Davies
PEMBS
Tel 01437 721 433
Jane Anderson,
Wiltshire
01793 751 171
Hicks Waterfowl World
OSWESTRY
Tel 01691 655 635 weekends

Tel 07818 036 118 weekdays

grahamhickss@hotmail.co.uk

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