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Grey
BackGoose;
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Names
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n/a
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Country Of
Origin;.
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........Europe
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Carriage;
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. . compact and
docile
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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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............. Will
lay at least 30 eggs in a season
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Breed Defects.
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. . . White feathers in coloured
plumage; EXCEPT white around the bill/ a sign of
age;
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Incubation:
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.. . . . . . . 28 - 34
days
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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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8- 10 kg Gander ;Goose, 7 - 9 kg
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Breed Tip
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. . . .Needs: Grazing;
water.
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Flying .
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. . .rarely flies a good all
rounder;
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Breed
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 . Often mistaken for
Pommeranian but is dual lobed underneath.
Size:
GREY BACK;..........
a dual lobed
Pommeranian in most appearances
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