The West of England Goose

Buff Back + Grey Back geese

Buff Back / Grey Back Geese

Breed History; . . .
Buff Back
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 .

History; Grey Back

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 Pomeranian but is dual lobed underneath......... a dual lobed Pomeranian in most appearances

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 whitearound the bill/ a sign of age;
Incubation: .. . . . . . . 28 - 34 days
Breed Hints.... . . .Kept as trio or pair .. will go broodyand hatch
Weights; 8- 10 kg Gander ;Goose, 7 - 9 kg
Breed Tip . . . .Needs: Grazing; water.
Flying .. . .rarely flies a good all rounder;

Grey Back Geese

Buff Back Geese pair

Forest / Canard de Forest

This duck is named for forest-lez-Brussels where the breeder, Herman Bertrand standardised then c 1900 . Its standard was adopted at the beginning of the century, but the First World War put a serious brake on its development being played out within Belgium. The originial variety is the blue and about 3kg anyone with some please contact the website ( I want some, eggs okay/ birds better !).A self blue dual purpose breed
Main characteristics: front raised slightly; OCI long, blue in color; tarsi orange leather among the varieties Clear, orange brown dark and blackish palmures among the dark varieties. Different varieties: blue black border, blue Uni, black, chocolate, Pearl Gray, Pearl Gray stripe, white. Picture below from betesdecompagnie.forumactif.org

Coalby / Coaley Fawns.

. .Introduced by Miss N. Edwards c 1900 ( source Hicks Encylopedia 1921 ) Adverts appear in 1910 in J.T Browns Poultry Encylopedia for the birds for sale from Miss Edwards at Coaley Farm with a somewhat artfully restyled picture ( ie painted pre photoshop) A sport from the Khaki Campbell in buff with possibly some Buff Orpington in the mix. Last heard of in the 1920/20's and not included within the Standards for the 1930's so obviously not known in numbers . Described by Roscoe p 38 of his book as so closely resembling a KC that it would take an expert to distinguish them so . The had a darker head as in the Orpington but also a dark rump , no bib, no eystripe and a more upright carriage showing some Runner input PLEASE stop asking to buy them they could be recreated !

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