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Sebastopol
Geese;
They
are reputed to be of European origin and were called
Sebastopol after being brought from the seaport of
Sebastopol. They are unique in the goose breeds in having
frizzled feathers which curl due to the lack of a rigid
feather spine/quill. When the primaries and secondaries
on the wing also curl well it is often linked to the
angel wing ; and it becomes almost the norm to find wing
abnormalities within this breed resulting in the
unaffected ones becoming expensive ! This defect is often
the result of close/in breeding and is cured often by
breeding the smooth breasted and the frizzled rather than
frizzled to frizzled..
........They are
average layers as a breed and due to their east European
heritage can be short tempered having the Russian
fighting Geese / German Kampfganse in their makeup.Useful
in that they are unable to fly well having no true wings,
but needing care and plentiful water in order to groom
and care for their plumage. Also
known as L'oie Frise'e du Danube in
France/Belgium
**Breed Hint ....Normally a
smooth breasted or less frizzled goose bred to a frizzle
will breed a better gosling as the feathering often
skips generations
 
SEBASTAPOL......Breeders
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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
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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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Curtis Oakes
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Penn/USA
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001 814 425 8247
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Links
www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Geese/BRKSebastopol.html
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8806/page3.html
www.waytome.com/birds.html
http://www.therunningduckfarm.com/geese.htm...lovely
pic of a sebastopol also pilgrim breeder
Please note that photographs and text on this site
belong to the Domestic Waterfowl Club of Great Britain. They
should not be reprinted (commercially) without prior
permission but are freeely available for educational
purposes and can be printed up for classroom use; we do not
have printed fact sheets/booklets for sale etc but can
occasionally email uncompressed digital images.
email rosking@domestic-waterfowl.co.uk
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