|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The Toulouse Goose is one of the larger goose breeds. In its exhibition or "dewlap" form, the Toulouse Goose may weight 25 pounds and have its body skimming the ground. The "utility" Toulouse Goose is smaller and lacks the dewlap being basically a cross bred grey Heinz with no value other than for the table. Also known as L'oie Grise des
Landes and L'oie du Toulouse in France/Belgium the
name alteration appears to be area ?
........France
like a galeon in full sail or
Margaret Rutherford in feathers for the older
reader
.......Eggs..Meat...Broody...exhibition
; .....................white
...............Average about 35
per season Best known 60+ per Goose.First layers
about 10
. . . check for bronze ie brown
wing bars if blue or green not WH
.. . . . 28 - 34 days/ good
mother but clumsy due to size need a large hay
covereed tray for the eggs to prevent cruching as
they pip. Otherwise hatch very well under
Muscovies
Kept as trio or pair .. will go
broody and hatch
Gander, 12 kg / 26 poundsGoose,
9 kg / 20 pounds
**As a breed
succeptible to flystrike (maggots) on open cuts or
scratches which are disguised by the open
feathering.
Due to their size in comparison
to their leg length they prefer real ponds or
shallow edged trays/ childrens sandpits (ELC or
IKEA) as many others can produce a snug
fit.
Appearance: Grey feathers laced with white, brown eyes with a long deep body with a prominent breast bone. Better show birds have a pronounced front as in the picture and double muscled folds when seen from the front. Better breeding birds often have less front or their 'equipment' does not reach to mate successfully
goslings about 8 months old
Two USA pics of their Toulouse
TOULOUSE Geese;............ Tel 07818 036 118
weekdays
Links www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Geese/BRKToulouse.html www.smokehamfarm.com/vVRPages/OtherAnimals/ ToulouseGeese.htm www.albc-usa.org/waterfowl/toulouse_goose.htm www.metzerfarms.com/toulouse.htm
www.leggeprints.com/chickens.htm .. antique prints etc 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. rosking@domestic-waterfowl.co.uk |
