Eqyptian

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100% Positive Reviews

Rated #6 in Geese

Pros:

“Great parants, Pairs up”

“Good for bugs, sweet, eats grass”

Cons:

“Mean, Have to be kept seperated from other birds.”

“Loud, shy, take 2 years to lay”

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Love my little geese

Posted 6/26/12

By mommyof2kings85

Pros: Good for bugs, sweet, eats grass

Cons: Loud, shy, take 2 years to lay

love this beautiful geese, they are good with bugs, grass and keeps the others in line. Love the colors and the sounds they make, they can be loud and are kinda shy. They take 2 years to start lay but I cant wait to see the babys they make.

Eqyptian Geese

Posted 3/5/12

By pidgey104

Pros: Great parants, Pairs up

Cons: Mean, Have to be kept seperated from other birds.

Their great to have around. The females make alot of noise. My 1 pair lays around 6 to 7 eggs and almost hatch every one of them and raise the young them selfs without losing any. Once the babys are almost full grown you have to take them away from parants as the daddy sees them as a threat to he's mate and will beat up on them. Male see every other Creature as a threat also and will find a way into their pens to try and kill them. (Geese, Call ducks, Etc)

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Eqyptian

Description:

This species breeds widely in Africa except in deserts and dense forests. They are found mostly in the Nile Valley and south of the Sahara.Egyptian Geese were domesticated by the Ancient Egyptians and figured prominently in Egyptian art of that period. They and Sacred Ibises were considered sacred. Romans and Greeks also kept them as domestic poultry. It has also been introduced elsewhere: Great Britain, the Netherlands and Germany, the British population dating back to the 18th century, though only formally added to the British list in 1971. In Britain, it is found mainly in East Anglia, in parkland with lakes.

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Breed Colors/Varieties	Brown and White
Breed Size	Large Fowl

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Guide: Eqyptian

Breed Details:

Both sexes have patches of chestnut-colored feathers around each eye. Some of them have gray-brown upper parts; others are red-brown. They have black tails and yellow eyes; their bills, legs and feet are pink. Sexes are alike, but the females are somewhat smaller. Males hiss and females make a cackling noise. Egyptian Geese Can be very pugnacious and aggressive, especially during breeding season. They often Break other waterfowl's eggs to make a nest of their own. Females incubate a clutch of 5-8 eggs for about 28 days. Egyptian geese typically eat seeds, leaves, grasses, and plant stems. Occasionally, they will eat locusts, worms, or other small animals.