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Be Kind to the Master Breeders they have done more to preserve the old goose breeds than the backyard group who seen to be more interested in current fads. That isn't a bad thing but you can't produce most of the new fancys without the base stock to start from. Take the new colors of Sebs and American geese. Some may have been found by accident but it took a true Master Breeder to work out the genetics and standardise the color line. Myself I can hardly wait for the mini geese to become more available, they may allow a lot more people to have geese, thouse that really don't have enough land for standards and those who are really afraid of big birds with a rep. of being "mean" or "agressive. And once they are common they might become popular on the American Table with the smaller family size.
Be Kind to the Master Breeders they have done more to preserve the old goose breeds than the backyard group who seen to be more interested in current fads. That isn't a bad thing but you can't produce most of the new fancys without the base stock to start from. Take the new colors of Sebs and American geese. Some may have been found by accident but it took a true Master Breeder to work out the genetics and standardise the color line. Myself I can hardly wait for the mini geese to become more available, they may allow a lot more people to have geese, thouse that really don't have enough land for standards and those who are really afraid of big birds with a rep. of being "mean" or "agressive. And once they are common they might become popular on the American Table with the smaller family size.