White Embden Geese

The only experience on the same side of the fence as domestic geese I had before I got my four Embden goslings was being chased by a pair of African geese. I loved to hate geese, and thought they were all cantankerous and mean. I thought it would be easy to get some meat geese without getting attached.
Embdens proved everything I ever believed about geese wrong. I had four hatchery production goslings, a male and three females.
They spent their days eating grass (this comprising most of their diet) and following me and family members around, striking intelligent conversations. They did not like to be touched, and wouldn’t touch us either, though they did stay very close. They liked picking up and stealing objects. They were never loud. They were young so I don’t know if this has to do with it, but while they liked to talk, they were quiet. They kept their feathers very clean and beautiful and looked very peaceful when they slept. Hopefully they taste as good as they behaved. I will definitely get more geese next year, hopefully permanent additions.

We bought a embden gander quite a while back at an auction because our bleeding hearts couldn't stand to see him go to be eaten.
He meshed very well with our established flock, until he took too much of a shining to our main gander. He wanted to be with our gander ALL THE TIME and I believe that our main goose got kinda angry at him trying to steal away her mate.
In any case, we bought him an embden goose and things calmed down. The two ladies actually got along rather well, if I remember, and we even found the two of them squished into the same nesting box together!
(We eventually gave them away and settlledon simply keeping our violent toulouse geese
So all-in-all, good goose, kinda skittish, but very gentle and affectionate.

These guys grow quickly, have pretty white plumage and gorgeous blue eyes. They are a perfect choice for eating, or just for your free-ranging enjoyment. I grew up with Chinese geese, and these are miles apart in temperament, in my opinion. The Chinese were very loud and noisy, prone to aggression and just not a breed to be handled much. This one, when raised gently, remains calm and happy to see you. They are great grazers and are still a watch dog, though not quite as loud. Now any goose can get pinchy in breeding season, but these are lovely outside that. Can't wait to have them again.