Geese Breed Focus - Embden

psue said:

My Squishy was the first gosling on my place. He's here to stay. His hatching can be found on youtube even . Squishy and his girl Fred. The geese that started it all.

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sumi said:

Embden Geese[COLOR=252525] are thought to have originated from the Netherlands[/COLOR] [COLOR=252525]and Germany. The author Lewis Wright however wrote around 1900 that he was of the opinion that they originated from the town of Emden[/COLOR] [COLOR=252525]in Germany, although Edward Brown in his 1906 Races of Domestic Poultry wrote that the breed was created by crossing the German White with the English White and then, by a process of careful selections, creating the breed as it is today. Others suggest that the English Emden's great weight and size was produced by selective breeding with the Toulouse breed, which was then bred out leaving the large size of the Embden breed. In any case, the continental stock used in breeding the modern birds is most likely descended from the great white landrace of Frisia, which has been attested as early as the 13th century.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]The Embden breed entered the British Poultry Standard in 1865 and the APA's Standard of Perfection in 1874.[/COLOR]

Details:

[COLOR=333333]Purpose: Meat production[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]Egg laying: Poor, 10-30 eggs annually[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]Weight: Gander 26-33 lbs; Goose 22-28 lbs[/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333]Colour: White, though some females may show grey in their backs and rumps, usually in their first year.[/COLOR]



Pic by @Miss Lydia




Pic by @psue


BYC Breed Reviews:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/white-embden-geese

BYC Breed Discussions:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/733710/how-about-a-thread-for-embdens/0_30
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/404594/embden-goose-how-to-tell-sex/0_30
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/834580/when-do-embden-geese-lay-eggs/0_30



[COLOR=000000]Do you own Embden geese? Are you an Embden geese breeder? If so, please reply to this thread with the your thoughts and experiences, including:[/COLOR]

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[COLOR=000000]· [COLOR=000000]What made you decide to get this breed?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=000000]· [COLOR=000000]Do you own them for fun? Breeding? Some other purpose?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=000000]· [COLOR=000000]What are your favorite characteristics about this breed?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=000000]· [COLOR=000000]Post some pics of your birds; male/female, chicks, eggs, etc![/COLOR][/COLOR]

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JLfarm said:

I love this breed they are just so beautiful and graceful. I raise them just for the sheer pleasure that I get from them I had no choice to get this breed bc this is the breed that my grandfather had brought over from Germany when he came to louisiana in the late 1800's and the geese have been passed down through generation and now there are only 6 geese left from this bloodstock.

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