African Goose or Brown Chinese?

[SilkieNoe]

Hello Everyone,

Last March I got a gosling Gus Gus or Goose Goose as my sister named him, he was sold to me as an African goose but looking at pictures I do not think he's an African goose, he looks more like a brown Chinese. Well I only got him (I say him but I'm not sure, so if someone can help out letting me know if he's really a gander that would be awesome ), and he herds my chickens, but he seems lonely. Hence why I am trying to figure out if he's a African or Chinese, so I can get him a friend. Also, does anyone know why he has a patch where he is missing feather's on his chest, but not his down, I've checked him for mites or other bugs on his skin and have not found any so I'm not too sure why he's missing those feathers. Anyways below are some pictures of Gus Gus the goose. Thanks!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Honestly I don't think you need to worry about getting the same breed as a friend. Pretty sure it won't matter to him

 

[Jack3291]

If you want you could weigh him as African Geese way around 20lbs while Chinese are 10.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

If you want you could weigh him as African Geese way around 20lbs while Chinese are 10.

That's a good idea

 

[SilkieNoe]

That's a good idea

Just from memory he's about 10ish pounds.

 

[rebeccaH86]

I know absolutely nothing about geese lol but from what I looked up African geese have a Dewlap and the brown Chinese don't.. either way it's a beautiful goose

 

[Goosebaby]

He won’t might a different breed of goose, and the bare patches on his chest aren’t anything to worry about, my boys and girls both get those before they molt, it’s either part of molting or they pluck them as a nest feathering behavior or a bit of both.

 

[SilkieNoe]

He won’t might a different breed of goose, and the bare patches on his chest aren’t anything to worry about, my boys and girls both get those before they molt, it’s either part of molting or they pluck them as a nest feathering behavior or a bit of both.

He's been through 2 molts already, and the patch of missing feathers has grown and I have not found a nesting spot so that's why I'm a bit concerned about the missing feathers.

 

[JRies]

HE is beautiful. The old is it African or is it Chinese discussion. My guess is a production African. True show quality Dewlap Africans had a low reproduction rate so production breeders kept the ones that produces the most eggs and offspring and hit weight the quickest. the more they breed that way the more Chinese looking they became. but the weight is a dead give away. The straightness to neck and flatten head say African to. It could be a girl but the lack of a pronounced lobe and smoothness to his breast kind say Boy if he is more than one year old. Hif he has a high pinched bugle that is a good sign of boy also ispecial if he dose it when he is calling the chickens. All my girls tend to have honky pitch.

 

[JRies]

Here are a few silly facts
Hatchery African geese weight 12-15 pounds /eggs per year 35-45 /life span up to 45 years / fertility 85%
Dewlap African or (Super African) 16-20 pounds / eggs 20-30 / LIFE up to 30 years
Chinese 9-10 pounds / eggs 30-45 / life up to 45 years