Are these African or Chinese Geese?

[Orange Ribbon]

Here is a picture of one of my 3 geese. They are about 5 to 6 weeks old. I ordered them as brown. After reading another thread about a mix up on breed there, along with seeing pictures, I am now a little doubtful as to what they are. I ordered brown Africans. Is that what I got, or not?

 

[Gracie9205]

Looks like African to me. The neck is shorter and thick.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Looks like my Africans

 

[TennesseeTruly]

Yup, they're Africans, Brown Chinese have longer, thinner necks.

 

[Orange Ribbon]

Okay, I was just making sure. Just hated the thought of telling everyone all this time they were one thing when they are something else.

Thanks.

 

[n4zty]

brown/white chinese have knobs on their head, that goose is pure african.

 

[cutechick2010]

I could have sworn Africans have the knobs on their heads too?

 

[n4zty]

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edit: i guess they do so the only way to judge them is to look at their neck if its thinner and longer its chinese.

Brown Chinese

White Chinese

African

 

[kuntrygirl]

Quote:
edit: i guess they do so the only way to judge them is to look at their neck if its thinner and longer its chinese.

Brown Chinese
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4484/1brown.png



White Chinese
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/3832/2white.png


African
http://www.metzerfarms.com/BreedPics/AfricanAdult.jpg

This is a pic of the male that Gracie9205 gave to me. Notice how long and thin his neck is. The pic of the goose that the Orange Ribbon posted, the neck is shorter and thicker.

 

[Oregon Blues]

That's definitely not a Chinese.

The Chinese geese are rather slender with very long slender necks. They have an upright body posture. They aren't called swan geese for nothing. They are quite swan-like in appearance (except much more slender than a real swan).