Chinese or African?

[roocrazy]

my ganders knob is that big and he has made babies so hes a gander

 

[Miss Lydia]

oh my gosh big difference in the knob but that one in the back what a pretty girl face..........also I forgot to say my gander looks real dignified until he starts walking with his head up in the air, then he steps on anything thats in his way and even steps into the buckets of water and food dish. He is so goofey!

 

[desertdarlene]

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Those two ganders at the lake are the same way. When they were being fed and were done eating, they would step over all the coots and ducks' heads trying to get back into the water. It's like they don't realize that those are other living things. Such a difference from the muscovy duck who is really careful to to step on anyone or their feet.

 

[MovieFanz]

To me your goose looks like the common African, not the Super African with the dewlap. You can compare the picture here. http://www.metzerfarms.com/AfricanGeese.cfm?Breed=African&BirdType=Goose&ID=A&CustID=182295

 

[If the Goose Fits]

He's definitely a Chinese. The long slender neck, and pronounced knob are typical of Chinese, and he stands too upright to be an African.
There is also the chance though that he is just a not very well bred African. A lot of hatcheries don't really sell "true" Africans, just slightly bigger and heavier Chinese.
Those crazy people, not following the breed standard.

But really, he looks like a Chinese.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Just in case no one else has realized this, not all Africans have the dewlap. http://www.metzerfarms.com/AfricanGeese.cfm?Breed=African&BirdType=Goose&ID=A&CustID=283027 With those you have to look more at body carriage. With that being said, I agree with Chinese on yours, the body carriage is too upright for an African.

Young african gander

African gander (young) and African mixed youngsters

 

[If the Goose Fits]

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The Breed Standard for a African goose calls for a dewlap, but you see a lot of them these days that don't. They are still great birds, just not show quality.
http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/waterfowl/africangoose.html
http://www.readbookonline.net/read/52904/97840/

 

[Hillbilly_Curt]

If they don't have the dewlap, they are probably crossed somewhere down the line with a chinese for productivity.