Has anyone bred a White Gander to a Grey Goose? What were the results?

[Goose and Fig]

A haaaa! Found the genetics section. I don't know how I could have missed that before. SO- one more question if you don't mind me butting in:

My gander is solid white with one teeny spot- like somebody poked him with a sharpie. Does that make him splash or is he just white?

 

[Oregon Blues]

[[[......You're eating EQ geese?.....]]]]

Not this year, but I will be eventually

I've been unable to find a quality Pomeranian gander, so my Pomeranian goose has a hatch sired by a Blue American.

I've got 2 pairs of Pomeranians ordered for the spring, but it will be a year or two before they are breeding age. So I'll have mixed breed goslings next spring, too. I will eat those next year.

When I have purebred Pomeranians, yes I will be a eating them. They are supposed to be the premier table breed. It's what you eat for Christmas when you live in Europe and can afford the top end expensive goose. If I don't eat any of them, how am I to know that they are functioning as they should in order to be excellent Pomeranian geese?

I will pick out the very best ones to show and the rest are going to be eaten. On the ones who get eaten, I will evaluate breast size, texture, fat depth, and flavor and I will use that information to plan the breedings that I do. A good Pomeranian dressed out looks a lot like a turkey, with the large breast.

I'm going to be carefully evaluating the geese that are about to go into the freezer this year. They might not be purebreds, but both the parents are top end and it matters what they produce.

 

[Cottage Rose]

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Your white with the black spot is most likely a saddleback gene carrier.
For more info see the Seabstopol Geese Lovers genetics forum.

Saddleback gander x white goose =
All white females with small black flecks & all white males.
All carry the saddleback gene so if you breed a white s.b. carrier
to another white s.b. carrier or a saddleback they will produce some
saddleback offspring.

NOTE
"Spots" may not be plentiful or big or could be hidden under a wing etc.
The black usually consist of a very small fleck or two.

White Gander x saddleback goose =
All white males with small black flecks & all white females.
All carry the saddleback gene so if you breed a white s.b. carrier
to another s.b. carrier or saddleback they will produce saddleback offspring

 

[Cottage Rose]

Sorry to go OT again.

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I would be remiss if I did not commend you OB for your excellent breeding goals and carcass evaluation.
While Sebastopols are not a meat breed, geese in general are predominantly and historically raised for meat, therefore utility is important when breeding
any farm animal that has the potential to feed the family especially in these hard ecomonmic times.
I want a fast growing gosling that can grow quickly on grass and be big enough to dress out by 6 months old if need be so utility is within the framewrok of my breeding goals as well.
So hats off to you!

 

[hossfeathers]

Oregon Blues wrote:


When I have purebred Pomeranians, yes I will be a eating them. They are supposed to be the premier table breed. It's what you eat for Christmas when you live in Europe and can afford the top end expensive goose. If I don't eat any of them, how am I to know that they are functioning as they should in order to be excellent Pomeranian geese?

Cottage Rose wrote:

I would be remiss if I did not commend you OB for your excellent breeding goals and carcass evaluation.

Me, three.

If one is breeding even high quality animals, one will end up with a few offspring that don't live up to their genes. One should not, I think, sell these animals as breeding stock, as that is a) ripping off the buyer and b)perpetuating lower quality animals.

Now, if one was to sell them as geese geese, as pets or lawnmowers to people who were not interested in 'papered' animals, then that would be okay, I think.

I'm glad to see that people are still thinking of these great birds as livestock.​

 

[goosemama]

Don't know if my breeding results will be of any help but my Brown Chinese gander mated with my pure white Embden goose. She wouldn't set on the eggs so I incubated them in the house and the results were almost identical. The goslings had bodies that are white with soft grey feathers on the wings and back. The necks are pure white except for the line down the center - in their daddy its dark brown but in them its soft grey over white. Their beaks and feet are both orange like the Embden mother (instead of black like the father) but one has a small piece of dark brown coloring on the end of his beak. Otherwise they are diluted colors of the Chinese male in white and soft dove grey. I don't know if they are male or female as I was afraid to attempt it as I'm new to geese and was afraid I might hurt them being inexperienced. Time will tell if they lay eggs this coming Spring.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

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Pete,

We have a white gander paired with our grey goose (both Sebastopol) for 2012

Shellie