new pictures of my 09 Seb goslings....

[Mrs. Turbo]

It was such a pretty day outside so I took some new pictures of my Sebastopol goslings. They sure can find the mud puddles.!!!

 

[cw]

wow other then the feathers what do they do, or are they great layers?
my wife wants some really bad, but i am still tryin to figure out why they are $50.00
bucks a pair?
by the way they are very pretty birds

 

[waibel zoo]

$50 a pair is a GOOD price. Usually goslings are $50 each. And no they don't do anything, except keep the lawn mowed and fertilized, lay sellable eggs in the spring and are preety.

They are supposed to be the more friendly breed of goose.

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

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Well...they are eye candy for the farm yard.......
and yes $50 is very cheap, but what quality are they.

 

[goosedragon]

Mrs. Turbo :

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Well...they are eye candy for the farm yard.......
and yes $50 is very cheap, but what quality are they.

I am no Judge but they look like quality to me! BTW back in the old country they were prized for their feathers. The twisted feathers would be added to more normal ones for featherbeds and pillows. That way they retained their spring and insulation without having to be fluffed as often. If you know your birds you would help the molt with your fingers and really would not be "plucking" them as much as removing feathers that were ready to fall out anyway. Normally during this molting period they were housed so that they would stay clean and out of the mud and feathers dropped normally could be swept up and used. I don't know many people using feather bedding today but chicken were at the bottom, duck considerably better, geese better still, and seb feather the best. Down was reserved for covers since it compacts and needs to be fluffed daily.​

 

[redhen]

Very pretty Sebs!

 

[Soccer Mom]

So pretty! Defintely yard candy. Who needs to be useful when you're that pretty!

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

Quote:
Well...they are eye candy for the farm yard.......
and yes $50 is very cheap, but what quality are they.

I am no Judge but they look like quality to me! BTW back in the old country they were prized for their feathers. The twisted feathers would be added to more normal ones for featherbeds and pillows. That way they retained their spring and insulation without having to be fluffed as often. If you know your birds you would help the molt with your fingers and really would not be "plucking" them as much as removing feathers that were ready to fall out anyway. Normally during this molting period they were housed so that they would stay clean and out of the mud and feathers dropped normally could be swept up and used. I don't know many people using feather bedding today but chicken were at the bottom, duck considerably better, geese better still, and seb feather the best. Down was reserved for covers since it compacts and needs to be fluffed daily.

so far I think these are the best ones I raised this year....still having a hard time culling....guess another month or so. Some judges like the long bodies and some like round....doesn't matter what the standard says I guess they just pick which one they like.