Pics of my 2010 Sebastopol Geese

[Cottage Rose]

Well a busy summer has come to an end.

I hope everybody is having fun with their new 2010 goosies.

I have 8 - 2010 Sebbie goslings left. (sold a few already)
I will be keeping a few and selling the rest.
It's very difficult to see them go after spending so much time
with them all spring and summer but I can't keep them all.
Hope you enjoy the pics.

 

[chickensioux]

So, so beautiful!!!!

 

[Illia]

Very beautiful!! I'm hoping I can come to an agreement with my own Sebbies by the end of the year, because so far they're not liking our goats, chickens or our pasture (I never realized they eat so much)

 

[Cottage Rose]

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Thanks!
Hmm, thats a strange one...your geese not liking pasture.

From all I've heard or experienced with my geese is that they love grazing on grass.
I never kept my waterfowl with my chickens.
They free ranged together during the day but housed separately at night.
Geese tend to bully chickens and ducks if kept in close quarters with them
plus geese need a lot of space.
Not sure about the goat thing.
My goats where long gone before I got geese.
Hope you can work it out.
Good luck!

 

[grambysfarm]

Your geese are beautiful!! I have six sebastopols. (1 gray, 3 white, 1 gray smooth breasted saddleback, and 1 buff smooth breasted saddleback) The buff was born this spring to my gray pair of saddlebacks. I have since lost my female saddleback. Do you have any curly female saddlebacks for sale? What females do you have available. (Out of my 6 I only have 1 female.)

Questions:
1. When a curly gray female is bred to a curly white male what will the offspring look like?
2. If a saddleback is bred to a solid white do the offspring carry the saddleback gene?
3. Would you mind sharing information on DNA testing? I assume that my young buff saddleback is male due to behaviors I've observed among the group but would be interested to know for sure before spring.

 

[Cottage Rose]

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1. That would depend on the genetics behind your grey and your white but the basic formula would be:
White gander x gray goose = Splash females and gray males

2. yes

White Gander x saddleback goose =
white males with black spots & all white females.
Saddleback gander x white goose =
all white males & white females with black spots
The black markings are typically just a very tiny spot or two)
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.

3. www.dnasexing.com

 

[Cottage Rose]

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Forgot to answer this question.
Sorry, no curly saddlebacks girls for sale at this time.
I do have a very nice, smooth breasted, SB Sebastopol yearling female for sale
from a line that throws very nice type and feather.
See my website for more details.

 

[Cottage Rose]

Grambyfarm
Can you post a pic of your buff saddleback...I don't think I've ever seen one.
Where did you get your Sebs from?

 

[jerseygirl1]

Someone mentioned that certain breeding between sebbies produces offspring with angel wing? How would that happen?
Love your birds!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

As always, you have GORGEOUS birds! I'm still saving up for a pair from you!