Pomeranian Goose Breed Thread

[tillyita]

Thanks. I think I am already owned by dogs, chickens, horses....... that all think I belong solely to them!

 

[1MrsMagoo]

Thanks. I think I am already owned by dogs, chickens, horses....... that all think I belong solely to them!

True, very true. Only the geese, being quite sure they are superior to all the aforementioned creatures, are probably very secure in their claims to you as their personal servant and won't be convinced otherwise (I also have goats, dogs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and a horse that have similarly laid claim to the food lady). Silly geese.



UPDATE:
Thanks to my middle son moving home and helping my husband with construction, my new 12x20 goose breeding barn will finally be finished this weekend. On Sunday, we will be leg banding, photographing, and pairing off the Pomeranians I am going to be using for breeding this season. Then, we are locking each pair in their stall and only letting one pair a day out to range: Boy are they going to hate me...lol.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Hi All, I am the proud new owner of some geese that I belive might be Pomeranians (fingers crossed) -

I think they look lovely and well cared for, but they do not look like Pomeranians to me. There are several breeds who come in Saddleback markings and mixed breeds can also be saddleback marked.

 

[Going Bhonkers]

UPDATE:
Thanks to my middle son moving home and helping my husband with construction, my new 12x20 goose breeding barn will finally be finished this weekend. On Sunday, we will be leg banding, photographing, and pairing off the Pomeranians I am going to be using for breeding this season. Then, we are locking each pair in their stall and only letting one pair a day out to range: Boy are they going to hate me...lol.

Great news!! I'm sure your poms will forgive you

 

[tillyita]

Yeah - like I said I think they may be poms... the lady I brought them off didn't know what they were (other than geese) the originals were on her property when she brought it 20+ years ago and these are the offspring. Being in Australia, Pilgrims are the most common domestic geese and you might think that they were with the all white male but what are the chances of 9 female goslings? I am open to suggestions of which breed they might be (or cross breed). The two female adults both have the saddleback markings and very pretty blue eyes and all the adults seem to have the more pink rather than orange beaks (none of the babies do though). In reality - although I would like to know what they are I am not truly worried as to start with all I wanted was some geese to assist my sheep - who can't seem to keep up with the grass. I've never owned geese before (had ducks, chickens, parrots etc...but never geese). They are delightful characters and I am very glad that I have gone down this road. Longer term I may even look at going into the "true" breeding side of things but in order to do that I will have to sell 3 or 4 horses first.

 

[1MrsMagoo]

tillyita:

They are probably mixed and may have some Gray Saddleback Pom, Embden, Pilgrim, Toulouse or Shetland in them. Shetlands and Pilgrims are a bit smaller than Pomeranaians: They are supposed to weigh 12-14lbs (5.5- 6.5kg) and Poms are supposed to be 15-17lbs (7-8kg). Both the Shetland and Pom are supposed to be medium sized geese. If the geese are large and weigh more than the weights quoted for the Poms, then they may be crossed with Embden or Toulouse (Embdens have blue eyes and Toulouse brown...both are dual lobed).

Shetland eye color is supposed to be brown or brown blue mottled, and Pilgrim ganders have blue eyes and the geese brown, while both sexes of the Poms have blue eyes.

What about their paunches/lobes: Are the double or single? Both Shetland and Pomeranian are supposed to have single lobes and Pilgrims have double lobes.

Either way, they are completely adorable and a very good buy. They should do an admirable job helping your sheep keep the grass cut around your place. We only had to mow our front pasture where the geese graze two times over a 7 month period.

 

[tillyita]

At the risk of sounding totally ignorant (which at this point I probably am) how do I tell the differnce between single lobed and dual lobed?

 

[1MrsMagoo]

Not ignorant at all. The lobe/paunch is the fat "thighs" that hang between their legs. Look at the goose from the front and the back. The goose can show two lobes, but one will be substantially smaller, and the other will be very noticeably larger.
If you look at the goose in the center of the photo, the fat pouch hanging off his stomach by his right leg is a single lobe. If you go and look at the photos of the Toulouse, you should be able to find a picture of dual lobes.


The above picture was taken earlier this summer when the lobe was small. Since it is now almost breeding season for them, the lobe is very large, so I will try to take some better photos tomorrow if the geese cooperate.

 

[tillyita]

Ok - to me they look like single lobes...

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

here is a dual lobe for you to visually compare

gray production toulouse Buff Dewlap Toulouse



MrsMagoo congrats on thenew barn, share pictures when you can.