Sebastopol geese - selecting breeding stock, color genetics, and color improvement

[CelticOaksFarm]

sun bleaching, photos dont always how the color true, dirty feathers, staining and many other things can make a feather appear one color when it is another.

males can be split (have a hidden color) females express the color

like our McGraw is grey but is split buff, his mate is a buff girl who came from a Buff gander bred to a blue goose (hows that for confusing)

So you can have a buff saddleback or I suppose buff splash female sebbie

we have three "white" sebbie girls who all have hidden feathers of color (under wings, spot on the head) the color they show appears dilute grey. Some of them when bred to an all white gander last year produced dilute grey splash off spring

 

[Frilly]

Yes Pete I miss reading his posts on the forums.
Females can be buff, they just cant HIDE buff - as in be carrying it/be split for it. Saddleback is the same.

 

[Frilly]

Some piccies that show the different offspring that can come from one pair

mum


dad


son and daughter


son


daughter


son


daugter

 

[Goose and Fig]

Lovely, Frilly!

I am seeing the same thing happen now. 2 or 3 different down colors on siblings so far. I can't wait to see what else we get, and how they finish.

 

[Goose and Fig]

I have a color question about some of my goslings this year.
Gander is saddleback split for buff. Mom is buff saddleback. Does this mean the grey saddleback offering is a male and buffs would be female? Thanks guys.

 

[pips&peeps]

You will get both male and female of each color with that cross. And the gray males will be carrying buff.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Thanks Jean!

 

[Goose and Fig]

OK- I *think* I have a lavender saddleback. Its definitely not solid lavender. What do you guys think?

Back left-

And center here:

 

[Cottage Rose]

What color are the parents?

 

[Goose and Fig]

Both lavender. Or so I thought- lol! Could one be carrying a pattern gene and it got passed on?