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

[Jenifer Kraus]

Hi Jenifer!!! How have you been? Long time since we last talked on the other forum. Beautiful lavender saddleback and boy can you tell she is a lavender saddleback. Smooth breasted I see. She has a pretty pattern and not too far down on the neck.

Thank you RuRu. Even though she is 5 I have never used her yet with anyone. Maybe next year. By October when they look their best, she is a Beauty.

 

[RURU]

Jenifer you are welcome. All of your Sebbies are just stunning with their feathering. I have always loved them and admired them. You just sell adults right? I was wondering because I get people looking for young adults or adults and I have not had any available. Right now I might have 1 adult smooth and two teenage smooth's available. I would like to be able to refer people to you if you do not mind???

 

[Jenifer Kraus]

RuRu,
I only hatched a few under some geese this year because I was taking care of my mom. So the handful I got I am going to keep. I won't have anything this year . But thank you.

 

[RURU]

You are welcome Jenifer and I hope your mother is OK...

 

[Goose and Fig]

Sorry to keep posting pics of the same goose. I am just fascinated- hope its a female. No saddle, but a white body and lav neck/head. Everybody is looking a bit pink this year because of all the rain.

(I have a bad habit of burning up laptops, so I like to post my favorite pics here and there in case something happens...)

 

[Jenifer Kraus]

I think when the new feathers come in they will be darker and I believe this is a lavender.

 

[Jenifer Kraus]

Sorry to keep posting pics of the same goose. I am just fascinated- hope its a female. No saddle, but a white body and lav neck/head. Everybody is looking a bit pink this year because of all the rain.

(I have a bad habit of burning up laptops, so I like to post my favorite pics here and there in case something happens...)

I think it looks like a gander from the other pictures you previously posted.

 

[Goose and Fig]

But its a 3 month old baby...not like she's ready to molt. I agree though- size wise makes me think boy. Its soooo shy though.

These are the parents:

 

[RURU]

GF I can see now the whole white back. If this is a saddleback it does not have a saddle at all. Quite an unusual marking.

 

[Cottage Rose]

I have seen especially buffs with the lighter body and the darker neck and head.
I don't thinks its that unusual.
I've been trying to post a pic of a lilac for 2 days with this same variation in color but it won't let me.