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[CelticOaksFarm]

Here in the states only the curly are APA accepted, so many think badly of the smooth. If more would read up about where the geese came from and that both smooth and curly are accepted they wouldn't think badly of them. Then if you look at the TWT issue and how over in England they don't have it as commonly as we do where so many curly x curly flocks are all that is bred. We will always use smooth and curly both. The APA will hopefully catch up and start paying attention to what is accepted over seas and how it offers a positive to the breed.

 

[Goose and Fig]

I LOVE my smoothie geese! They look good ALL YEAR. Right now I have one smooth-breast in every pair, and plan to keep it that way.

 

[Gracie9205]

Here in the states only the curly are APA accepted, so many think badly of the smooth. If more would read up about where the geese came from and that both smooth and curly are accepted they wouldn't think badly of them. Then if you look at the TWT issue and how over in England they don't have it as commonly as we do where so many curly x curly flocks are all that is bred. We will always use smooth and curly both. The APA will hopefully catch up and start paying attention to what is accepted over seas and how it offers a positive to the breed.

Well said

 

[Cottage Rose]

Also in England they actually prefer smooth breasted Sebastopols. The classic smooth breasted Sebastopol is curly all over with just a smooth breast but here in the U.S. with the increasingly popular colored Sebastopols, they can be anywhere from almost completely smooth with just a few shorter fluffy feathers on their back to more long and curly feathering of varying degrees.
It would be interesting if Sebastopol breeders who cross curly x smooth would track the offspring to see if this this practice does reduce the incidences of TWT.
I have a smooth x curly pair and some of their offspring get bad TWT quite young so it doesn't necessarily work 100% but on the other hand some of their some of their offspring have perfect wings. I have noticed birds with broader feathers vs. stingy and narrow have more of a tendency to get TWT.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Vicky have you tracked to see if TWT is more common in the first year or second year molt?

 

[Cottage Rose]

In my experience it does tend to crop up in 1 year olds.
I'm sure it can vary and occur in 2 yr. olds as well.
I have some that develop it right away as goslings.

 

[aaajjss1]

okay so I want to dna sex my two sebastopol geese, my question is if I pluck their feathers are they ever going to forgive me. and if I have to ganders is 2 geese enough or do I need more than 1 on 1 , I could part with winnie if I had to but willow is my baby I really wanna keep him, my goal is actually to have two females and 1 male

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Pairs and trios both work well with the Sebbies. We split everyone up starting in December into their pair/trios. Although with new construction started here we will have permanent night housing where the groups are split for sleeping and allowed to free range together during non breeding season. Currently they have shared houses/stalls in various buildings.

 

[pips&peeps]

The smooth breasted birds are useful with breeding, but when it comes to showing, they would never have a chance against a curly IMO. The breed is most known for the curly feathers and that is what any judge will base their final decision on if presented with a smooth and a curly to choose from; "breed characteristics".

aaajjss1,

Try to pull out a blood feather from the tail area. The longer feathers just don't work. Put the feather/s in a paper envelope to send in, not a baggy as the feather will degrade.

 

[JosieChick]

Pairs and trios both work well with the Sebbies. We split everyone up starting in December into their pair/trios. Although with new construction started here we will have permanent night housing where the groups are split for sleeping and allowed to free range together during non breeding season. Currently they have shared houses/stalls in various buildings.

Celtic- I am looking at adding another pair. How do you introduce mature ganders? Do they get along if they all range together? I am pretty new to geese and I know my roosters will fight and some of them badly if they get into each others pens. Do geese fight too or is it more subdued? The new pair would have its own pen but I would like to let them free range during the day together if possible...