The African and Chinese goose thread!!

[clmschke]

Wow that's a lot of eggs! Do all the hens have individual nests? For Elizabeth my hen, we just let her collect the eggs in her nest then she went broody when she had 8.

There are enough nesting spots from each girl

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Hi, I'm hoping to get some clarification on the differences between Africans and Chinese, and is this right: true Africans have the dewlap under the chin, and all the others are actually Chinese, but sometimes are called African. I noticed also that some pictures that are called Chinese have a shorter thicker neck, and some pictures of Chinese have very long thin necks and stand more upright. Are they different strains of Chinese and mistakenly called African?

@servpolice has quality Africans and can explain the difference. Hatchery African often have a Chinese crossover mixed in.

Quote: I would consider trying loading the nests then with collected eggs, be sure to date them with a pencil so you know which are getting too old.

 

[vlovin37]

Is this an African gosling I am new to owning geese.

 

[gander007]

I went out to feed and water the animals and got nothing but NASTY-HISS

So I looked around and found some new additions

But with a bit of investigation I found some more Party Animals

Let's see it's Cinco De Mayo so these are Party Animals in training right

And the flock just keeps getting bigger

gander007

 

[NathanZee]

Is this an African gosling I am new to owning geese.

I don't think so, it could be a Embden or Sebastapol?

 

[wamtazlady]

Hi, I'm hoping to get some clarification on the differences between Africans and Chinese, and is this right: true Africans have the dewlap under the chin, and all the others are actually Chinese, but sometimes are called African. I noticed also that some pictures that are called Chinese have a shorter thicker neck, and some pictures of Chinese have very long thin necks and stand more upright. Are they different strains of Chinese and mistakenly called African?

I'm not sure. I only know that yesterday I received Super African (the ones with dewlaps) and African goslings from Metzer's. You can not believe the difference. The Super Africans must be about 3 or 4 times the size of the Africans. My neighbor who has raised geese was amazed as she didn't know that Africans should have the dewlap and hers do not. The size definitely impressed her. She is wanting me to raise some goslings next spring so she can have the Super Africans.

 

[NathanZee]

I'm not sure. I only know that yesterday I received Super African (the ones with dewlaps) and African goslings from Metzer's. You can not believe the difference. The Super Africans must be about 3 or 4 times the size of the Africans. My neighbor who has raised geese was amazed as she didn't know that Africans should have the dewlap and hers do not. The size definitely impressed her. She is wanting me to raise some goslings next spring so she can have the Super Africans.

Do you have pictures of them? I'm sure they do look bigger, because my Africans from Metzer Farms usually weigh about 8.6 (gander) and 7.4 (goose) pounds. And I've heard Super Africans can get over 30 pounds?

 

[wamtazlady]

Here is a picture of the three super Africans and the African in the middle.

 

[wamtazlady]

Do you have pictures of them? I'm sure they do look bigger, because my Africans from Metzer Farms usually weigh about 8.6 (gander) and 7.4 (goose) pounds. And I've heard Super Africans can get over 30 pounds?

I have read that they can be a bit over 20 pounds. Never heard of them hitting 30 but I'll bet it's possible.

 

[JanetMarie]

I've read some in the beginning of this thread about the differences. What about the brown Chinese differences? I've seen some hatching eggs for sale recently saying they are brown Chinese, and the pictures of the parents don't have the very long neck, but look more like what is called African without the dewlap, or am I mistaken, and they are just a different strain of Chinese. So I wonder what they really are. I suppose if I like how the parents look it doesn't matter, but would be nice to know.