The book “Domestic Geese” by Chris Ashton is an excellent reference that covers everything from food to housing to medical care. The breeds best suited for guard duty are the Tufted Roman, Saddleback Pomeranian, and Chinese. The Role of the Guardian Goose. We are not able to combine goslings with any other poultry types. Other options for you to consider include Alsatian, Barnacle, Faroese, and Pomeranian – but there are dozens of other alternatives out there, too. They are good egg layers – up to 40-50 a year and are reliable parents. Behaviour. The guard goose waits for his flock to exit the coop first thing in the morning. It is my hope that we can help one another improve and preserve the breed we all have come to love. Geese can make excellent "watchdogs" or guards. Varieties: White, Gray, Buff Pied or Saddleback, Gray Pied or Saddleback Uses: Guard, Eggs, Meat, Ornamental, Pets, Weeding

Today, the Pomeranian goose is well known, but remains relatively rare. They weigh up to 14 to 20 lbs. Tufted Roman geese make excellent guard animals.

The Pomeranian goose (German: Pommerngans, French: L'oie de Poméranie), also known as the Rügener goose, is a breed of domestic goose.. They are very alert and good (but less noisy than the Chinese goose) guard geese. Feb 18, 2016 - Explore Jan Collins's board "Geese Breeds", followed by 1836 people on Pinterest. Gray Saddleback Pomeranian Geese lay white eggs and are good meat birds.

Welcome to the few, the proud, the owners of Pomeranian geese. We ship waterfowl when they are freshly hatched out of our hatchers on Mondays and Wednesdays. Although only an officially recognized breed since 1912, this fowl was developed by Northern German farmers of Pomerania as early as 1500. The Pomeranian was classified here in the UK in 1982. The Pomeranian Goose has been imported to most countries, and was one of the first domesticated geese to arrive on the shores of North America.

In fact, it was Tufted Roman geese that sounded the alarm when the Gauls tried to invade Rome. Please browse for different breeds of baby goslings for sale at Cackle Hatchery® and order online. Pomeranians are strong active geese who needs space and grass to forage.

This thread was made so that we would have a place to post information, breeder links, and photos. Saddleback Pomeranian geese can be very noisy and react to anything out of the ordinary. I now have a total of 11 beautiful geese - Sebastopol geese, Toulouse geese and of course my two Pomeranian guard geese. An Embden and American Buff goose stand guard over a flock of ducks. See more ideas about Geese breeds, Goose, Breeds. He is the first one outside to ensure it’s safe before allowing the backyard flock to join him. Mature geese are white with a dark gray saddle on their back.

Geese breeds are generally broken down into three categories based on their weight: heavy, medium, and light. As babies, they are yellow with light to dark gray heads and backs. A goose is good for producing down for insulation, meat for food, a great watch dog and keeping your pond active. Geese are entertaining and great to eat! in around 21 to 24 weeks. Goslings Goslings have a minimum of 3 and you are able to mix and match among gosling breeds to meet this minimum. These geese were originally bred for their good meat and tend to have very friendly personalities. If you follow this blog regularly, you may recall that the youngest of these gorgeous birds were incubated and hatched right in my kitchen - I am so happy to report all are doing well and enjoying each other’s company.