What is appreciated in the geese? Meat, eggs, fluff, life expectancy?
What should I do when choosing my breed for breeding? There are many species of birds, some radically differ from their fellow humans. In this article, we will look at the best species of geese for domestic farming and personal farming.
.Table of contents
- The best breed of geese for domestic breeding and personal economy
- Holmogorsky goose
- Large Ukrainian gray
- Toulouse
- Italian white
- Legart Danish
- Governor's Geese
- Chinese Geese
- Mamut
- Ural white
- Shadrinsky
- Tula Bird
- The Kuban gray
- Linda
- Toulouse
- Arzamas
The best breed of geese for domestic breeding and personal economy
Holmogorsky goose
Kholmogorsky breed - is exclusively economic purpose.Not practical. It is produced exclusively for decorative purposes because it is expensive to maintain because of the difficulty of excavating.
Sexual maturity occurs at the age of 3 years, life expectancy reaches 17 years.
The disadvantages include: low productivity (10-15 eggs per year) and survival of offspring (up to 50%), although this makes the bird more valuable.
Large Ukrainian gray
Ukrainian gray or as they are also called large gray. It is a young breed, a large gray body and a brightly colored beak and paws. This is one of the most preferred among farmers.They quickly fatten, unpretentious in care and food, are prolific and strong in health.
Inside the breed are divided into:
- Ukrainian
- Tambov
- The Urals.
The adult species types up to 7, and sometimes up to 9 kg of live weight, and females can carry up to 60 eggs per year, hatchability of eggs is about 70%, which is good. It is a beautiful bird for fattening fatty liver.
Toulouse
The Toulouse bird has French roots.The weight of black Tuluz comes to 12 kg, goose to 7 kg of live weight. The liver is also in demand, the weight of one specimen reaches 500 grams.
It will have a high growth rate, a good set of weight, and a lack of tractability to the stern. Similarly, Toulouse residents have good indicators of a set of fat stock and fluff.
Disadvantages:sensitivity to temperature changes, the presence of drafts, high humidity and virtually no maternal instinct.
Italian white
Italian white arrived in the USSR in the 70's from Czechoslovakia, where it got from sunny Italy. Despite the warm climate habitual for this bird, they perfectly adapted to our weather conditions. Blue-eyed with snow-white plumage, bright orange beak and paws.
The size and shape of the body, the length of the neck, the wings and the tail - all harmoniously composed, the average size does not allow to refer this breed to neither large nor small, it is the golden mean in a snow-white performance.
By 2 months he is gaining about 4 kg.It's time to sell meat. Adults weigh about 6 kg. Perfectly suitable for smoking, as this bird does not tend to accumulate excess fat.
Eggplant is 45-50 eggs per year, but you can collect up to 90 pcs, because the breed quickly reaches puberty and starts to swim early, you can collect eggs twice a year.
The productive age is up to 5 years.
Disadvantages: there is absolutely no maternal instinct, without an incubator it is unlikely to grow this breed.
Legart Danish
The main goal of breeding is fluff. For a year, he can give up to 500 grams of fluff. Starting from the age of one year and repeating the procedure every six months.
Legard - the bird is affectionate and sensitive, loves warmth and stability in care, the diet is monotonous throughout the year, as well as the temperature regime.
Disadvantages:low indicators of egg socks, poor survival rate of offspring, the need for incubation cultivation.
Governor's Geese
The breed is quite fresh. They were withdrawn by crossing Shadrinskaya and Italian birds. The weight of an adult is 4-5 kg, for a year the female carries about 45 eggs. Good hatchability and survival (more than 95%).
The species has good characteristics both in terms of egg production and meat quality.
Chinese Geese
One of the breeds bred for the sake of eggs.One female carries up to 100 eggs per year, this is not much less than a chicken. The quality of meat is highly appreciated, but it is not beneficial to keep meat for meat, as the weight of an adult male is only 4-5 kg.
Disadvantages:not a particularly developed maternal instinct. And increased aggression during the laying of eggs. You should follow the tribe more closely.
.Mamut
The breed was brought from Denmark. The weight of an adult female is up to 9 kg, and the male is over 13 kg. High egg production for birds - about 50 eggs, good survival and viability of offspring - up to 82%.
But a weak maternal instinct.The absence of a reservoir is difficult to tolerate.
Ural white
The breed possesses excellent immunity, tolerability of various weather and climate conditions, and it transmits selective qualities to the offspring.
For a year the female carries about 50 eggs,the percentage of withdrawal is more than 80%, the survival rate of the brood is very high to 95%, the weight of the Ural white is not large, adult individuals reach a weight of 5-6 kg.
Shadrinsky
The Shabrin bird does not belong to the pampered. Nevertheless, the floors should be kept dry and warm. A comfortable temperature for this species is around 18 degrees.
An adult weighs about 6 kg,not much for a male, but meat of high quality and highly valued, which makes this bird attractive to breeders. The liver is also in good demand. The weight of the liver reaches 400 grams.
Tula Bird
Weight of Tula geese about 6 kg, egg-laying is the smallest, so why are they valued? The fact is that this is the only fighting breed. Breeding it is not difficult, Tula birds can swim even in severe frosts, the heat will not break them, either. As true fighters, they endure all the conditions, but still have to follow the diet. A set of excess weight threatens to lose the shape of the fighter.
The Kuban gray
The Kuban bird was bred by crossing the Gorky geese and the Chinese geese. The weight of an adult goose varies around 5-6 kg. For a year, females carry up to 90 eggs from which about 75-85% of offspring are excreted. The survival rate of goslings is 85%.
Bad mothers do not like hatching eggs and looking after their offspring.
Linda
Early-ripening meat breed of Linda. the weight of the individual reaches 7-8 kg. Maturity is 8 months. Fecundity of eggs is 90% with hatchability of 80%. Eggplant 45-70 eggs. Lind is bred not only for meat, but for the sake of fluff.
Perfectly suitable for a beginner farmer.Geese are not whimsical in food and care, quickly adapt to any weather conditions.Profitability reaches 100% with no complicated care.
It is also recommended to equip secluded dark corners for this bird, they love privacy.
Toulouse
The purpose of keeping - meat, down, liver for pate. The liver of one individual grows up to 500 g. The live weight of the Toulouse goose reaches 12 kg.As a rule, this bird is baked with apples for Christmas.
disadvantages: conditions are tough. At least 20 degrees of heat, no drafts, maintaining humidity. Low egg production and percentage of survival of the offspring.
Arzamas
The weight of the goose is 6 kg, for the year the female bears about 30 eggs, of which about 85% will hatch.
Geese are not whimsical in their care, they have good appetite and digestion, they are not pampered, they are hardy enough.This bird has a well developed maternal instinct and excellent goats come out of the goose.
Depending on the goal pursued by the farmer, selling meat, collecting eggs or down, it is worth choosing your geese breed and carefully monitoring the livestock population. Hygiene, proper nutrition and caring for animals will ensure the profitability and pleasant troubles of the geese breeder.
