Sebastopol goose or gander

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Hi,
I know you really shouldn't do it, but I was at a poultry auction today, and I bought on impulse a Sebastopol goose, :oops: it was catalogued as a goose, but it could be a gander, which is why I only bought the one, was very tempted to buy another though, as they really were practically giving them away. Anyway I was just wondering if there is a way of telling what sex it is, :-)19 as I only have the one, I have nothing to compare it with, there were 3 at the sale and they all looked to be the same sex , I know I will probably have to wait until spring and see if it lays any eggs, but I could really do with trying to find a husband/wife for it before then. ;)
It is a really laid back goose, as I said earlier it was bought on impulse, so guess who didn't have anything to put it in :roll: I have an estate car, so it went in the back of the car, it sat down and never once stood up, all I could see in the mirror was it's head looking out of the back window, goodness knows what other motorists made of it, probably thought it was a house trained pet goose :lol: .
I will try and post some pics of it tomorrow.
Regards
Sue
 
Hi Sue,

A mate is definately required for company - Geese are very sociable creatures. Yes, most probably a gander, they fetch really good money in pairs - I would say £120 to £160

I don't think I would be able to tell the difference of a gander on his own - it's normally his actions that give him away and slightly heavier size / build and lack of eggs in the spring of course :lol:

I would just get a goose anyway and if it did turn out to be a goose, you will have a pair and then finding a gander later on would not be so difficult!

Tim
 
Hi Tim,
I think it is a gander, as last night I shut it in half of the hut that the toulouse geese sleep in, I penned it in with weld mesh, so they could see each other, the toulouse gander went to investigate and there was loads of hissing at each other :( .
After having a look on the web last night ,I have decided the goose is a smooth breasted sebastapol and it is a good idea to mate these to fully frizzled/curled partners, hopefully to avoid wing problems.

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I know he is probably not the best specimin, but I really like him. :D

Regards
Sue
 
Hi Sue,

Yes - I'd agree with smooth breasted too.

Ah I forgot you have Toulouse - so perhaps a spare goose could go with him if you don't find a mate - December is the time to be pairing them up, by the spring I think they have quite a strong bond and it may upset things too much.

He does look big and 'Gander like' if there is such a thing! :roll:
 
Hi,
Let me introduce Snowflake the sebastopol goose, a mate for Sam the gander, I was really wanting to get a fully curled goose but my partner located this one for me and got me it as a Christmas present, :-)08

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The only problem is Sam her mate doesn't seem to like her, :evil: prefering instead to hang out with the toulouse,
I think I will have to put them somewhere by themselves for a while, but it will have to wait untill the weather improves, as keeping enough water thawed, for them to bathe in is proving very testing! :-)06

Regards
Sue
 
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