Franconian country goose
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| origin | Franconia , Germany |
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| Colors | blue |
| Ring size | 22 mm |
| Breeding instinct | present (self-breeder) |
| Laying time | February March -? |
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The Franconian country goose , also called Franconian goose , is a medium-sized breed of goose from Franconia .
features
The Franconian country goose is characterized by good meat quality and abundance of down, it is also very frugal and, if it has enough pasture area, needs little additional feed. If you keep Franconian country geese at your house, you don't need a watch dog, because the Franconian country goose is more vigilant than some guard dogs . The Franconian goose is one of the more flighty breeds, which means that it sometimes flies over a garden fence. The animals of this breed are premature, so that one can breed faster than with other breeds. The females lay a clutch of 10-15 eggs 2-3 times a year and hatch them very reliably.
The Franconian country goose weighs around 5–7 kg.
Only the blue color is recognized by the Association of German Racial Poultry Breeders (BDRG). But there are also gray, piebald and mold-colored animals.
history
The Franconian country goose has long been kept on Franconian farms in the floodplains and on river islands of the Main and was also widespread on the Saale as Martin's and Christmas goose . An offspring of these free-range geese was presented for viewing at the German Young Poultry Show in Hanover in 2002 . The goose breed has been recognized since 2004. A maintenance breeding ring has existed since 2012 .
Further literature and evidence
literature
- The small animal breeder: GeflügelZeitung . Edition 24/2004. German farmers publisher
- Fritz Schöne: Franconian country geese: New "old" breed is enjoying increasing popularity . In: poultry newspaper . No. 24 , 2008, p. 4–5 ( PDF document online [accessed December 6, 2011]).
- Uwe Ruhl: Franconian country geese: Success story of an old breed . In: poultry newspaper . No. 17 , 2011, p. 10–12 ( PDF document online [accessed December 6, 2011]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Franconian country goose . Entry in the poultry lexicon of the poultry newspaper . Hobby and small animal breeder Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Berlin
- ↑ Fränkische Landgänse ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 21 kB), www.entente-ee.com
- ↑ Ruhl, p. 10
Web links
- Breeding ring to promote the breeding of Franconian land geese in Germany
- IG to promote the breeding of Franconian country geese in Hessen
- Special association of goose breeders
- Breed description Fränkische Landgans , Tanja Meier, February 5, 2008 - breeding traits