Steinbacher fighting goose

Steinbacher fighting goose
origin	Steinbach-Hallenberg and Brotterode , Germany
default	BDRG since 1932 EE
Weight	Ganter: 5.5 to 6.5 kg Goose: 4.5 to 5.5 kg
Colors	Gray blue
Laying performance	20 piece Minimum weight: 130 g Eggshell color: white
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The Steinbacher fighting goose is a medium-sized breed of goose .

features

Unlike most other goose breeds, the Steinbacher fighting geese have a black bit bar, which makes them look quite grim. The Steinbacher fighting geese are lively animals and look very elegant.

history

The Steinbach fighting geese were bred in Thuringia near Steinbach-Hallenberg and Brotterode at the end of the 19th century , but were not recognized until 1932. This breed was originally used for ganter fights. Hump geese and land geese and / or Russian fighting geese were used as starting animals (controversial).

literature

• The large poultry standard in color , vol. 3. Water fowl: geese and ducks. Oertel + Spörer. ISBN 3-88627-219-2

Web links

• Breed description Steinbacher Kampfgans , Tanja Meier, January 29, 2008 - breeding traits

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Steinbacher fighting goose . Entry in the poultry lexicon of the poultry newspaper . Hobby and small animal breeder Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Berlin
2. ↑ Breed tables of large and water fowl. (PDF) In: www.bdrg.de. Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter eV (BDRG), accessed on January 9, 2012 (2.7 MB). 
3. ↑ Steinbacher fighting geese (PDF file; 25 kB), www.entente-ee.com