The lives of Geese

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland today for thousands of farmers worry about lead that flock of geese can be a carefree life - day after day, year after year.

How did Switzerland came to the Goose?

Geese can be seen in Switzerland, mainly on farms. However, they are kept there only as a rare animal. Because they are extremely tough and on top of vegetarians they keep the grass low and incidentally act as a sort of feathered watchdog, announcing loudly every foreign guest. It is one of eight different species of geese in Switzerland: The Celler Gans is brown, weather-resistant and trusting. She is originally from Celle in Lower Saxony. There she was bred in the 1960s of brown and brown-spotted land geese. She weighs 4 to 6 The nesting instinct is present.

Diepholzer the goose is tough and durable. She was bred in the district of Dieppe. You can move easily in steep terrain. It is white, weighs 5 kg to 7 and was often used to refine other geese breeds. The nesting instinct is excellent. She lays up to 50 eggs a year. Hailing from the marshes in the area around Dieppe. Thus they had to defy the weather conditions and is, in terms of food, very unpretentious. She is content with oxygen and grasses. The Emden goose, known for her long elegant neck and swan goose, is the oldest and heaviest species of goose. It is white and weighs 10 to 12 The nesting instinct is only sporadically available. She was bred mainly in the Netherlands and East Friesland. Also, she is unpretentious, feeds on grasses and can even achieve a pure grazing, without a mast, a weight to 10 kg.

The Japanese bumps goose is descended from the Siberian swan goose. She is slim, maintains and contributes to the neck always slightly bent. The weight is 4 to 5 kg. It is gray or white, with color depends on the cusp of the color of the plumage. The voice of the trumpet sounds Ganters way, with the volume in the human environment often breeds resentment. The goose lays up to 90 eggs a year. The curls goose is vital and robust. The plumage is extended in front of the shoulders and back curly. Contrast, their wing and tail feathers are shorter. It is white and weighs 5 kg to 6. The interesting appearance has made ​​them very popular with fans of geese.

It is also a excellent breeding and laying goose. The Pomeranian goose, goose Rügener also called, is a very old breed geese. She was bred to Rugen, Pomerania and the Uckermark. There are three color varieties: black, white and gray-spotted, with white color of the stroke is becoming increasingly rare. The nesting instinct is well developed. She usually weighs 7 to 9 The Pomeranian goose is a peaceful animal, popular for this reason, in many conversations. The fight Steinbacher Goose is medium in size and weighs between 4.5 and 6.5. They are available with blue and gray plumage. She is very lively, elegant overall appearance. It was originally bred in Thuringia, in Steinbach-Hallenberg and Ganterkämpfen used. The Toulouse goose is grown mainly in France because of their large liver, which is processed to the famous foie gras. Your body shape is massive, it has a short neck, a broad head and a hanging up on the floor Bauchwamme. The plumage is gray, sometimes black or blue to play with white Federsäumung. Weight kg 8-10