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.

Laying geese have a responsible job

Put the goose is not only from the perspective of a German breeder quality product, it has also been used in Germany. Significantly the interests of the former GDR were responsible. Just some insider knowledge about the actual origin of the goose laying in Saxony is well founded. There, in 1941 the so-called herd book was developed. With his breeding was the beginning of the economic benefits of the highest priority.

As a moderate scale was laying goose that is both simple mast is capable of and exploit their own grain and pasture grass. A possible breeding operation for the benefit of egg production was not intentional. Unfortunately, the German goose laying is only partially known. While were on the territory of the former GDR large farms, but their number decreased dramatically after the said change. Current contact with their breed of interest only a few breeders to the laying goose. Since the breed base is measured rather small, the kinship criteria are also evaluated very closely. These negative developments but also with other rare breeds very well known, and relate not only to poultry. Nevertheless, the Poultry Breeding will continue to operate. But even a business operation is concerned with the breed following the laying goose. With the geese were breeding Eskildsen after the turn of the economy geese lines, as is common in the GDR were completely taken over.

The base is still growing at Bautzen Königswartha. The unique gene pool of the breeding population is in its origin in 1982. For each breeding certain criteria should be established to make a definite statement as to whether a breeding animal with a high quality standard met. For the German goose laying starts from a broad and deep and strong and completely rounded hull. Should act as something pre-built chest and the abdomen is considered perfect if it is round and forms a double bath. The laying goose has a strong head, which is followed by a medium-long strong neck. The color appearance of a German goose laying is always white. Are also important in assessing the proper size for a breeding animal. Ganter will be Sun the weight attributed to approximately 6.5 kg.

A German goose laying it brings in about 5.5 kilos. When the egg output can be assumed to be 40 eggs per breeding animal per year. It takes an egg weighs about 170 grams and is not recovered for breeding. Not to be forgotten is a concise spring performance, which is described in the middle with 200 grams per breeding animal.