The Sebastopol Goose

Uses: Showing / Attractive unusual pets

Eggs: 30 to 50 per year.

Weight: Gander: 5.7-7 Kg, Goose: 4.5-6 Kg.

Colours: Buff, White, Grey, Saddle Backed

Useful to know: Light Grey feathers can appear in white females during their first year.

Photo: A White Smooth Breasted Sebastopol.

Sebastopol Geese were originally from the River Danube near the Black Sea and have been called the Danubian goose. They are known as Lockengänse in Germany and L'Oie Frisse in France. Sebastopol Geese are medium weight geese, known for their long curled 'frizzled' feathers that make flight almost impossible for them and their striking blue eyes. There are two types standardised in the UK, the Buff and White varieties although grey and saddle backed varieties exist. There are two types - smooth feathered and curled feathered. Because of their rough feathering, they are not so waterproofed as other geese and do require a shelter to be able to get out of the worst of the weather. Sebastopols are not known as an aggressive breed and they will go broody and sit on eggs.

Books

• Domestic Geese - C. Ashton - P.32-34
• Keeping Ducks and Geese - C. & M. Ashton - P.57
• British Waterfowl Standards - P.30-32
• British Poultry Standards - P.371-373

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