The Steinbacher Goose

Uses: Utility - Meat and eggs

Eggs: 30 to 50 per year. Colour: White

Weight: Gander: 6-7 Kg, Goose: 5-6 Kg.

Colours: Blue, Grey (standardised), Cream and Buff (non standardised)

Useful to know: Some strains can be aggressive.

Photo: Steinbacher from Hicks Waterfowl World. Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson.

Steinbacher Geese are small, light weight, proud looking geese that look similar to Russian Fighting Geese. Steinbacher Geese came from the Thuringia region in eastern Germany and were originally bred from a cross from the local, regional geese and Chinese Geese. Their most distinctive feature is the orange bill with a black bean. They have orange legs and feet. In France, they are called L'oie de combat de Steinbach or "The Steinbacher Fighting Goose". In Germany, they are called Steinbacher Kampfgänse. Kampfgänse also means "fighting Goose". Steinbacher Geese were first standardised in the UK in 1997.

Books

• Domestic Geese - C. Ashton - P.57-59
• Keeping Ducks and Geese - C. & M. Ashton - P.61
• British Waterfowl Standards - P.33-35
• British Poultry Standards - P.376-378

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