Chinese Geese
"Paté," my old Brown China gander
I got "Paté" in 1978, and he was at least 3 years
old at that time. We were good buddies and he'd "talk" to me whenever I called
"goose, goose."
He passed away on 17 July 1998.
His granddaughter Bandit lived to be 26.
China Goose Links:
Brown Chinas at CornerStone Farm
A clear view of the knob on a China gander
Photo courtesy of Erin Reid
A group of White Chinas
Photo courtesy of Beth Upton
And for balance, a flock of Brown Chinas
Photo courtesy of Julie Hendricks
A couple of White Chinas, with a Canadian goose in
the background
Photo courtesy of Beth Upton
A very nice Brown China gander from Britain
Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
How nice a White China looks on the water!
Photos courtesy of Jim and Carol Mooar (left) and Ronald Lazar(right)
Brown China Geese, the male is on the left
White China pair from Sweden
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
A pair of Brown Chinas from Malta
Photo courtesy of Christian Cutajar
Here's another shot of "Paté," at the age of at least 23, possibly older
Another knob shot -- a show quality bird would not have
any orange on the knob
Photo courtesy of David Townsend
Unless it was a White China
Photo courtesy of Ronald Lazar
My pair of Brown Chinas -- "Obelisk" & "Eep" -- in
their usual semi-aggressive stance - but they know better than to take it
farther!!
Photo courtesy of Kelly Merchant
Another pair of Brown chinas, male on the left
Photos courtesy of Chris Ervay
A three-year-old Brown China gander
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
Fawn's White China trio
Photo courtesy of Fawn Schneider
More Brown Chinas, male on left
Photo courtesy of Jason Scott Chavez
John and Andrea Day's family of Brown Chinas
Photo courtesy of John Day
A cross between a China and a Roman
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
So . . . ?
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
Hybrids
Canada crosses with domestic Brown China goose: the first
picture shows the two cross offspring with the Canada parent; the second picture
shows one offspring at the front with two Chinas and a Canada in the background;
the third picture is of one of the offspring showing off
Snow Goose X domestic White China Goose
Brown China goslings
At two days, there was about an inch difference between
the Toulouse and the Brown Chinas -- here they are at two weeks!
White China goslings at 1 day and 2 weeks
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Direct questions and comments to Barry at FeatherSite -- questions and comments
Photos courtesy of Kathy Reeves
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
Photos courtesy of Cody Everett