Rare Feathers Farm is proud to offer:
4 Hatching eggs from my rare breeds flock.
These are the very last of the year. Buy them now or wait until spring of 2013.
This offer will only be open for a few hours tonight. If they're not sold, they're going into the incubator tonight. These eggs are from a gorgeous trio of American Buff geese. None of my birds have come from hatcheries. I do show my birds. The gander and one of the geese were shown last month at the Cascade Poultry show in Monroe, WA and the goose won Best Medium Goose and the gander, Reserve Best Medium Goose. Don't the the "medium" fool you--these guys are HUGE!!! None of the birds I use for breeding are not (or could not) be show birds. I don't believe in reproducing anything but the best.
So far I have 90% fertility and 90% hatch rate with these here on the farm and 85% with shipped eggs! These birds have very friendly, talkative and have funny temperaments. They are a joy to have around and the females lay VERY large, chalk-white eggs.
FAST PAYMENT IS CRITICAL IN GETTING THESE MAILED OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER! Shipping is included in this BUY IT NOW LISTING!
That said, if you need extra time to pay or you want eggs but are not quite ready--please order from my website and let me know. I'm more than happy to make arrangements for a later ship date on non-auction eggs!
The eggs are fertile & shipped fresh!
Breed Info (from the ABLC website):
The American Buff goose was developed in North America and is descended from the wild Greylag goose, which is found in Europe and Northern Asia. The history of this colorful goose is obscure. It may have developed from buff mutations in flocks of gray geese, or it may have been refined from buff colored stock imported from Europe (Holderread, 1991). It was admitted to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection in 1947.
The American Buff is a lovely apricot-fawn color. The buff colored feathers on its back and sides are edged with creamy white. Its abdomen is nearly white. Its bill and feet are orange to reddish orange, and the hard "nail" at the tip of the bill is a pale pink. Its legs may fade to pink during laying, or when green grass is not available. The American Buff has brown eyes.
The breed is the largest of the medium weight class of geese with mature ganders (male) weighing about 18 pounds and mature geese weighing about 16 pounds (Malone, et. al. 1998). The body conformation of the American Buff is typically European in style. It has a medium-long neck with deeply furrowed feathers. It has a chunky body with little or no evidence of a keel, a slightly arched back, and two rounded fatty lobes on the abdomen. The tail is held in line with or only slightly above the line of the back. This sturdy body is set on moderately sized legs that are set suitably far apart to provide a stable base (Holderread, 1991).
Then selecting breeding stock "first consideration should be given to good body size. In color, a medium shade of buff that is free of gray is preferred. While a back with even color is desirable, it should be noted that this portion of the plumage usually is somewhat checkered or mottled, even on most of today's best specimens. Avoid breeding from Buffs with pinched heads, small or shallow bodies, prominent keels, gray in the plumage and excessively faded or dark color. To produce the highest percentage of offspring with correct color, some breeders have found it helpful to use ganders that are slightly lighter in color than their standard-colored mates." (Holderread, 1981) Ganders can be mated with three to five geese.
The American Buff goose is calm and docile. They are good parents, attending well to their goslings. These attributes make it well suited for the average home flock. Additionally, the American Buff makes a medium-large roasting bird. Its colored plumage does not soil as readily as that of white birds, yet its light colored pin feathers allow it to dress out as cleanly as a white goose (Holderread, 1981).
They are listed as CRITICALLY ENDANGERED by the ALBC.
Hatching Info:
Goose eggs take 28-31 days to hatch!
Additional Shipping Info:
Each egg will be individually wrapped to prevent breakage while they are in transit. I will send any/all extras just in case any of the eggs do crack or break.
I will ship the eggs as close to the beginning of the week as possible (I ship on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & sometimes, on Thursdays) so they will not sit at the post office over the weekend. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me, I will be more than happy to answer you!
Fine Print:
I guarantee fresh and fertile eggs of the breed auctioned. However, I cannot guarantee hatchability due to many variables out of my control after the eggs leave my farm--such as shipping & handling, incubation equipment, and incubation methods.
I cannot guarantee hatch-ability due to many variables out of my control after the eggs leave my farm-shipping, incubation equipment, and incubation methods.
Patience
Please remember I am not a 24-hour fast food place where you can order and expect service immediately! I am doing this as a hobby and I work as fast and efficiently as the time allows. I do have a 40+ hour per week "real job." I cannot guarantee specific availability dates, as I cannot guarantee the laying rate of each of the many breeds that I have. I will get to each and every person that places an order - in the order the date that I receive that order through the web store.
PAYMENT AND SHIPPING POLICY:
PayPal only please, NO E-CHECKS! Eggs are TIME-SENSITIVE & CANNOT SIT AROUND FOR A WEEK WAITING FOR E-CHECKS TO CLEAR without comprising hatch-ability!
Please READ THIS & UNDERSTAND PRIOR TO BIDDING!
I ONLY SHIP WITHIN THE U.S. SORRY, I CANNOT SHIP TO HAWAII, PR OR ASIA, EITHER!
Payment must be received within 7 days of auction end or item will be re-listed & negative feedback WILL be left!
GOOD LUCK & HAPPY HATCHING!
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