Show me your Classic Roman Geese

[Goosebaby]

Classic Roman geese, also known as Plain-Headed Roman geese are one of the oldest breeds of geese in the world and are exceptionally rare, even more so here in America. Most Classic Roman’s here in America descend from Holdrread’s flock which were eventually taken on by Metzer. Sadly the entire breeder flock was wiped out by hpai a few years ago.

This breed’s survival is now critical so for everyone out there who has breeding pairs you now hold their existence in your hands. Breeding is of critical importance, but so is awareness so even if you aren’t breeding but have some of these beautiful birds please share pics so that they aren’t forgotten and hopefully it inspires interest in the breed.

This is my only Classic Roman, Delphi.

 

[Goosebaby]

Delphi

 

[Jenbirdee]

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Delphi

Hi Delphi sweetheart!

 

[AGeese]

Do you find yours have more pinkish beaks and feet?

 

[Goosebaby]

Do you find yours have more pinkish beaks and feet?

Octane bracket with pinkish orange feet, sort of peachy.

 

[Blaze2024]

I'm thinking about getting geese for a alarm system for my chickens quail and pheasants the geese would be free roaming what breeds would be best any advise is welcom

 

[AGeese]

No garauntees with any geese. Chinese will be the noisiest. You will read Romans are good watch geese, but honestly I don't think there's too much difference. It also depends on their personalities.

 

[Goosebaby]

I'm thinking about getting geese for a alarm system for my chickens quail and pheasants the geese would be free roaming what breeds would be best any advise is welcom

Free roaming birds will attract predators. They’ll need a shed, hutch, or kennel to sleep in at night, geese like to think they’re tough but they don’t stand a chance against foxes and raccoons as soon as they figure out that the geese are mostly bluff. It’s important to keep the geese in their own area though, geese can get along with other birds but not always,
geese prefer their personal space and encounters can sometimes turn deadly for smaller birds.
Chinese tend to be more vocal, or so I’ve heard, for western breeds it varies by individual but for the most part with my birds “Buff, Toulouse, and Roman” they tend to make a low “heh heh” sound or just stare silently when they see something spooky. Geese are great at deterring hawks because of their sheer size.

 

[AGeese]

Sometimes the chickens alert better than the geese.

 

[fowltemptress]

How is the classic Roman goose situation in Europe, do you know? I think I saw somewhere that the American population of the breed was problematic anyway due to a severely small gene pool.

I feel like goose breed survival in America isn't great across the board, mostly because there isn't a demand for goose products the way there is for other agricultural animals. What is that quote? Something about the surest way of bringing an animal back from the brink of extinction is making its meat marketable? Whatever the exact quote is, I do believe it's true, especially in cases like this. If we could get geese and goose fat to be a regular feature in grocery stores, it would go a long way towards helping. I'd love to see a good cookbook come out that features goose recipes - that would be helpful as well. I can see the smaller size of a Roman goose carcass finding its niche in American kitchens, but only if goose as a whole becomes more of an accepted meat option beyond just the occasional roast goose at Christmas.