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AMERICAN CLASSICS A GUIDE TO DUCKS AND GEESE




       
    
    
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Article from Mother Earth 1989 (click to read)
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African A good layer and meat bird, this massive goose has a melodious voice and a graceful bearing (stats inside).
2 African A good layer and meat bird,…
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Toulouse Characterized by its paunchy body and wrinkled, underchin skin fold (dewlap), this slowmoving goose is easy to fatten, but hard to breed. (stats iinside)
3 Toulouse Characterized by its paunch…
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American Buff An elegant, showy goose known for its pleasant disposition and attentiveness to its young. Hardy, and a highly favored roaster.
4 American Buff An elegant, showy goo…
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Embden Enormous but springhtly, the blue-eyed, fastgrowing, fine-flovored Embden is the goose most often invited for Christmas dinner.
5 Embden Enormous but springhtly, the…
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Pilgrim Once a passenger on the Mayflower, thsi is the only goose that reveals its gender by color: The male is all white. A tasty table bird.
6 Pilgrim Once a passenger on the May…
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Sebastopol The "peacock" of geese, guiet and friendly. Through good table fare, it's more commonly raised fro show or as a pet.
7 Sebastopol The "peacock" of…
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Chinese Both brown (shown) and white varieties of this popular goose lay more eggs than any other breed. Loud and bold, it's a good watchbird.
8 Chinese Both brown (shown) and whit…
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Rouen Looking like an overstuffed wild mallard, the portly Rouen is noted for its delicious meat, quiet disposition and beautiful plumage.
9 Rouen Looking like an overstuffed w…
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Buff Though less commonly raised, the handsome Buff duck rivals the Khaki Campbell in both meat and egg production.
10 Buff Though less commonly raised, t…
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Aylesbury Large, low-slung and blocky, this is one of the waddliest of ducks Its rapid maturation and fine flavor make it a priczed roaster
11 Aylesbury Large, low-slung and bloc…
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Indian Runner This small, excitable laying duck, with dignified upright conformation, has been likened to a walking winebottlet An active forager
12 Indian Runner This small, excitable…
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Khaki Campbell The champion of dualpurpose ducks, Campbells make fine eating and lay lots of large, white eggsoften 300 or more a year!
13 Khaki Campbell The champion of dualpurpose ducks, Campbells make fine eating and lay lots of large, white eggsoften 300 or more a year!
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Muscovy Natives of Ssouth America, Muscovies are friendly, curious, intelligent ducks Through a table breed, they're often raised as pets
14 Muscovy Natives of Ssouth America, …
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Pekin The king of commercial meat birds and a good layer, this is the definitive American farm duck Both Donald and Howard are Pekins
15 Pekin The king of commercial meat b…
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