DEWLAP TOULOUSE GEESE
Dewlap Toulouse Geese are the gentle giants of the waterfowl world. They are rare and endangered, and their numbers have consistently declined in recent decades. They are slower to develop than other breeds. It normally takes two years before females lay fertile eggs and up to 3 years to gain full maturity. Dewlaps do not integrate well with other goose breeds, as they tend to get bullied. They are not good foragers and prefer a small maintained lawn over free-ranging on larger natural terrain. They have a short laying season and are not good brooders. They are, however, very good parents.
Our permanent dewlap flock consists of seven buff and eight grey geese, ranging from a few months to a few years old. They vary in quality from 'special needs' pets to show quality. This past spring, we matched our nicest 2yo buff gander with our top pair of 2yo grey females and produced exceptional grey split to buff male and buff female offspring. The girls gave us almost 70 eggs combined, with near perfect fertility all season. We look forward to more hatching eggs and offspring from that trio next year. We also have high hopes for our best male/female buff pair as the female will be 2yo next spring and ready to breed. And we are tickled to add two new buff girls and a grey split to buff boy from our prized trio to our long-term breeding program
Dewlap Toulouse Geese are the gentle giants of the waterfowl world. They are rare and endangered, and their numbers have consistently declined in recent decades. They are slower to develop than other breeds. It normally takes two years before females lay fertile eggs and up to 3 years to gain full maturity. Dewlaps do not integrate well with other goose breeds, as they tend to get bullied. They are not good foragers and prefer a small maintained lawn over free-ranging on larger natural terrain. They have a short laying season and are not good brooders. They are, however, very good parents.
Our permanent dewlap flock consists of seven buff and eight grey geese, ranging from a few months to a few years old. They vary in quality from 'special needs' pets to show quality. This past spring, we matched our nicest 2yo buff gander with our top pair of 2yo grey females and produced exceptional grey split to buff male and buff female offspring. The girls gave us almost 70 eggs combined, with near perfect fertility all season. We look forward to more hatching eggs and offspring from that trio next year. We also have high hopes for our best male/female buff pair as the female will be 2yo next spring and ready to breed. And we are tickled to add two new buff girls and a grey split to buff boy from our prized trio to our long-term breeding program